Tag: Brazilian
Brazilian legend Marcos Valle, who has made his mark as one of the greatest songwriters, arrangers, and performers over the past sixty years, returns with his first new full-length album in nine years featuring a heavy dose of 80s boogie-influenced party music.
Analog Africa’s 28th compilation, titled Jambú e Os Míticos Sons Da Amazônia, highlights Amazonian dance music from the Brazilian city of Belém during the 1970s.
The latest compilation release from London’s Soul Jazz Records highlights Brazilian artists living and working in the USA during the 1970s.
After being shelved for over 40 years, the earliest demo recordings from legendary Brazilian fusion band Azymuth have finally been made available by the London-based label, Far Out Recordings.
Following the reissue of Eumir Deodato’s 1965 Brazilian jazz masterpiece Ataque from his Os Catedráticos group early in the year, Far Out Recordings has also recently reissued the group’s hard-to-find seventies jazz-fusion recording Os Catedráticos 73.
The UK-based Mr Bongo label and record shop celebrates 30 incredible years with the release of their third Record Club compilation in May.
This month, Mr. Bongo released a very welcomed reissue of Trio Mocotó’s 1977 obscure Brazilian self-titled classic.
For about two decades, the London-based DJ, record label owner, and music producer Gilles Peterson has been a major influence on me. From his work as a radio presenter on both BBC Radio 6 and Worldwide FM, and his eclectic DJ sets, to his Brownswood label, the compilations he produces, and the festivals he puts on, Gilles has opened my eyes to so much amazing music and helped inspire my own musical path.
This past year, the Portuguese-based Mad About Records label released a much welcomed reissue of Erlon Chaves and Orquestra Saint Moritz’ highly obscure 1971 soundtrack to the Brazilian soft porn movie Procura-se Uma Virgem.
Far Out Recordings has just released early instrumental work from legendary Brazilian composer/musician Eumir Deodato and his bossa nova ensemble Os Catedráticos.
