"A truly deserved album by Marcia Maria published by FrEmeaux & AssociEs ! A blend of various forms of culture, the fusion of popular and refined music, the merging of jazz and world music. Marcia Maria created her style combining the musical heritage upheld by FrEmeaux & AssociEs. When she arrived in France in the early eighties, Marcia Maria was already a star in her country, where her `samba-funk' ranked her among the top artists and she was billed in the greatest European halls and festivals: Vienna, Nice and the Umbria Jazz Festival. In 1987, and thanks to Yves Chamberland, she cut an album with some of France's best jazzmen: AndrE Ceccarelli, Jean-Marc Jafet and Robert Persi. Today, we proudly present Brasil Nativo, brimming with fire and feeling, depth and joy." Patrick FrEmeaux