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Cibelle Country: Brazil Genre: Avant-Garde, Electronica Territories : Spain, UK, Ireland "More interesting than Morcheeba, more curious than Beth Orton" (Mojo) "An audacious record… adding elements of nu-jazz and pop psychedelia to the dazzling mix…" (The Times) "Thrilling: light and easy on the ear, but full of ideas… It's simultaneously like nothing on earth and everything you've heard before. This summer, the sound of Cibelle will be percolating out of every hip coffee bar, lounge and clothes shop" (The Independent) “It's wonderfully refreshing to find intelligence and unconventionality worn so lightly and sunnily. This is iced mint tea for the ears." (Daily Telegraph) Cibelle (pronounced "See-bell-ee") is one of the most seductively original artists on the contemporary music scene. Singer, composer, poet, video artist... Cibelle is chameleonlike in her ability to change her music’s subtle directions as well as her appearance. Her distinctive voice was first heard on Sao Paulo Confessions, the groundbreaking album by Yugoslav producer Suba, who had fled his nation's wars and followed his love of Brazilian music to Sao Paulo. There he set about applying a contemporary, electronic mindset to his productions and upon hearing her singing in a local bar, invited her to work with him. www.stageplanet.net - [email protected] With its clever blend of bossa-nova and electronica, the resulting album caused a huge impact on Brazilian music and is considered the sparking point in the digital explosion that rocked Brazilian music in the early 2000s. After Suba’s death in a tragic accident in 1999, Cibelle moved to Europe. Her selftitled debut album was released in 2003, and immediately established her as one of the most imaginative young artists to come out of Brazil. Glowing reviews followed, as well as a nomination for Best Newcomer at the 2004 BBC World Music Awards. Her sound can be described as enigmatic and utterly Brazilian yet, in the same breath, it can then be said that nobody else sounds quite like her. Comparisons have been made with Björk, Nina Simone, Morcheeba and Beth Orton but there are always those elusive elements of Cibelle’s music that go beyond such similarities. by Cibelle in collaboration with coproducers Mike Lindsay (Tunng), Apollo Nove (who produced her debut album) and Yann Arnaud (Air). The album features duets with Seu Jorge (of ‘City Of God’ and ‘The Life Aquatic’ fame), human beatboxer Spleen and Devendra Banhart. Cibelle’s combination of the bossa-nova sound with a more experimental approach to making music has opened up seemingly limitless possibilities. Within weeks of the release of the single “Green Grass” in late 2007, the beautifully crafted video that accompanied the song had accumulated almost half a million hits on YouTube. We can’t wait to see what Cibelle does next! Awards: • Nominee - BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music (2004) “Best Newcomer” Discography: Building on the success and critical acclaim of her debut, the second album “The Shine of Dried Electric Leaves” goes even further down this inventive path, incorporating a rich palette of instruments with captivating textural soundscapes, bursts of electronica and enchanting storytelling. It was recorded and produced • SUBA Sao Paulo Confessions (Crammed Discs, 1999) • Cibelle (Crammed Discs, 2003) • About a Girl EP (Crammed, 2005) • “The Shrine of Electric Dried Leaves” (Crammed Disc, 2006) www.stageplanet.net - [email protected]