To make up for the somewhat uneven Fania collection from earlier today, I thought I’d make amends with this solid set from Ray Barretto. Barretto Power from 1972, with Adelberto Santiago on lead vocals. Nothing revolutionary about this record but who cares. Aside from the Nuyorican soul cuts “Right On” and “Power” — the latter…
Clara Nunes – Claridade (1975)
CLARA NUNESClaridade Released 1975 1-O mar serenou (Candeia)2-Sofrimento de quem ama (Alberto Lonato)3-A deusa dos Orixás (Toninho – Romildo)4-Juizo final (Élcio Soares – Nelson Cavaquinho)5-Tudo é ilusão (Tufy Lauar – Eden Silva – Anibal da Silva)6-Valsa de realejo (Guinga – Paulo César Pinheiro7-Bafo de boca (Paulo César Pinheiro – João Nogueira)😯 último bloco (Candeia)9-Ninguém tem…
Carmen Miranda, for Caymmi (1914-2008)
Well, I wanted to make a tribute to Dorival Caymmi, the tower of Brazilian song who passed away yesterday in Rio at 94 years of age. But until I have time to do vinyl rips, I found I had nothing to share that isn’t available over at Loronix, where you will also find a very…
Erkin Koray 1967-1973 Turkish Psych
Big thanks to Josh W for telling me to look out for this cat. Aside from the oddball, mediocre-but-still-fun-to-listen-to covers like songs by The Moody Blues, or ‘Land of a Thousand Dances,’ the rest of this collection is some stunning and creative psychedelia, cream of the crop of the Turkish rock scene. Erkin Koray –…
João Gilberto – João Gilberto (1973)
This is my favorite João Gilberto record, absolutely and without doubt. Not that I claim to have his entire discography (it is pretty massive), but this record simply cannot be surpassed. I had an old review I had written for this record in 2004 that I was going to post here, but it strikes me…
Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson – Midnight Band: First Minute of a New Day (1975)
Gil Scott-Heron & Brian JacksonMidnight Band: The First Minute of a New DayReleased 1975 on Arista Records Song sample – GUERRILLA Review coming soon