Jackson do Pandeiro – Raízes Nordestinas 1999 EMI / Copacabana326 520558 2 Tonight is the night honoring São João, St. John the Baptist. It’s a very traditional holiday in northeast Brazil and this blog used to have a tradition of São João and Festa Junina-themed posts at this time of the year. But with everything…
Bando Da Lua, Grupo “X”, Anjos Do Inferno, 4 Ases E 1 Coringa – Samba da Minha Terra 1992 Revivendo RVCD 019 1 –Bando Da Lua -Saudades Do Meu Barracão 2 –Anjos Do Inferno – Vatapá 3 –Grupo “X” – Até A Lua Chorou 4 –4 Ases E 1 Coringa – Cabelos Brancos
Rubens da Mangueira Eu Sou Assim 1978 Copacabana COLP – 12225 The Mangueira escola de samba has produced no shortage of delights in terms of composers, singers, and musicians, and they are still going strong today. Understandably, with eternal titans like Cartola and Nelson Cavaquinho associated with the institution, other sambistas were destined to forever…
João Gilberto – O amor, o sorriso e a flor 1960 Odeon – MOFB 3151 This pressing, early 1970’s, mono mix A month ago, the world mourned the loss of a gentle musical soul, and an icon of a Brazil that ceased to exist long ago. Like many others, discovering João Gilberto’s music beyond the…
Helio Matheus – Matheus Segundo Matheus (1975) Original release, RCA-Victor, Brazil 2018 Reissue, Athens Of The North, AOTNLP017 A short-and-sweet Friday post for you to get your weekend started on point. Scottish label Athens Of The North (or AOTN) serves up a reissue of this cult classic that, thanks to a collector’s market gone mad,…
Airto – Fingers Vinyl rip in 24-bit/192 kHz | FLAC | Art scans at 300 dpi 1.4GB (24/192) | 865 MB (24/96) CTI Records 6028| Genre: Fusion, Latin Jazz, Jazz Rock This post was intended to go up over the weekend as a commemoration to wrap up the Festas Juninas. “Fingers” is really is a…
