Maria de Fatima

Ethereal, sensual, subtle. Maria de Fátima is that new favourite singer you think you just discovered, but had actually always been there. This Brazilian muse from Tijuca (Rio de Janeiro) has worked and recorded with artists such as Milton Nascimento, Gilberto Gil, Arthur Verocai, Airto Moreira & Flora Purim, Chico Buarque and Lincoln Olivetti amongst many others. Altercat Records is immensely proud to bring you a deluxe reissue of her only solo album Bahia com H. Recorded in 1981 in Uruguay where Maria had settled with her then husband and synthesizer wizard Hugo Fattoruso (OPA), who also takes on production duties. The album combines Maria's own compositions with her unique takes on some Brazilian classics by Ary Barroso, Denis Brean and Gilberto Gil amongst others, compositions which gain a new significance with Maria's ethereal interpretation and the blended elements of Candombe, in part provided by the all-star line-up of Uruguayan musicians recruited for the recording.

First reissue on vinyl format, preserving the original artwork in its gatefold sleeve, with sound sourced from the original analogue tapes, and with a 12-page booklet with photos from Maria's private archive and liner notes by the mighty producer, journalist, Grammy voting member and living jazz encyclopedia Arnaldo de Souteiro.

• 1 Toda Menina Bahiana (feat Hugo Fattoruso)
• 2 Voc (Sorrindo e entregando) feat Hugo Fattoruso
• 3 Movimento dos Barcos (feat Hugo Fattoruso)
• 4 Coisas Estranhas (feat Hugo Fattoruso)
• 5 Bahia com H (feat Hugo Fattoruso)
• 6 O Tabuleiro da Bahiana (feat Hugo Fattoruso)
• 7 Candombe Brasileiro - Montevideano (feat Hugo Fattoruso)
• 8 So Joo Chang Menino (feat Hugo Fattoruso)
• 9 Trs Pontas (feat Hugo Fattoruso)