Hello Everyone; Here's my submission for the May Recording Challenge on the topic of "Emotions" ...
Black Orpheus - Mahna De Carnival, by Luis Bonfa.
This song is about dreams, love and the excitment of the Carnival, the beginning of Lent in Brazil.
I'll sing to the sun in the sky
I'll sing till the sun rises high
Carnival time is here
Magical time of year
And as the time draws near
Dreams lift my heart
I'll sing as I play my guitar
I'll cling to a dream from afar
Will love come my way
This Carnival day
And stay here in my heart?
Will true love come my way
On this Carnival day
Or will I be alone with my dream?
As many of you know, I'm "into" Jazz guitar, and lately, I've been explorig the classic popular sub=genre of Bossa Nova, which was very popular in the 1960's and '70s. This song is considered a "Jazz Standard" and has been recorded by every major artist and singer that you can think of from Perry Como to Frank Sinatra, and guitarists from Jose Feliciano to Earl Klugh and George Benson.
Recorded direct to Reaper 6.1 DAW with my Gibson ES-137, clean with a bit of reverb (post recording production Voxengo Bogex Pluggin) .
I hope I've done it some justice, and you enjoy it! All the Best! Neil
By the way... I posted the "Lead Sheet" (sheet music) in th. DOWNLOADS section for you. Give it a go!