Sessa - Grandeza

Mexican Summer

£22.95

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: MEX365-0
Barcode: 0634457191730
Release Date: 25 Oct 2024
Genre: International

 An album about his “love for Brazilian music and its many shapes and colors,” Sao Paulo-born Sessa’s debut ‘Grandeza’ set the scene for who The New Yorker called a “songwriter cut from Veloso’s mold and blessed with a flair for the intimate, the enigmatic, and the licentious.”
 For fans of Khruangbin, Tinariwen, Helado Negro, Kiko Dinucci, Altin Gun, Kit Sebastian, Y La Bamba, Dos Santos, Sons of Kemet, Jose Gonzalez, Devandra Banhart, Rodrigo Amarante, Joāo Gilberto, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Seu Jorge, Arthur Verocai, Jorge Ben, Milton Nascimento, Tom Zé, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso.
 “Sensual and subtly orchestrated post bossa from the latter day Tom Zé” - Uncut
 “‘Sessa’, a São Paulo native, purrs sinuous ballads that evaporate immediately into the ether. Like his singer-songwriter touchstones, both Brazilian and Leonard Cohenian, he cultivates an air of inscrutability and depth” - New Yorker
 “Acoustic guitars and percussion set up an intricate mesh of syncopation, and in his gentle tenor, with hushed backup vocals overhead, Sessa sings, ‘To the sound of the drums I’ll consume you.’ It’s a brief glimpse of a mystery.” - New York Times
 “A smooth, minimalist flourish on the vibrant musical heritage of Brazil” - Pitchfork
 Radio - KEXP, KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic, BBC 6 Worldwide FM Gilles Peterson.

Tracklisting
Grandeza
Tesão Central
Gata Mágica
Flor do Real
Sangue Bom
Dez Total (Filhos de Gandhy)
Infinitamente Nu
Orgia
Tanto
Língua Geral
Toda Instância do Prazer