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Mad About Records present a reissue of Lu Renata's self-titled album, originally released in 1971 Includes the killer funky "Faz Tanto Tempo" Renata Lu is a bit of a mystery figure She only made a few albums in the 1970s and sang backup on many more such Tim Maia and Nonato Buzar but for whatever reasons never seemed to make it... -
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It feels like, every week something special is recorded in our Linear Labs recording studio, here in Los Angeles But this right here This right here is special Over the last year Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad have been making music with the masters Composing and producing brand new albums with their heroes This is our... -
37 Years after its original release on Egberto Gismonti's Carmo label, Piry Reis' classic Caminho Do Interior album is finally available again All original tracks are restorated and remastered 'Idade Média' is added as a bonus track which has only been released as a B-side on the 7" vinyl 'Quase Meio Dia / Idade Média' printed... -
'A Mina / Caatinga' sees legendary Brazillian drummer Ivan 'Mamão' Conti collaborating with fellow Brazillian bass player Rodrigo Coelho AKA electronic producer Grassmass Conti is known for being ⅓ of jazz/funk trio Azymuth whilst Coelho founded the experimental label UIVO This EP shows the pair's ability to keep pushing things... -
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Reissue of the first album by Brazilian musician, poet and plastic artist Manduka Originally released in 1972 on IRT, the album is a sought-after collectors' item, especially among those who seek in its cultural richness, fundamental episodes of Chilean popular musical history An essential record almost entirely written by Manduka... -
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Back to the roots of one of the most influential South American songwriter and composer, Joao Gilberto A pioneer of the musical genre of bossa nova in the late 1950s, Joao was often called "father of bossa", while in his native Brazil he was referred to as "O Mito" (The Legend) This compilation investigates his early career,... -
Finally, and after a lot of hard work Beat Generation fulfills the long-lasting dream of re-releasing this gem, the legendary debut album by all girl Brazilian punk/post punk band Os Mercenárias Originally released in 1986 and long out-of-print, Cadê As Armas is a mind-blowing gem waiting to be rediscovered, the amazing debut by... -
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Finally, Music From Memory carry us back over the Atlantic to survey Brazilian flirtations with electronic and contemporary music c 1984-1996, covering a spectrum of new wave pop, ambient balm, and experimental grooves Killer set!!! It’s maybe fair to say that, during the golden era for ambient and electronic dance music -... -
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An amazing compilation by John Gómez, exploring new age, ambient and spiritual experimental Brazilian music Including a big Mr Bongo favourite 'Cântico Brasileiro No 3 (Kamaiurá)' by Maria Rita Packaged beautifully by the ever excellent Music From Memory... -
Tropicalia Psychodelic Masterpieces 1967-1976 Gatefold Sleeve, Comes with a 24 pages, full color booklet with long liner notes to every song and pictures of the original 7" singles Liner Notes in English and Portuguese Following the success of Psych Funk 101, Egon presents Joel Stones’ Brazilian Guitar, Fuzz Bananas If... -
Official Mr Bongo reissue, gatefold LP with insert Japanese, high spec, gatefold sleeve Replica original artwork Mastered from original tapes A post-Tropicalia masterpiece from one of the movements key figures and true legends of Brazilian music, Gal Costa Features a stellar line up of musicians including Gilberto Gil, Arthur... -
Banda Black Rio's 'Maria Fumaca' is one of the strongest Brazilian samba-disco-funk-soul-fusion albums of all time Banda Black Rio were formed in 1976 by the late Oberdan Magalhães in Rio de Janeiro They revolutionised 'black instrumental music' at the time with their Brazilian re-interpretation of soul, jazz, funk and disco... -
Repress on clear vinyl! Originally released in 1973, 'Joao Gilberto' aka 'The White Album', is as a timeless classic of the genre and one of Joao's definitive masterpieces Featuring only the minimalist drumming of NY jazz drummer Sonny Carr (and the backing vocals of "Miucha", Gilberto's second wife and sister of Chico Buarque on... -
Vinyl Lovers present a reissue of Os Mutantes' Mutantes, originally released in 1969 One album into their career in 1969, Mutantes showed few signs of musical burnout after turning in one of the oddest LPs released in the '60s Similar to its predecessor, Mutantes relies on an atmosphere of experimentation and continual musical... -
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Joao Donato brings his flavour, now near synonymous with his name, to a new album in the Jazz Is Dead series with Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad: Joāo Donato JID007 On the first day of recording, João Donato was so flattered that to learn Younge and Muhammad had crafted some tunes for him to grace that on the second... -
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A tasty slice of '70s and '80s Brazilian soul and funk, especially the one from the glorious '70s Soul and funk was taking shape all over the world in the 1970s Brazilians built on their own phenomenal music, combining it with influences of funk and soul music from abroad to create something uniquely Brazilian The... -
Mad About Records present a reissue of Mandala's self-titled album, originally released in 1976 Mandala made only one eponymous album, recorded in 1971 but released only in 1976 A very rare and influential album, featuring future members of Grupo Um (Nazário and Zeca Assumpção who also played with Hermeto and Egberto Gismonti)... -
Favorite Recordings proudly presents an exclusive eponymous LP by Brazilian singer and composer George Sauma Jr, originally produced in 1985 Imagine a never-marketed release on which you’d hear not only the beautiful and genuine George’s songs but also the work from two figures of the Brazilian Music Golden Age: Arthur Verocai... -
When the Brazilian band Os Canibais recorded its second album, the members left the Jovem Guarda (the country's answer to Beatlemania) days behind and came out with a new name and a new sound that comprised psychedelia, hard-rock, pop, soul and even Brazilian country music Bango's s/t only LP was released in 1970, but despite... -
Everaldo Marcial, born in 1951 and raised in Sao Paulo, fled the Brasilian dictatorship in 1974 to settle in France This is his one and only sought-after recording, made before he moved to the US in the early 80s and quit music Recorded with Parisian musicians, noteworthy fellow expatriate Manduka on one song and the... -
180 gram vinyl Far Out Recordings present a reissue of José Mauro's A Viagem Das Horas, originally released in 1976 For years it was believed that José Mauro was dead Rumors on blogs and comment sections circulated that the mysterious Brazilian genius had either been killed in a road accident, or been "disappeared" by Brazil's... -
Mad About Records present a reissue of Guilherme Lamounier's self-titled album, originally released in 1973 Considered one of the masterpieces of '70s psychedelic, his second album is the result of a partnership with Tibério Gaspar (author of: "Sá Marina", "BR-3" and "Teletema") The album was recorded at Rádio Gazeta Studios in... -
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2021 repress First time worldwide vinyl reissue of the Brazilian jazz holy grail Desenhos by Vitor Assis Brasil, originally released in 1966 This is the incredibly rare and Coltrane influenced debut of Brazilian sax great Victor Assis Brasil (1945-1981) for Roberto Quartin's cult label Forma Vitor Assis Brasil led this session on... -
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Beyond their highly sought-after 1978 album Festa Para Um Novo Rei -- home to the mystical jazz-funk classic "Vidigal" and released on Philips' iconic Musica Popular Brasileira Contemporanea series (MPBC) -- little is known about Marcos Resende & Index, even to aficionados of obscure Brazilian music Far Out Recordings present... -
Honey Pie Records present a reissue of Elza Soares's A Bossa Negra, originally released in 1961 One of the most shocking but ultimately uplifting stories of Brazilian music: Soares grew up in extreme poverty in a favela, at 13 was forced to marry a man who raped her, gave birth to three stillborn children -- but still fought her... -
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It is with great joy that we present the Mr Bongo edition of Marcos Valle’s 1983 self-titled masterpiece A pure vintage that features the ultimate Brazilian-boogie cult-classic ‘Estrelar’ and iconic 80s cover art that sees a gloriously sun-drenched Marcos dressed in a pink v-neck t-shirt surrounded by a generous selection of... -
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Half-speed mastering editions on Black vinyl It is with great joy that we present the Mr Bongo edition of Marcos Valle’s 1983 self-titled masterpiece A pure vintage that features the ultimate Brazilian-boogie cult-classic ‘Estrelar’ and iconic 80s cover art that sees a gloriously sun-drenched Marcos dressed in a pink v-neck...
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The rare second volume of Tim Maia’s Racional album series from the 70s – even funkier and more harder-edged than the first! The record really follows the heavy soul influence that Tim had been hitting on his early 70s albums for Polydor – a strong dose of American funk and R&B, especially from the east coast indie scene... -
Just as Tim lived his life doing everything the hard way, so went the making of 'Racional Vol 3' Only a handful of people knew about the existence of a rumored third volume of Rational recordings until 2007, when some songs appeared on a Brazilian blog, described as the lost Rational recordings, presumably recorded at the end of... -
One of the finest Brazilian jazz funk fusion albums ever recorded; thoroughly deserving of its cult status First official reissue outside of Brazil Cesar Camargo Mariano is a celebrated Brazilian jazz pianist, composer and producer, born in Sao Paulo in the 1940’s He has played and worked with the likes of Elis Regina (to... -
Released in 1983, Sandra Sá's 'Vale Tudo' is one of the essential Brazilian-boogie-funk records of the era Pure class throughout, with a dream team of incredible musicians and producers behind the scenes For some, this album is regarded as Sandra's magnum opus It is drenched in the essence of the Brazilian 80s boogie and funk... -
Mad About Records present a reissue of Gelson Oliveira and Luiz Ewerling's Terra, originally released in 1983 Debut album by the influential gaucho musician Gelson Oliveira, in partnership with the drummer Luiz Ewerling, released independently in 1983, with minimal resources In spite of all this, they made a unique and very... -
Originally custom pressed in 1980, Rosa de Sangue is the closing chapter of the amazing Recife psychedelic movement that centered on the work of Lula Côrtes, beginning in 1973 with the release of Satwa Along with his power trio backing, he was assisted by many old friends including, among many others, Alçeu Valença, Flaviola,... -
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The fourth LP from Brazilian legend Tom Zé, released in 1973 The joke with this one is that the album art, which looks like an eyeball, is actually a photo of a marble shoved up someone’s anus – a little jab at the Brazilian dictatorship’s office of censorship, which apparently didn’t recognize a mirror when they saw... -
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Maia released over 30 albums during his extensive and well-publizised career, touching on funk, bossa nova, disco, MPB, rock, soul and jazz He was a driving force behind the introduction of soul, funk and disco from the USA into Brazilian music styles and was hugely influential in the ‘Black Rio’ movement in Brazil in the... -
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Sowing Records present a reissue of Joao Gilberto's O Amor, O Sorriso E A Flor, originally released in Brazil in 1960 This is Joao Gilberto's second studio effort A seminal album that just one year later introduced bossa nova to the United States Joao Gilberto, one of the true masters of the genre, displays a great selection of... -
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BRAZILIAN WESTERN MOVIE 1964-1974' - On this 16-track compilation you can enjoy the dancefloor forró rhythms from Pernambuco, Brazil by accordionist Reginaldo Alves Ferreira, better known as Camarao or Maestro... -
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Cametá, a historical little Amazonian town on the shores of the river Tocantins, is the birthplace of the scorching music known as 'Siriá'; a cross pollination between the music of the inhabitants of the quilombos, a Brazilian hinterland settlement founded by escaped slaves of African origins, and the indigenous people of the... -
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