Obrigado Brazil: Live in Concert

Disc 1
1	Libertango 3:33
2	Chega de Saudade 5:01
3	Merengue 2:57
4	Menino 5:42
5	Águas de Março (Waters of March) 3:25
6	Wapango 3:45
7	Doce de Coco 4:53
8	Cristal 3:02
9	Tango Suite: Andante/Allegro 10:18
10	Afro 5:40
11	Bodas de Prata/Quatro Cantos 10:30
12	Aquarela Do Brasil 4:47
13	Zita 4:18
14	So Danco Samba 4:11
Disc 2
1	Libertango Bonus Track / From the Tango Lesson
2	Chega de Saudade Bonus Track / Multimedia Track
3	Brasileirimho Bonus Track / Multimedia Track

Barnes & Noble

This is not just a concert version of Obrigado Brazil, Yo-Yo Ma's breezy, bestselling album. In fact, only five tunes return here, and some of the novelties Ma and his friends dish up aren't even Brazilian. Two selections are drawn from Ma's Soul of the Tango, for example, which features music by the late, great Argentinean composer Astor Piazzolla. But what makes this concert recording even more delectable than its namesake is the relaxed joyousness of the performances. It all just shakes, shimmies, and sways with great freedom and sensuality. Many of the stars who appeared on the original Brazil disc are back, including clarinetist Paquito D'Rivera, vocalist Rosa Passos, percussionist Cyro Baptista, pianist Kathryn Stott, and the Assad brothers guitar duo. The concert was held in New York's intimate and acoustically friendly Zankel Hall (located directly underneath the famed Carnegie Hall) in September 2003 and was one of the space's inaugural events. The sound is recaptured beautifully on the disc (with a little help from Sony's expert engineers); it's just like having Ma and his band in your living room. What could be nicer? Andrew Farach-Colton

All Music Guide

The legendary cellist struck an incredible crossover chord with 2003's lush, exotic excursion Obrigado Brazil, which was the fastest-selling recording of his career and was nominated for four Grammys, including Best Classical Crossover Album. Inspired by working in the studio with clarinetist Paquito D'Rivera, guitarists Sergio and Odair Assad, singer/guitarist Rosa Passos, pianist Kathryn Scott, percussionist Cyro Baptista, and bassist Nilson Matta, Ma gathered the group for an electrifying live show at Carnegie Hall -- which is the basis for this compelling multicultural concert disc. Reaching beyond the original repertoire, Ma opens with a rousing "Libertango" (the first of several Argentine tangos by Astor Piazzolla) and works with D'Rivera on some Latin-flavored originals -- the spirited "Merengue," the haunting and lyrical "Afro," and the jaunty "Wapango," which Ma and the clarinetist play like a frolicsome cat and mouse dance. Among a program of extraordinary depth are several familiar tunes by Antonio Carlos Jobim -- including the swaying "Chega de Saudade" (featuring the graceful vocals of Passos) and, of course, an irresistible "Aguas de Marco" (Waters of March), where Ma matches Passos note for note while also swirling around her in spots. ~ Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide