Leave it to the savvy impresarios of Rough Guides (home of the handy travel and discographical reference tomes) to bring armchair backpackers one of the finer single-disc anthologies of Brazilian music on the market. Rather than foolishly trying to encapsulate the stylistic breadth of Latin America's mega-populous country, this 19-song compilation largely covers the lighter, popular regional forms, like the samba and bossa nova of Rio de Janeiro, which, on occasion, surprisingly transcend their inherent cheesiness. Lively accordions and polyrhythmic drums represent the more hip forro and carnival grooves. But the real treats come in fresh Afro-European-American hybrids like Bahian rap ("Charles Anjo 45"), Latin-jazz funk ("Negada da Lapa"), Maranhaon bottleneck blues ("Isso"), an old choro on cavaquinho (mini guitar) and harpsichord ("Carinhoso"), and Marlui Miranda and Uakti's dazzling arrangement of "Tchori Tchori," a traditional fishing tune from the indigenous Jaboti peoples. --Sam Prestianni
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Rough Guide to the Music of Brazil (2nd Edition)
Various Artists Manufacturer: World Music Network ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000ROALXA Release Date: 2007-07-17 |
Tracks:
- CHICO BUARQUE - Dura Na Queda
- CARLINHOS BROWN WITH TATA MONALE - Aguaxire/Saleromi
- O KARAIVA - Coracao
- MARCOS SACRAMENTO - Meu Romance
- MYLENE - 48 Horas
- NICHOLAS KRASSIK WITH JOAO BOSCO - Pret A Porter De Tafeta
- DONA EDITH DO PRATO E VOZES DA PURIFICACAO - Tombo Do Pau
- NEREU - Balanca Menina
- ORCHESTRA POPULAR DE CAMARA - Correnteza
- CHICO CESAR - Respeitem Meus Cabelos, Brancos
- CASUARINA - Laranja Madura
- JUSSARA SILVEIRA - Caravela
- FORRO IN THE DARK FEAT BEBEL GILBERTO - Wandering Swallow
- VANESSA BUMAGNY - Ta Comecando
- PAULO MOURA E OS BATUTAS - Um A Zero
Album Description
With an entertainment industry not much smaller than the United States, the scope of Brazil's musical jewels is often overlooked due to a worldwide fixation on sixties bossa nova and samba. The Rough Guide To The Music Of Brazil (Second Edition) is a musical journey through this exquisite part of the world, exploring national and regional styles from past to present-day. A dynamic collection guaranteed to spur you on to the dancefloor.Artists include- Chico Buarque, Carlinhos Brown with Tata Monale, O Karaiva, Marcos Sacramento, Mylene, Nicholas Krassik with Joao Bosco, Dona Edith Do Prato E Vozes Da Purificacao, Nereu, Orchestra Popular De Camara, Chico Cesar, Casuarina, Jussara Silveira, Forro In The Dark feat Bebel Gilberto, Vanessa Bumagny, Paulo Moura E Os Batutas
Customer Reviews:
Pleasant surprises........2007-08-07
All the more reason to welcome this disc, which is full of pleasant surprises.
Predominantly acoustic, and intimate rather than stadium-scale, these performances reveal the wealth of different styles to be found in this vast land.
And they are primarily vocal, from Chico Cesar - whose playful tones are redolent of the late lamented Cuban Ibrahim Ferrer - to the unique timbre of the 89-year-old Bahian legend Dona Edith do Prato, who accompanies her choir by rhythmically scraping a knife across a dinner plate.
The compiler John Armstrong's excellent notes do the essential job of contextualisation; his selection covers all the genres which Western pop-pickers overlook.
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The Rough Guide to Samba
Various Artists Manufacturer: World Music Network ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000058TBS Release Date: 2001-10-08 |
Tracks:
- Saudacao A Ossain - Leci Brandao
- Jogo Rasteiro - Maocyr Luz
- Pelo Telefone - Paulo Moura E Os Batutas
- Choro #2 - Duo Barbieri-Schneiter
- Axe De Langa (Pai Maior) - Dona Ivone Lara
- Mangueira Chegou - Velha Guarda Da Mangueira
- Quem Me Ve Sorrindo - Cartola
- O Que E O Que E - Zizi Possi
- Malandro E Malandro E Mane E Mane - Bezerra Da Silva
- Manifestacao Do Povo - Da Melhor Qualidade
- Nostradamus - Grc Escola De Samba Vai Vai
- Meu Viver - Elton Medeiros
- Feliz Eu Vivo No Morro - Monarco
- Infra Estrutura - Nelson Sargento
- Favela - Jards Macale
- Olha Ze - Osvaldo Periera
- A Cabeca - Familia Roitman
- O Mar Serenou - Luciana Mello
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perfect guide to samba.......2001-06-08
WOW !!!.......2001-05-28
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The Rough Guide to Brazilian Hip-Hop
Various Artists Manufacturer: World Music Network ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0002LQUCO Release Date: 2005-02-02 |
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- Se Tu Lutas Tu Conquistas - Somos Nos A Justica
- Saudades Mil - 509-E
- Nois Eh Sampli - Andre Abujamra
- Haiti - Elza Soares
- Sou Negrao - Possemente Zulu
- Ta Rimando - Potencial 3
- Roda Rodete Rodiano (Zambo Mix) - Chico Science & Nacao Zumbi
- Orgulho De Cor - Black Gero
- No Corpo A Coisa Pega - Personagens
- Onde E Que Tu Ta - Stereo Maracana
- Se Lembra? (Remix) - Salazar
- To Chegando - MC Partideiro
- Gorila Urbano - Mamelo Sound System
- Us Mano E As Mina - XIS
- Dama Teresa - Instituto
- Sr. Tempo Bom - DJ Hum
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Hip-hop traveled from the boogie-down Bronx to the black, brown, and beige country of Brazil, where the same themes of violence, Afrocentric pride, and ghetto life are the syncopated soundtracks for millions of poor favela dwellers. This compilation features rappers and turntable specialists from Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro who stay true to game and flip the script with their extensions and experiments with the genre. Possemente Zulu's "Sou Negrao" has a call-and-response vocal riff that recalls Naughty by Nature's Hip Hop Hooray, and Thaíde & DJ Hum's "Tempo Bom" samples the R&B classic Mr. Big Stuff. Conversely, Personagens's "No Corpo a Coisa Pega" swings with the samba and Xis's "Us Mano E as Mina" is buoyed by reggae-fied rhythms. From Chico Science's innovative production, to Elza Soares's new-school version of the Tropicalia standard, "Haiti," the Brazilianization of our music continues. --Eugene Holley, Jr.Album Description
The Rough Guide To Brazilian Hip-Hop presents some of the grittier sounds and funkier beats from Brazil's homegrown rappers. Arriving in Brazil with break-dancing and graffiti, the hip-hop movement spread from the main centres of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro across Brazil, and the doors were opened to the national rap movement in the late 1990s. Mixing rap with samba, soul, reggae, bossa nova, acid-jazz, poetry and rock, the tracks featured on The Rough Guide To Brazilian Hip-Hop are a sampling of the most innovative sounds of Brazil's hip-hop generation.Customer Reviews:
Surreal and shining.......2004-11-17
You may think a knowledge of Portuguese would be essential to a Brazilian hiphop collection: not so: even without such, BRAZILIAN HIPHOP shines with its blend of Latin foundations and new, modern singers.
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Rough Guide: The Music of Brazil
Various Artists Manufacturer: World Music Network ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000006179 Release Date: 1998-05-05 |
Tracks:
- Provei - Ivan Lins
- A Volta Da Asa Branca - Dominguinhos & Convidados
- Batom Vermelho - Ze Paulo
- Negada Da Lapa - Adil Tiscatti
- Isso - Rita Ribeiro
- Tchori Tchori - Marlui Miranda
- Danca Do Maneiro Pau - Paulo Freire
- Taina - Dinho Nascimento
- Charles Anjo 45 - Muzenza
- Mil Amargos - Gilberto Monteiro
- Anabela - Renato Braz
- Caymmi Mostra Ao Mundo O Que A Bahia E Mangueira Tem - Thobias Da Vai-Vai
- Voce Vai Ver - Leny Andrade
- Rio De Exageros - Guinga
- E Luxo So - Rosa Passos
- Dente De Ouro - Papete
- Rodeio Dos Ventos - Cristaldo Souza
- Santos Reis - Pena Branca & Xavantinho
- Carinhoso - Joel Nascimento
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Leave it to the savvy impresarios of Rough Guides (home of the handy travel and discographical reference tomes) to bring armchair backpackers one of the finer single-disc anthologies of Brazilian music on the market. Rather than foolishly trying to encapsulate the stylistic breadth of Latin America's mega-populous country, this 19-song compilation largely covers the lighter, popular regional forms, like the samba and bossa nova of Rio de Janeiro, which, on occasion, surprisingly transcend their inherent cheesiness. Lively accordions and polyrhythmic drums represent the more hip forro and carnival grooves. But the real treats come in fresh Afro-European-American hybrids like Bahian rap ("Charles Anjo 45"), Latin-jazz funk ("Negada da Lapa"), Maranhaon bottleneck blues ("Isso"), an old choro on cavaquinho (mini guitar) and harpsichord ("Carinhoso"), and Marlui Miranda and Uakti's dazzling arrangement of "Tchori Tchori," a traditional fishing tune from the indigenous Jaboti peoples. --Sam PrestianniCustomer Reviews:
Not what I expected, but quite fun.......2000-11-28
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The Rough Guide Music Sampler
Various Artists Manufacturer: World Music Network ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000J82O Release Date: 1999-06-22 |
Tracks:
- Habibi - Ali Hassan Kuban
- Buka Tiende - Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited
- Udlame - Soul Brothers
- Likuta Bibi - Henry Makobi
- Descarga En Faux - Ritmo Y Candela
- Mulata Coqueta - Oscar D'Leon
- Tchori Tchori - Marlui Miranda
- El Hacha - Inti-Illimani
- Caminito - Carlos Gardel
- Venta Zoraida - Enrique Morente
- Lucky Break - Hank Dogs
- Colm Cille Na Feile - Maighread Ni Dhomhnaill
- Mairead Nan Cuiread/The Bob Parsons Straghspey - Tannas
- Balfa Watlz - David Doucet
- Fisherman - The Congos
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down & Out - Bessie Smith
Customer Reviews:
A superbly recorded survey of music from around the world........2000-03-04
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The Rough Guide to Brazilian Electronica
Various Artists Manufacturer: World Music Network ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000C665X Release Date: 2003-10-27 |
Tracks:
- Sereia - Suba
- Samba Do Morro - Macumbalada
- Samba De Uma Nota So - Claudia Telles
- Juntando Coco (Instituto Mix) - Cila Do Coco
- De Costas Pro Mundo - Fernanda Porto
- Meu Guarda Chuva (DJ Patife & Cosmonautics Mix) - Funk Como Le Gusta
- Caminho - Ramiro Musotto
- E Que A Vida E... - Reeca Matta
- Stylish - Superagua
- Samba Do Gringo Paulista (Zero dB Reconstruction) - Suba
- Bossa Nova, Ne? - Luiz Macedo
- Mulata Assanhada - Rica Amabis
- Ohhh! - Tejo-Instituto
- Samba De Dez Linhas - DJ Dolores & Orchestra Santa Massa
- Chegando De La - Loop B
- O Sertao - O Discurso
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As also demonstrated on Putumayo's Brazilian Groove, there are inventive, exciting electronica scenes exploding in cities like Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, where venerable styles like forro, bossa nova, and samba are crossed with and embellished by modern instruments and future beats. Some of the practitioners are classically trained, having studied 2oth-century composers like Edgar Varese and Karlheinz Stockhausen (Fernanda Porto), while others emerged from local hip-hop or DJ collectives (DJ Mystical of Macumbalada.) Even older MPB (musica popular Brasiliera) icons (Claudia Telles) have gotten into the act, either directly or via sampling. But what is most striking about these tracks, aside from their overall quality, is that despite the manipulated voices, crushing bass grooves, and hissing, looping, spacey sonic environments, nobody could possibly miss that they were recorded in Brazil. The passionate love of country that has always characterized Brazilian music still comes through loud and clear. --Christina RodenCustomer Reviews:
Far better than average set -- worth checking out!.......2004-05-17
Good Electric Brazil.......2004-01-01
This compilation is quite good, actually. This is almost like a "modern" update to the Caipirissima compilation from 1999-2000. You have real Brazilian artists, and as such, you get that real Brazilian sound if that makes sense. Even with Suba, he is considered a Paulista and his two cuts here pretty much outline the electronic Brazil sound, as this cd was trying to showcase. The Macumbalada song is pretty sweet (although you can hear it on another fantastic cd called "Brazil After Dark"), as is the funky remix to "Meu Guarda Chuva. Ramiro Musotto kicks in with his trademark effects and very rich sound, vocals and production - albeit it's a rather short track. And yes... the Fernanda Porto song is great!
Not eveyrsong grabbed me however, and some tracks seemed just a bit too over the top so it cannot get the highest ranking. Also, the remake to Samba De Uma Nota So does feature Claudia Telles on vocals, but this version can be found on Bossa Cuca Nova's first cd: "Revisited Classics". The song seems a bit too gimmicky now, but then again the Bossa Cuca Nova version is from 1998-1999. All in all, I'd recommend it. If you're into the breaks, beats and want to know what some of the new electronic sounds are in Brazil, check it out! And if you dig this, check out both of Suba's cds,
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World Music:
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new horizons in the world of electronic music.......2003-11-26
The best artists here are Suba and Ramiro Musotto . They worth the whole album .
Buy it !
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The Rough Guide to the Music of Brazil: Bahia
Various Artists
Manufacturer: World Music Network
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000293NU8
Release Date: 2004-07-19
Bahia Overview.......2004-11-17
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The Rough Guide to the Music of Brazil: Rio de Janiero
Various Artists
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Release Date: 2005-08-15
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Rough Guide: World Roots
Various Artists
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Release Date: 1999-09-28
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Rough Guide to the Music of Brazil
Various Artists
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ASIN: 1906063109
Release Date: 2007-07-17