About 2 months ago this hottie was telling me about this Brazillian singer, CéU, pronounced say-you. Cut to, me getting the album a week ago when I saw it at Starbucks. Apparently she is the 1st international artist featured in the Starbucks Hear Music™ Debut series and was nominated for a Latin GRAMMY® in 2006 for “Best New Artist." Looks like Starbucks's could be the new record label that will be taking over the music industry if they keep signing hot new artists like CéU.

CéU also has a few good reviews under her belt:

“Brazilian funk singer CéU traverses the rich musical terrain of her country while updating it with hip-hop and electronic touches.” - Billboard

"The serious sultry CéU may be the latest chanteuse with a weakness for subtle electronic beats to emerge from Brazil, but she sounds completely different from established electro-bossa divas Bebel Gilberto or Rosalia de Souza…simmering, funky beats with touches of ambient and dub.”- NY Post (Four Star review)

“CéU segues easily from pop to reggae to dub in velvet, jazz-accented vocals.” - Newsweek

Personally I love funky, jazzy and sultry samba rythms mixed in with some electro beats . . . it's sooooooo seductive! With that said grab your free mp3 of CéU's "Ave Cruz" here and check her out preforming "Roda" live here.