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Post by jahspear on Feb 1, 2006 18:57:46 GMT
Recently managed to get a mint copy of Jorge Ben - Africa Brasil on vinyl. This is a masterpiece of 70s feel good brasillia. Can anyone recommend any other essentials. I'm also awaiting the arrival of the following based on recommendation. Has anyone heard this?
Zito Righi e seu conjunto - Alucinolandia
Also, is the strut release by DJ Cliffy - Black Rio worth hunting down?
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Post by Freddy C on Feb 1, 2006 19:27:54 GMT
The 'DJ Cliffy presents Black Rio' compilation is excellent.
Another great collection is Brazilica 2 compiled by Giles Peterson. (Volume 1 is good too).
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Post by jahspear on Feb 1, 2006 19:45:24 GMT
Thanks, I'll add them to the long list, although I've struggled to find a copy of black rio anywhere.
It's taken me several months to find a copy of the other highly regarded strut compilation nigeria 70. I hope it was worth the hunt and the inflated price once it arrives!
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Post by consciouspilot on Feb 1, 2006 19:55:44 GMT
The collections on Luaka Bop, David Byrne's label, are obligatory for the best Brazilian music, although not really the darker, funky style of Jorge Ben....
Any Tropicalia comp should have enough to make your day if you like it psychedelic...SoulJazz had a comp in the pipeline..is it out??
Luv n'Haight in the US was putting out some nice Bra jazz/funky sides from the 70s....
Needless to say the first three Mutantes albums are great, Gal Costa was lovely back in the heyday, but you gotta be picky with the vinyl. Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso and Milton Nascimento have all released works of genius, and the odd duffer too!
I like some Forro (folk dance music from Bahia), although it's not to everyone's taste....a good Forro dance in Brazil is a sight to behold though.
Tudo Bem...
El Pilote
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Post by jahspear on Feb 1, 2006 20:29:40 GMT
Lots to check out. Nice one El Pilote
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Post by Freddy C on Feb 1, 2006 21:26:12 GMT
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Post by Richter Atmosphere on Feb 2, 2006 5:38:18 GMT
I also recommend the Tropicalia era (68-71) Os Mutantes, Gal Costa, Caetano Veloso, and Gilberto Gil albums. The Black Rio compilation on Strut is amazing. Over the years, I've mustered the motivation and willingness to track down and buy releases from some of the bands that were featured on the Black Rio compilation. Of these, the Orlandivo - Orlandivo album is a gem and is available as a CD reissue. The debut album by Banda Black Rio is also available on CD and is highly recommended. A guy I met made me a mix CDR of post Tropicalia Brazilian soul and pop which made a big impression on me. All sourced from vinyl. This ended up getting me to search around on the Dusty Groove mailorder site, and it turns out a lot of the stuff on this CDR has been reissued on CD. Of these, I really highly recommend Marcos Valle - Previsao Do Tempo, Joao Donato - Quem A Quem, Lo Borges - Lo Borges, Clube Da Esquina, Clube Da Esquina 2, Di Melo - Di Melo, Quarteto Em Cy - Quarteto Em Cy... All these are great if you love warm production, lots of melodies, beautiful vocals, and some funky upbeat Brazilian sounds. In addition to discovering more sweet 70's dub, roots reggae, and early 80's dancehall last year, this was my favorite stuff that I found. One of my friends asked me to sub a show for her at our radio station, and the first forty or so minutes of the show I played some of the stuff that I mentioned above. Here's a link that you can use to download that show so that you can hear some of this stuff... High-Bit MP3 download |
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Post by Richter Atmosphere on Feb 2, 2006 5:43:52 GMT
Oh, and if you're interested in checking out some multi artist compilations that feature some of the stuff that I mentioned above, I really recommend the Selacao Soul and Soul Of Brazil CDs. A lot of this stuff has been reissued on the EMI Odeon label as imports.
The only place that I've seen that stocks these for reasonable prices or stocks them at all is Dusty Groove.
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Post by matt on Feb 2, 2006 7:22:57 GMT
Check:
Tropicalia CD on SOul Jazz (Just out now)
Brasilica Vol 1 and 2 (Compiled by Gilles Peterson)
The Luaka Bop comps
The Blue Brazil comps on Blue Note
Gilles Peterson in Brazil comp
then
The 2 cd retrospective of Antonio Carlos Jobim
Otto
Lenine
Suba
.....god you can get lost in there
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Post by matt on Feb 2, 2006 16:55:07 GMT
And some more of my favourites:
Arto Lindsay
The PostPunk comp on Soudl Jazz...sexual lives of savages
Ellis Regina
Max de castro
.....an endless path
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Post by matt on Feb 2, 2006 18:54:19 GMT
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Post by Freddy C on Feb 16, 2006 11:39:13 GMT
Quoting Richteratmosphere:
"I really highly recommend Marcos Valle - Previsao Do Tempo, Joao Donato - Quem A Quem, Lo Borges - Lo Borges, Clube Da Esquina, Clube Da Esquina 2, Di Melo - Di Melo, Quarteto Em Cy - Quarteto Em Cy..."
Thanks RA, just got the Di Melo yesterday - just a couple of listens so far - sounds good.
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Post by Freddy C on Feb 16, 2006 11:53:07 GMT
A recent Brazilian artist I really like is Paula Lima - lovely old-skool funk sound to some of her stuff. I think it would work well on ears that haven't really heard much Brazilian music. Speaking of old skool funk, here's Paula with her dog 'Rufus' named after Rufus And Chaka Khan - who IMO made some of the greatest records ever!  Now to the albums 'Diva Paulista' from Mr.Bongo which is more of a collection with a couple of remixes:  .... and the two homegrown releases:   |
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Post by rosko on Feb 16, 2006 12:01:55 GMT
I love the first "Timbalada" cd - the one with the breasts on the cover. Great stuff - perfect for a Carnival party.
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Post by Richter Atmosphere on Feb 17, 2006 6:41:12 GMT
If you like the Di Melo, you'll probably love the Marcos Valle Previsao Do Tempo even more!
Cheers,
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Post by lankou2 on Feb 20, 2006 19:21:14 GMT
Ronaldinho, hands down!
my knowledge is Brazil is rather basic but there were good Foro comps some ten years, that's the music from the Nordeste.I like certain sounds by Carlinhos Brown.Too often brazilian music is too SSSUUUUAVVVVE for my ears!
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Post by Richter Atmosphere on Feb 20, 2006 20:08:35 GMT
 This one's cool too and is only $6.99 right now at Dusty Groove! |
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