Nao Va Embora by Marisa Monte

Nao Va Embora (Don't Go Away in English)from the Album  MEMÓRIAS, CRÔNICAS E DECLARAÇÕES DE AMOR  on 2000.Recorded between Rio, Salvador and NY, Memórias, crônicas e declarações de amor fspeaks of the several manners of feeling love. In the production, Marisa e Arto Lindsay guide a repertoire of 13 songs. Besides new works with Carlinhos Brown and Arnaldo Antunes, and pearls by Benjor, Nelson Cavaquinho and Paulinho da Viola, the cd presents a new partner, Lucas Santana (in Abololô) an original song by Caetano Veloso (Sou seu sabiá).

Marisa Monte (born July 1, 1967 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian popular singer.

While classically trained in opera singing, she grew up surrounded by the sounds of the Portela samba school, and combines diverse influences into her music. While most of her music is in the style of modern MPB, she has also recorded traditional samba and folk tunes, as well and songs by Marvin Gaye and Lou Reed. Much of her work has been in collaboration with musicians/songwriters Carlinhos Brown, Arnaldo Antunes, and Nando Reis, and producer Arto Lindsay. She has also worked with foreign artists such as Laurie Anderson, David Byrne and Ryuichi Sakamoto.