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A tasty session of west coast Brazilian grooves -- cut by the great percussionist Paulinho Da Costa, with a group that includes Claudio Slon, Larry Williams, and Lee Ritenour. The record's got a very nice breezy feel -- with a sound that's similar to some of the Fantasy Brazilian LPs of the time, ...

Jazzy Brazilian drummer Paulinho Da Costa lays down a set of tight fusion cuts recorded in the U.S., along with folks like Larry Carlton, James Gadson, and Philip Bailey. There's vocals on about half the tracks, and the sound is sort of LA studio fusion from the 70's, with a nice bit of Brazil ...

A wonderful concert from 1990, featuring Jobim performing the work of Vinicius De Moraes in an intimate small group setting. Jobim's on a grand piano, which gives the tracks a lot of depth and sorrow --a nd he's backed by Paulo Jobim on guitar, Danilo Caymmi on flute, Jacque Morelenbaum on cello, ...

Brilliant work from Otto -- one of the best albums we've heard from him in years, and a set that shows him still very much at the forefront of contemporary Brazilian music! There's a bit less of the beats that first marked Otto's early experimentations -- and in their place are some wonderfully ...

Excellent work by two figures who really helped re-define the use of the guitar in the 50s -- both undeniable forces on the sound of the bossa nova, even though most of the work here is from pre-bossa years! The set's especially noteworthy for its wealth of early work by Luiz Bonfa -- as the ...

18 tracks -- most of them rare Brazilian ones, and all with a great mix of jazz, bossa, and groovy rhythms! The sound is very mod and 60s -- and there's more than a few here that we haven't seen reissued for a while. Titles include "Ponteio" by Som Psicodelico, "Balaio" by ...

The long awaited return of Brazilian iconoclasts Os Mutantes -- featuring original Mutante Sergio Dias and a great new band -- plus songwriting contributions from Tom Ze and Jorge Ben -- a forward looking endeavor, not at all a nostalgia trip! It's been around 30 years since the previous Os ...

Brazilian funk from Curumin -- a contemporary set, but one that features a fair bit of old school influences as well! In a way, Curumin's music is sort of an update of the 70s samba soul sound with a bit more beats -- taking the older Brazilian styles into a 21st Century range, and dropping in ...

A lost bit of richly strummed and picked acid folk guitar grooves from Satwa -- featuring Brazilian psychedelic folk genius Lula Cortes and partner Lailson -- on CD for the first time ever! Satwa is one of the sweetest sets of psych folk jams we've heard in ages. It's got a mostly instrumental, ...

Definitely a set to make you hallucinate -- as the grooves are quite groovy, but in a really trippy way! The album's a bit like the classic Psicodelico set by Luiz Carlos Vinhas -- a mix of older samba modes and wigged-out 60s sounds -- sometimes odd production, sometimes offbeat instrumentation -- ...

Pure vocal magic -- featuring the lovely Flora Purim at the height of her California powers -- working in a sublime mix of jazz, fusion, and Brazilian rhythms -- a sound that she virtually invented! The group on the set is one of her greatest of the time -- with players that include Joe Henderson, ...

A gem of a record from the same Pernambuco early 70s scene that gave us Lula Cortes, Ze Ramalho, Geraldo Azevedo, and Alceu Valenca! This obscure little set has lots of the earthier tones that showed up in work by the above artists -- a style that mixes folksy touches with bits of psychedelia -- ...

2 amazing albums from Elis Regina -- back to back on a single CD! First up is Elis Como Et Porque -- one of our favorite albums ever from the incredible Elis Regina -- a record that really has her hitting new levels in her style -- moving past simple bossa into a realm of music that's all her own! ...

Nearly 3 albums' worth of music from the legendary Tamba Trio -- one of the grooviest groups in the 60s bossa years in Brazil! The trio are quite unique -- in that they not only play upbeat bossa rhythms, but also harmonize along with their grooves -- in a soaringly sublime quality that really ...

A classical-looking cover, but a sweet set of 70s bossa jazz from Julio Frade -- a pianist/arranger from Uruguay, and one with a really wonderful touch! The style here is a bit different than bossa piano work from Brazil -- a bit more open and spacious overall, almost like some of the hipper ...

A beautiful early album by Elizete Cardoso -- arguably one of the first bossa nova records ever, and a set that features some great early tracks penned by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius De Moraes! The record is a haunting showcase for the genius of Jobim and Vinicius, and it includes early ...

A really standout set from Brazilian rocker Ronnie Von -- easily one of his greatest records ever, and a set that shows some wonderful steps forward in production and arrangements! Ronnie's still got a rock approach at his core, but he's often working here with fuller backings that include strings ...

Seminal sides from the earliest years of bossa nova -- key late 50s recordings from the time when the genre was just beginning to take shape! There's a nice sense of transition here -- Brazilian music shaking off some of the fuller, more emotive styles of the previous generation -- moving into the ...

A glorious celebration of the Luaka Bop label -- the groundbreaking imprint first started by David Byrne as a way to bring older Brazilian music to the American market! Since that initial release -- Brazilian Classics 1 -- the label's been covering a hell of a lot of ground -- a fair bit of the ...

One of our favorite Walter Wanderley albums ever -- and a record that moves past the more familiar bossa trio style used on his hits for Verve, into groovier new territory with added players who include Dom Um Romao on drums and Marcos Valle on guitar! And not only is the lineup expanded, but the ...

A killer album of breezy Brazilian jazz from San Francisco! The group was an obscure one, but they worked for many years as part of the underground Brazilian scene in SF -- home to some bigger known players who often recorded on Fantasy Records, and smaller combos like this one, who could still ...

A beautiful bit of west coast Brazilian grooves -- crafted by Viva Brasil, the San Francisco combo who scored big in the early 80s with "Skindo Le Le". That track's not on this album, but its spirit is -- as the breezy fusion style of the recording sparkles with all the best elements of ...

A samba soul masterpiece from Jorge Ben -- one of the most brilliant records to come out the fertile late 60s Brazilian scene -- and an incredible album that works with the psychedelic flourishes of Ben's contemporaries and a deeper undercurrent of soul & funk! This is one of the most amazing ...

An excellent album by one of the greatest Brazilian funk bands ever! Band Black Rio were the stuff of legends back in the 70s -- an all-funky powerhouse, with inspiration from American groups like Kool & The Gang and Ohio Players, but a uniquely Brazilian approach that also threw in some added ...

The second set of madness from the legendary Os Mutantes -- and like the first, an album done in close collaboration with arranger/producer Rogerio Duprat, whose talents add a new level of genius to the record! The album's got a compelling mix of styles that strikes out on the very first tune -- a ...

Lovely work from Bebel Gilberto -- her debut for Verve -- which in a way, brings her home, given that Verve released so many great records in the 60s from Brazilian artists with boundary skirting appeal! Bebel's work has never lacked warmth, but she's bringing even more of it to this set, with ...

Brazilian music from the ground up -- a fascinating array of recordings made as part of the film Moro No Brasil, presented in all their gritty brilliance! The focus here is on the music of the people -- recorded either live in the streets or at Mika's Bar, as part of an all-star performance done ...

Deeply soulful modern jazz from 70s Brazil -- a beautiful set of post-Coltrane blowing, from a group led by drummer Edison Machado! The sound here is even more free-spirited than Machado's first Obras session -- in a fuller and farther-reaching style that brings in plenty of influences from early ...

Wonderful work from Ivan Lins -- a warmly jazzy set that seems to deepen his sound even more than before! Lins is always great, but he sounds especially nice here -- especially for his mature years -- and in a way, there's a complicated sensibility to the record that shows not only a new depth in ...

Some of the earliest work we've ever seen from this hip Brazilian singer -- and a cool batch of jazzy tunes that's got a really fresh sound! The album's got the feel of a bossa session, but the instrumentation is a bit off-kilter -- in a really cool way, especially on the way that vibes are used ...

One of the funkiest albums Sergio Mendes ever recorded -- a monster of a record that's filled with enough dancefloor groovers to have had a big impact on the soul market in the US! There's still elements of the older Mendes modes -- especially in the way the vocals float nicely through the mix -- ...

One of Antonio Carlos Jobim's greatest records -- and a perfect blend of his subtle bossa genius with the moody electric sound of CTI! Jobim plays electric and acoustic piano, guitar, and sings a bit -- and Deodato handled the arrangements with a breezy brilliance that matches all the magic of ...

Warm bossa grooves -- and the second album by Orlandivo, billed here on the cover as Orlann Divo! The album's a great batch of instrumentals -- jazzy, with a mix of percussion, bass, and organ that's quite different from the usual bossa album of its type -- much more expansive, and much more ...

A mad batch of tunes that are a perfect example of the "pilantragem" (piracy) movement in Brazil at the end of the 60s! Similar to some of the pluralistic cultural influences running through Tropicalia, pilantragem borrows music from a world of different sources -- working in a style ...

Excellent work from Luciano Perrone & "Seus Ritmistas Brasileiros" -- a crack percussion ensemble that recorded some of the best batucada work of the 60s! The album's recorded with a nice spacey sound that really adds to the "fantastica" feel of the set -- as the driving ...

The start of a legend -- and the very first album by Sergio Mendes' Brasil 66 group, proudly brought to the world through the godlike talents of a young Herb Alpert! Sergio was no stranger to the recording studio by the time of this set, but the record marked a real shift in his music -- a change ...

Although still a hell of a guitar player at this point, Gismonti's making a move away from the larger baroque arrangements used on earlier albums -- into a realm of sparer instrumentation with a more intimate feel. The work's still incredibly beautiful, and shares many elements of his earlier ...

Beautiful! This great LP was recorded at the same time that Sivuca did his other, easier to find LP for Vanguard. This one has very much the same feel, but was recorded in a swingin' live setting at the Village Gate, with a tight small combo and a very nice jazzy groove. The LP includes a longer ...

A wonderful mid 70s album by Chico Buarque -- proof that he was still one heck of a songwriter, and a pretty decent singer, despite the fact that he'd grown a silly-looking moustache! The production's very nice, too -- with that excellent compressed sound that was being used on some Brazilian ...

A rare British recording from Gilberto Gil -- sung completely in English, and recorded while living in London, in political exile along with Caetano Veloso! The album's somewhat similar to Veloso's famous London album from 1971 -- certainly in structure, as the backings are relatively stripped-down ...

A great set of soulful work from the contemporary Brazilian scene -- a record that's made even better by the thoughtful production touches of Kassin! A few notches the wrong way, and Vanessa Da Mata might be a too-smooth pop singer -- but in this setting, she's got a warmth that comes through ...

A mighty dip into the Far Out catalog -- served up by Marc Mac of 4 Hero! Mac's done plenty of work for Far Out over the years -- providing the label with some of its hippest remixes on 12" singles -- so he's no stranger to the great range of Brazilian funk, soul, and bossa coming out from ...

A tasty session of west coast Brazilian grooves -- cut by the great percussionist Paulinho Da Costa, with a group that includes Claudio Slon, Larry Williams, and Lee Ritenour. The record's got a very nice breezy feel -- with a sound that's similar to some of the Fantasy Brazilian LPs of the time, ...

An amazing batch of rare 60s bossa nova -- all hand-picked by the mighty Nicola Conte, an artist who definitely shows a strong love of the bossa in his own music! The package digs even deeper than Conte's first volume in the Viagem series -- and brings together loads of rare bits we haven't seen ...

A nicely changed-up version of this sweet Brazilian-tinged set! Sabrina Malheiros just keeps on getting better and better -- and she really sparkles wonderfully here in a set of fully soulful backings! The album's put together by Daniel Maunick, aka Venom, and son of Bluey from Incognito -- and ...

A beautifully remastered version of the first album by Azymuth -- presented here with a full bonus CD of new remix tracks! The core album is one of the sweetest electric records to come from 70s Brazil -- the fabulous first effort from the Azymuth trio, and work that's hardly been matched again! ...

Lovely work from Clara Moreno -- a set that's much more laidback than some of her earlier dancefloor work, and one that's filled with bossa instrumentation throughout! Joyce co-produced the set, and you can really hear some of her acoustic soul in the music -- a warm blend of snapping percussion, ...

A lost treasure of Brazilian fusion -- originally released by keyboardist Marcos Ariel on his own tiny label in 1981! The set sparkles with the best of the larger Brazilian fusion scene of the time -- working in a post-Azymuth blend of keyboards, guitar, percussion, and Brazilian instrumentation -- ...

One of the grooviest Brazilian albums you could ever hope to buy -- and one that's not even from Brazil, either! This little gem was recorded in France in the early 70s -- but it's got a swinging groove that's very similar to the work of Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66 during the 60s -- upbeat, ...

Two very different slices of work from Egberto Gismonti -- packaged here together as a 2CD set! First up is Sergoes Veredas -- billed as a "tribute to miscegenation", and performed by a full orchestra conducted by Zenaida Romeu -- a great reminder of Gismonti's sense of larger sounds and ...