Always coming back to you

São Paulo-born singer, songwriter and producer Sessa has made a name for himself with his modern interpretation of the musical traditions of his home country Brazil has made a name for himself worldwide. The New Yorker magazine celebrated him as “a songwriter cut from Veloso’s mould and with a flair for the intimate, the enigmatic and the intimate, enigmatic and licentious”. Sessa’s songs are sung in Portuguese, with sensual lyrics and melodic flourishes that echo the work of giants like Tom Jobim. complement the work of giants such as Tom Jobim or Arthur Verocai. Sessa’s music is Sessa’s music, however, is deliberately minimalist, as is rarely found in contemporary Brazilian music and is more reminiscent of the unabashed sparseness of a Leonard Cohen.