CéU – Brazil’s newest musical groove

Brazil has soccer, thong bikinis, coffee, beaches, and Giselle bursting out of its seams, as well as a bevy of gorgeous, sexy jazzy soulful singers, including the irresistible CéU.

Her real name is Maria do Céu Whitaker Poças, but she goes by CéU—pronounced "SAY-oh"—and her music is filled with the sounds of samba, reggae, dub, electronica, funk, and her warm timbered vocals.

Listen to samples (windows media player) of her songs:
*The reggae-flavored "Malemolência". here.
*The dub-funk grooves of "Roda" here.
*The jazzy samba "Rainha" here.
* The Brasilian sounds of "Samba na Sola" here.
*The amazing cover of Bob Marley's sufferer's anthem "Concrete Jungle" here.
*and the charming "O Ronco de Cuica,” with sounds of cuica, a Brazilian percussion instrument that sounds like a monkey on crack, here.

After hearing her voice, it’s not surprising CéU means "sky" or "heaven”…

More:
*CéU’s MySpace: here.
*CéU’s website @ www.ceumusic.com.