Aurea Essentials

Although she can shake the rafters as well as contemporary soulsters like Joss Stone, the singer Aurea also brings to mind the supper-club soul of vintage Supremes. Born in Portugal's sun-rich south, the singer varies her R&B/pop blend with reggae, thick dollops of the blues and even oversized countrypolitan hooks, all complementing her exceptionally crisp and powerful vocals. And pop fans will delight at how effortlessly Aurea slips from her native Portuguese into flawless English, crafting an international soul style that loses nothing in translation.