BRUNA BLACK & JOHN FINBURY

VA REVELACCO

Green Flash Music

Bruna Black, vocals; Vitor Gonçalves, piano/accordion; Chico Pinheiro, acoustic & electric guitars; John Patitucci, bass; Duduka Da Fonseca, drums; Rogério Boccato, percussion.

In Brazil, they are raving about Bruna Black. Instantaneously, I am enticed by Ms. Black’s crystal-clear vocals floating from my CD player.  Her tone and style are compelling. She is a former semi-pro basketball player who grew up listening to her cousins singing in church and admiring them. She enjoyed singing too, but hadn’t thought it would become a career path.  Then, on a whim, she auditioned for the Brazilian “Voice” television contest in 2020, just before her twenty-first birthday.

Bruna Black had always loved sports and music.  She studied drums, percussion and worked with a classical vocal coach. By 2021, she became part of a duo called “Avua” with Jota.pê and they became an overnight success with thousands of views following their youtube videos. They were even offered a European tour.

When John Finbury, an American composer with a love of Brazilian-influenced music, heard about Bruna Black he was intrigued. Finbury’s music gained recognition in 2016 with a Latin Grammy nomination for Song of the Year (A Chama Verde) and an American Grammy nomination in Best Latin jazz Album in 2020 for “Sortel.” These Latin gems were composed just North of Boston. Who could have guessed that Finbury was not living somewhere near Rio De Janiero?

While working with Latin Grammy winning producer, Emilio D. Miller, Finbury was introduced to Bruna Black’s voice. Emilio thought she would be the perfect vehicle to introduce Finbury’s music to the world.  That’s how “Va Revelacco” came to be. They cut this album in New York with the famed John Patitucci on bass, and the heralded drummer, Duduka Da Fonseca holding down the percussion, along with Rogerio Boccato.  This is an album of Brazilian jazz that is fresh, provoking and hugely creative.  The merging of Bruna Black’s voice with composer/producer John Finbury’s talents seems to be the start of something big!

Reviewed by Dee Dee McNeil

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