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Features extraordinary artists from Brazil on a tour of samba, bossa nova, and beyond. Silvia Torres Take Saravá Celso Machado Despedida Nazaré Pereira Clarão de Lua João Bosco Vatapá Rosa Passos Águas de Março Jorge Ben O Namora
Brasiliero, a wonderfully diverse introduction to Brazilian music, is a sophisticated blend of folk-pop and cool jazz, as embraced by artists both well and little known, in the most popular styles: samba, bossa nova, and MBP (musica popular Brasileiro). As with Cuban music, the greatest influence on Brazilian music came from African slaves who were imported to farm sugar, to
Features extraordinary artists from Brazil on a tour of samba, bossa nova, and beyond. Silvia Torres Take Saravá Celso Machado Despedida Nazaré Pereira Clarão de Lua João Bosco Vatapá Rosa Passos Águas de Março Jorge Ben O Namora
Brasiliero, a wonderfully diverse introduction to Brazilian music, is a sophisticated blend of folk-pop and cool jazz, as embraced by artists both well and little known, in the most popular styles: samba, bossa nova, and MBP (musica popular Brasileiro). As with Cuban music, the greatest influence on Brazilian music came from African slaves who were imported to farm sugar, tobacco, and cotton plantations. With that influence comes a complex rhythmic structure and a prevailing sense of melancholy. Bearing this out, "Daca de Solidao" ("Dance of Solitude") is deliciously thick as performed by the dusky-voiced Beth Carvalho. Chico Cesar's "Mama Africa" is a perfect sociopolitical pop hit, blending hard-hitting lyrics with bouncy percussion and Jamaican reggae. Other standouts include Jorge Ben's wiggly feel-good romp "O Namorado da Viuva" ("The Widow's Boyfriend") and Joao Bosco's dancing guitar on "Vatapa," which pays homage to the traditional dish of the same name. --Paige La Grone
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Manufacturer: Putumayo World Music
Release date: 25 May 1999
EAN: 0790248015026 UPC: 790248015026
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