while we're on the subject, anything have anything to say about the
compilation on farout records called 'quartin?' i know it's a comp. with
material produced by jose quartin, which i understand is very dope, but i
haven't been able to find a copy and really want to hear this ... is it
worth the search ?
p.
----- Original Message -----
From: antonio <kaworu@esoterica.pt>
To: <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 8:13 PM
Subject: Re: Top Five Brazilian releases
> > here are a couple new finds:
> >
> > Andrea Marquee - this is really hot, hard beats, complex rhythms and the
> > vocals range from aggressive party vibes to more sublime and
"traditional"
> > (in the bossa nova vein), there a nice variety on the cd I picked up
> > "Zumbi". Some of her songs would work into a set of other female
vacalists
> > a la Jill Scott, new N'Dea...
> >
> > Lenine - NaPressao - this I would put into a kind of Arto Lindsey camp,
> > mellow to angst male vocalist, excursions into downtempo as well as
> > drum and bass. I think they may have transplanted to Brooklyn ( I
vaguely
> > remember a documentary about Brazil music and Summerstage from several
> > years ago)
> >
> > Chico Science & nacao Zumbi - this group ramges widely - some of it is
hip
> > hop inflected downbeat, which would definitely fit into much of what is
> > discussed on the list, some more in the "Urban Dance Squad" early Chili
> > Peppers blend of funk punk and Hip hop, and still more that is straight
> > ahead Hardcore.
> >
> > I would love to know what Hermeto Pascoal is up to these days - he was
> > also featured in the previously mentioned documentary. A note on
> > contemporay Brazilian music - there seems to be a fairly good blending
of
> > "ruffness" evident in a certain punk sensibility with the smoothness
that
> > comes out of the bossa nova stuff, really fascinating.
>
> Definetly check the stuff coming from the Farout Records label, although
not
> all of it produced in Brazil, the sounds coming from this label are surely
> brazilian (check the compilations Misturada to get a taste of it).
>
> Must-have albums, besides the already excellent ones mentioned by Jeremy
and
> Dave:
>
> Otto - Samba Pra Burro
> Marcos Valle - Nova Bossa Nova
> Fernanda Abreu - Da Lata
> Joyce - Hard Bossa
>
> And of course, the classic stuff from Tom Jobim, Caetano Veloso, Arto
> Lindsay, Zelia Duncan, the recent Marisa Monte, etc..
>
> antonio
> http://jupiterjazz.org/nubeats
>
>
>
>
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