The Swiss singer Bastian Baker recently released a song with Manu Bahitude titled “Dance Without You”, which is a version of “Dancing With You”, his hit in his home country. Fluent in several languages, he tells how he learned Portuguese and about his interest in Brazil.
“I love to be able to talk directly to Brazilians. I want to talk more and more, I am learning, but I want to improve. I communicate with the people is the most important to me. I have a passion for languages, so I believe I have ease. My first is French, which I find very similar that Portuguese. Then I learned German, Spanish, Italian and English,” he said in an interview with the interview CNN.
Bastian Baker also explained that “Switzerland has this culture of learning several languages, being a very small country, is something cultural.” Bastian Baker also revealed the reason that made him choose Brazilian Manu Bahitude for the feat.
“I invited Manu after listening to“ from now on, ”which is a version of her“ Tattoo ”from Laureen, a Swedish singer. I already knew the original song and, when I heard Manu’s version, it was a shock. I was absolutely enchanted with her voice and her energy. I thought she would be the perfect partnership for my first Portuguese single”, he said.
He also highlighted other names of Brazilian artists who have the dream of recording new partnerships such as Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Marisa Monte and Carlinhos Brown.
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Source: CNN Brasil
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