Compelling work from Taiguara – a romantic singer, but one with a real edge! At first listen, the album seems to be sweet pop – but as it progresses, there's some great elements that really open up the sound and take it into the world of the baroque. One of these is the group Quarteto Forma, who join Taiguara on 2 great tracks, and another is the use of organ and strings in a style that's got the edgey feel of 60s soundtrack work. Lots of odd moments – and tracks include "Hoje", "Valsa Da Primavera", "Monica Monica", "Tarde", "Frevo Novo", "Nada Sei De Eterno", "Vim", "Tributo A Jaco Do Bandolim", and "Castigo". LP, Vinyl record album

Compelling work from Taiguara – a romantic singer, but one with a real edge! At first listen, Hoje seems to be sweet pop – but as it progresses, there's some great elements that really open up the sound and take it into the world of the baroque. One of these is the group Quarteto Forma, who join Taiguara on 2 great tracks, and another is the use of organ and strings in a style that's got the edgey feel of 60s soundtrack work. Lots of odd moments – and tracks include "Hoje", "Valsa Da Primavera", "Monica Monica", "Tarde", "Frevo Novo", "Nada Sei De Eterno", "Vim", "Tributo A Jaco Do Bandolim", and "Castigo". Viagem is another excellent record that picks up on some of the groovy sounds that was showing up on other Odeon albums at the time. Part of this is thanks to Gaya, who handled the orchestrations on most of the album – giving the record a cool baroque pop feel that really spices things up nicely on a few tracks. The record features three tracks cut with Som Imaginario – "Geracao 70", "Tema De Eva", and "Em Algum Lugar Do Mundo" – plus the titles "Universao No Teu Corpo", "Maria Do Futuro", and "A Transa". CD

Edgey pop work from the enigmatic singer Taiguara – a bit sweet, a bit baroque, and one of those talents who was secretly helping to push Brazilian pop into the next level! The album features Taiguara's hits, and is a bit less experimental than some of his non-single album cuts – but it still is a great representation of the blend of styles he worked in, and some of the dark and psychedelic orchestrations that made his work so great. Titles include "Viagem", "Piano E Viola", "Teu Sonho Nao Acabou", "O Velho E O Novo", "Carne E Osso", and "Modinha". LP, Vinyl record album

One of Taiguara's hip and complicated records from the early 70s – a brilliant bit of baroque pop that takes full advantage of all the Brazilian studio advances at the time! As on other records from this time, Taiguara's vocals are hauntingly suspended amidst some larger orchestrations – coming off with the full, rich feel of European pop from the period – but sharing some of the sense of space and recording techniques of Brazilian baroque work on Odeon. There's no funky tracks, but the sound is really tremendous – and titles include "Sarro De 30", "A Ilha", "Amanda", "No Colo Da Nuvem", "Momento Do Amor", and "Bicicletas Etc". LP, Vinyl record album

A pretty cool record from singer Taiguara – an artist who normally worked in more romantic pop formats in Brazil, but who here has caught a bit of the groovy sound that was showing up on some of the excellent Odeon albums at the time. Part of this is thanks to Gaya, who handled the orchestrations on most of the album – giving the record a cool baroque pop feel that really spices things up nicely on a few tracks. The record features three tracks cut with Som Imaginario – "Geracao 70", "Tema De Eva", and "Em Algum Lugar Do Mundo" – plus the titles "Universao No Teu Corpo", "Maria Do Futuro", and "A Transa". LP, Vinyl record album

With selections by Joao Gilberto, Marcos Valle, Elizeth Cardoso, Dick Farney, Tim Maia, Ze Keti, Kolores Duran, Maria Creuza with Toquinho & Vinicius, Chico Buarque, Taiguara, Doris Monteiro, Agostinho Dos Santos, Paulinho Da Viola, and Tito Madi. LP, Vinyl record album