We saw Mariza at the Berklee Performance Center this evening. Fado lives! Mariza can bring one to tears without understanding a word of the Portuguese in which she sings. The emotion and power of her voice are that powerful. We were in the fourth row and it felt at times like we were sitting in her living room while she was playing.
Her band wasn’t bad either. The guitarists were out of this world, switching from restrained power to free-playing pyrotechnics. The drummer could play 16th notes on the bass drum while also playing the high hat. She joked before introducing him at the end of the show that she didn’t like him because he stole all the applause. While he indeed received great applause from an appreciative audience, there was no doubt we were there to see Mariza.
Mariza was perhaps the most stunning performer in Fados, the movie, which was full of both spectacular musicians and great dancing. If you haven’t seen it, you should:
