Whether you are coming to
Brazil for the first time and want to experience the culture
beforehand, or you a previous visitor looking to relive some of the
good, times, these Brazilian music selections are sure to hit the
spot. Click on the photograph or click the "Buy from
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Brazil - The Essential Album. The
definitive compilation of Brazilian music with over 30 great tracks
on two CDs. Artists include Astrud Gilberto, Stan Getz, Antonio
Carlos Jobim, Jorge Ben, Chico Buarque and many more. Beautifully
packaged in a deluxe slipcase. Includes a fold-out booklet with a
history of Brazilian music. 2000 release.
Putumayo presents Samba Bossa Nova.
This eclectic compilation shows the syncopated and seductive
evolution of the African-derived Brazilian samba and its offspring,
the bossa nova. The CD features a new-wave series of moods and
grooves tailor-made for the 21st century.
Aquarela Do Brasil.
Toots Thieleman and Elis Regina.
Antonio Carlos Jobim: WAVE.
It's hardly a stretch to say that Antonio Carlos Jobim--the
wonderful Brazilian composer almost single-handedly responsible for
all things bossa nova--influenced some of past half century's best
and most insipid musics, from bossa nova jazz to elevator Muzak.
Wave is a collection of 1967 dates featuring keyboardist Jobim
backed by an extensive orchestra.
D'Javan
Ao Vivo [LIVE]. "Djavan
is one of the premiere voices hailing from Brazil. The music in this
double CD encompasses some of the best songs he has made over his
long and illustrious career. Every song sounds great with his soft
melodic voice. He fuses jazz, samba, bossanova and many other
influences into a very pleasant Brazilian style that makes him very
appealing to the masses with a variety of musical tastes." -- E.R. San
Francisco.
Sao
Joao Vivo [LIVE].
2001 live concert release from the
Brazilian/world music living legend. Recorded in San Paulo during
the tour to support his million selling 2001 album, 'Me You Them'.
The album is a tribute to the late Forro master Luiz Gonzaga, who's
considered one of the founders of Brazilian North - Eastern popular
music. 18 tracks including songs from both Gonzaga's & Gil's fertile
pens. Includes the bonus track, 'Na Casa Dela'.
Simplesmente. "If you are looking for a CD with
Brazilian music that you can listen over and over again, to put as a
background while dinning with friends or just drinking by the pool
and dreaming about your past/future holiday in Brazil... this is
it." -- A listener from Texas.
Meu
Nome E Gal. As Tom Jobim once
said: "Gal Costa's voice is the most perfect instrument on the
planet."
Sol Da
Liberdade.
Whatever they put in
the water in Salvador, Brazil, seems to work wonders. Not only has
the city produced talents like
Caetano Veloso, Olodum, and Margareth Menezes, but also the
queen of percussive axe music, Daniela Mercury. On her first studio
outing in three years, she puts an extra gloss on the production
(thanks to Emilio Estefan Jr.,
Gloria Estefan's husband), but it doesn't obscure the strong
roots of her music.
A
Musica Do Olodum: 20 Anos.
Verde
Anil Amarelo Cor de Rosa e Carvão. Marisa Monte's light
but authoritative vocals could easily make her just another
Brazilian pop sensation, but her choice of material and the company
she keeps make her an artist to be reckoned with. Producer Arto
Lindsay provides innovative and breezy backdrops (mostly in the
samba vein) for the poetically surreal and romantic lyrics of Monte,
Nando Reis, Carlinhos Brown, Paulinho da Viola, Arnaldo Antunes,
Jorge Benjor, and even Lou Reed.
