Toquinho - Carolina

Just a brazilian groove classic... simply Toquinho!

Toquinho - Carolina Carol Bela:

Viglietti - Tropicos (1974)

Daniel Viglietti (1939) is a very popular and politically committed artist from Uruguay. He experienced jail in 1972 due to his socialist views and had to exile during military dictatorship (1973-84), which led him to travel worldwide denouncing uruguayan situation with his songs.

Milton Nascimento - Cade (1974)

Q7B-652

Here's a brazilian 7" extract from Milton Nascimento's album "Milagre Dos Peixes". The album has been also recorded live with Som Imaginario band. It corresponds to the guitarist's international recognition period, as released the same year he appeared on Wayne Shorter's "Native Dancer". Very nice brazilian jazzfunk track with psych touches on voices by Nico e Telo.

Milton Nascimento - Cade:

Bonga / Tiao / Jo Maka - Racines (1978)

(Playa Sound SF202).

A kind of "Black Atlantic" musical mixture is here well represented with this album from Bonga (Angola), Tiao Tocha Perazzo (Brazil) and Jo Maka (Guinea). Slaves from Benin, Angola and Congo were transplanted in brasilian Nordeste. From these african roots, afro-brazilian generations developed both sacred music (candomble) and popular music (samba). This beautiful album is a nice way to meet up again musically. 

Bonga / Tiao / Jo Maka - No speed limit:

Credits:
Tiao Rocha Perrazo: voice, guitar, berimbau, cavaquinho
Bonga: voice, reco-reco, surdo, gaita
Jo Maka: alto and soprano sax
Rubens: bass
Ferando Falcao: surdo, triangle

The first Brazilian DJ: Seu Osvaldo Pereira

Um post para os amigos brasileiros...

Brazil has definitely the "vinyl culture". From the 50s, a huge record production representing the variety of brazilian music styles makes it a paradise for diggers.

Here's an interview of Osvaldo Pereira, considered as the first brazilian DJ, talking about "time when turn table was gramophone" and looking back to several decades of music selection in Brazil.

Luis Agudo - Afrosamba (1984)

VPA 172

Luis Agudo (1940-) is an Argentinian percussionist who developed an unique style based on brazilian and african drums and rhythms. He's a real rhythmic explorer, building his own percussions. This led him to play worldwide for many jazz musicians (Baden Powell, Dizzy Gillespie, Elvin Jones, Junior Cook...).

This record is a solo recording realized in Italia (original press from Red Records) where he shows his wide variety of sounds, rhythms and effects.

Jorge Ben covers discograpphy and covers

Discography:

Waltel Branco - Assim Na Terra Como No Céu (1970)

FERMATA FB-298

Waltel Branco had a long career as conducter, composer, player, arranger. In the early 50s he had opportunity to play jazz in Cuba (with Mongo Santamaria, Chico O'Farrill), then in  the US and Europe. He's a cornerstone in brazilian music, mixing it with latin and jazz for him or  famous artists (Tim Maia, Astor Piazzolla, Tom Jobim, Flora Purim...).  He realized many movie soundtracks, summing more than 5000 compositions.

I found this rare LP during last trip to Sao Paulo (muito obrigado Carlinho...). It has been recorded as soundtrack for the brasilian telenovela "Assim na Terra como no Céu" produced by rede Globo. (this is not the commercial LP soundtrack of the novela -see picture- but some Waltel Branco music used for this novela and 2 others: "Irmãos Coragem" and "Passo dos Ventos"). I dont know quality of these telenovelas (broadcasted in early 70s), but listen to these 2 wonderfull themes to have an idea about the groovy /psyche soundtrack and about Waltel's touch:

Waltel Branco - 200 mph (Assim Na Terra Como No Ceu):


Waltel Branco - Diana (Irmãos Coragem):

Xango Da Mangueira - O Rei Do Partido Alto (1972)

SOM BLP-80381 Disco E Cultura

Xango Da Mangueira - Que Samba E Esse:

Olivério Ferreira (1923-2009) is a great sambista from from Rio de Janeiro. His artistic name comes from one of the most traditional Samba School, Estação Primeira de Mangueira, created in the 20s.

The album title means "The King of Partido Alto", Partido Alto being a style of samba developped in Rio from the 30s, with influences from the angolan batuques. It had various forms and evolved along the century, but basically it has a specific pandeiro (tambourine with cymbals on the frame) rythm, and it alternate short refrain sang by the choral, and verses subject to solo improvisation. Spontaneity and improvisation abilities of the singer (versador) gave to Partido Alto musicians a respected status of "elite" sambistas.

Choro:

Que samba é esse que acabo de chegar?
E Partido Alto mais e para quem sabe produzar/improvisar
What's this kind of samba that just arrived?
This is Partido Alto but for those who know how to write verses / how to improvisate
When I spin this track I have this chorus playing in my head the whole day long... Esta legal!...