BOSSA E BOSSA (VARIOUS ARTISTS) (5-CD BOX SET)
A bossa nova treasure trove – 10 rare
albums from the Brazilian underground of the 60s – all appearing here on CD for
the first time ever! These sets go way past the bossa stereotypes of the time –
not just breathy vocals, or jazzy piano trios, but a wealth of interesting instrumental
twists and turns – set to rhythms that often have a fair bit of samba in the
mix, as you might find on early records by Walter Wanderley too! The package is
a wonderful companion to the similar Bossa 60s box from Discobertas – and like
that one, it features five CDs, which each have two albums, original artwork,
and sound that's way better than the poor vinyl used on the original indie
label pressings. Modes run from vocal to instrumental, and include a rich
variety of sounds that will take you way past Getz/Gilberto and all the bigger
bossa sounds of the time. Includes the albums Musica 18 Kilates and Balona E O
Successo by Celio Balona; Weekend No Rio, Weekend Em Guarapari, Trio Vagalume
Na Bossa, and Volume 4 by Helio Mendes; and Sambas Na Passarela, Ritmos Na
Passarela, Ferias No Drink, and Convida A Dancar by Celso Murilo. ~ Dusty
Groove
PAULINHO DA VIOLA – RUAS QUE SONHEI
(11-CD SET)
An amazing run of music from the great
Paulinho Da Viola – one of the key forces in the reinvention of samba in Brazil
during the 70s! Da Viola has a sound here that's rooted in classic modes, but
which also pushes forward with lots of new innovation – initially an embrace of
that fresher, buoyant sense of arrangement that EMI/Odeon was using in the late
60s, then a move to more sophisticated, personal modes that eventually also had
Paulinho sounding even more intimate than ever. The stretch of work here is one
of the most solid catalogs of any Brazilian artist during the time – and the
set features ten original albums, each as a separate CD with cover artwork –
the albums Foi Um Rio Que Passou Em Mionha Vida, the two Paulinho Da Viola
albums from 1971, A Danca Da Solidao, Nervos De Aco, Paulinho Da Viola (1975),
Memorias Cantando, Memorias Chorando, Pauliho Da Viola (1978), and Zumbido.
Plus, the set also features a bonus CD with 13 more rare tracks – and a booklet
of notes as well! ~ Dusty Groove
LENINE – CARBONO
One of the most creative contemporary
artists in Brazilian music does it again – and continues to blow us away with
his non-stop flow of fresh sounds and new ideas! Lenine is a restlessly
creative talent – one who's never content to rest on his previous work, or keep
things conservative even when rising to bigger fame – and this record's a
wonderful demonstration of that uniquely personal vision that always wins us
over time and time again – that way of folding together things that wouldn't
normally be folded – and coming up with something even richer in the process.
There's a depth of texture here that's even stronger than some of Lenine's
recent albums – and although the music is often tuneful, it crackles at the
edges with boundary-pushing frontiers that illuminate the lyrics even past the
point of language. Titles include "Simples Assim",
"Castanho", "A Causa E O Po", "Quede Agua",
"O Universo Na Cabeca Do Alfinete", and "Undo". ~ Dusty Groove
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