AllMusic Review

"Even singing the comparatively bouncy 'O Leãozinho,' his voice lilts gently around the song's rigid curves."

Caetano Veloso and David Byrne: Live at Carnegie Hall – review

"One result of David Byrne's love affair with Brazilian music was a friendship with veteran singer and activist Caetano Veloso, who, like Byrne, mixes catchy tunes with ironic, sometimes surreal lyrics."

Album review: Caetano Veloso and David Byrne, ‘Live at Carnegie Hall’

"It’s little wonder Byrne was drawn to Veloso’s music . The singer was on the leading edge of Brazil’s Tropicalia movement in the late '60s, a cultural rebel who respected his country’s rich musical heritage even as he reinvented it."

In Rotation: David Byrne and Caetano Veloso’s ‘Live at Carnegie Hall’

"Veloso’s witty phrasing draws giddy chuckles from the crowd, which revels in his longing for “candy bars and chocolate cookies” but having to settle for nuts and berries. Such joy is evident throughout “Live at Carnegie Hall.”"

Caetano Veloso and David Byrne: ‘Live at Carnegie Hall’

"I saw the original show and swooned. But experiencing it again on an album emphasizes the subtle elements Veloso and Byrne have long shared."

New Caetano Veloso David Byrne Album is a Jewel

"If you're thinking that's an odd match — celestial-voiced romantic meets deadpan ironist — it is, in a way. But the two find common ground, and the concert is an absolute jewel. Byrne, after all, is a Brazilian-music aficionado and Veloso's aesthetic can be as cerebral, angular and surreal as anything Talking Heads ever recorded."

Caetano Veloso & David Byrne - Live At Carnegie Hall

"If you're thinking that's an odd match — celestial-voiced romantic meets deadpan ironist — it is, in a way. But the two find common ground, and the concert is an absolute jewel. Byrne, after all, is a Brazilian-music aficionado and Veloso's aesthetic can be as cerebral, angular and surreal as anything Talking Heads ever recorded."

Caetano Veloso & David Byrne Live at Carnegie Hall

"...this is classy contemporary songwriting performed as chamber music, but with a lightness of touch and sense of humour that leaves the listener grinning from ear to ear."