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‘Carolina’ is the Brazilian virtuoso Seu Jorge's debut full-length album from 2002 Originally released under the title ‘Samba Esporte Fino’, its release and subsequent international acclaim dovetailed with Seu Jorge’s ascent into movie stardom He is probably best known outside of Brazil for his work on Wes Anderson’s... -
This one takes us back! We originally reissued Waltel Branco's 'Meu Balanço' in 1995, it was one of the first releases to come out on Mr Bongo It is a much-requested title with original copies becoming ever more-scarce and the price tag increasingly rising, so it feels fitting to present this stunning record once again for all to...
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Reissue, originally released on Argo Records in 1962 At the very beginning of the sixties, almost every American jazz musician in the business had to somehow express his attraction for the exotic yet challenging Brazilian sound of the day This is the album that shows Ramsey Lewis's trio embracing the light and infectious groove of...
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Lilith present a reissue of Caetano Veloso's Caetano Veloso (A Little More Blue), originally issued in 1971 Often referred to as "Brazil's unofficial poet laureate" and the "Bob Dylan of Brazil", this heavyweight of Brazilian music was also a young revolutionary who used his music to protest against Brazil's oppressive military...
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Reissue, originally released in 1963 Pianist and arranger João Donato was a major figure in the bossa nova movement During his long career he recorded with many of the great names from both Brazilian and American Latin-jazz scene (Tom Jobim, Ron Carter, Airto Moreira, E Deodato, Randy Brecker, Mongo Santamaria, Tito Puente, Cal...
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Rubinho E Mauro Assumpção's 'Perfeitamente, Justamente Quando Cheguei' has to be up there as one of the finest Brazilian-psych-folk-MPB records we know Unfortunately, it's very hard to find in the wild; even on digging trips to Brazil, an original copy rarely shows up, and when it does, it comes with a hefty price tag This...
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Atlantis is a smouldering jazz-funk, cinematic excursion courtesy of the Brazilian maestro, Daniel Salinas A conductor, pianist, arranger, and producer, he has worked across several genres within Brazil’s rich musical tapestry, including the Beatles-inspired Jovem Guarda movement, jazz-funk, and MPB to name just a few He...
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Official EU re-issue pressing of Brazilian Afro-Pysch Holy Grail Originally released in 1972 in very limited numbers A trip of an album rich in percussive energy and African chant - made in Brazil! The sounds of continents colliding in a young, funky & soul fuelled 70s this is one is on full burn from start to finish! This the...
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Reissue, originally released in 1960 Recorded in Rio de Janeiro in 1959 and originally released on Phillips in 1960, this was Baden Powel's debut album Baden Powel has been one of the most celebrated figures in Brazilian music A technically proficient guitarist and highly sophisticated composer who managed to integrate classical...
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Reissue, originally released in 1963 Milton Banana was one of the busiest drummers during the golden age of bossa nova He was the man who provided the subtle and elegant groove for some historical recordings like João Gilberto's "Chega de Saudade" and the highly celebrated Getz/Gilberto album (1964), further he worked extensively...
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The first volume in a survey of a form of Brazilian country music known as música caipira ("hillbilly music") - a stripped-back forerunner to música sertaneja, the Brazilian equivalent to US country & western which in it's contemporary form has come to dominate the domestic music industry in recent decades This collection...
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Born in 1949 in Recife (Brazil), Roberto De Melo Santos, despite a very light discography, is among the true icons of the Brazilian Soul music under his artist alias, Di Melo He’s indeed only needed an eponymous album, released in 1975 on Odeon, to assert himself as a star in his native country, but also as a legend for all...
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Originally released in 2012, the second album by the São Paulo-born composer Rodrigo Campos marks a turning point in both lyrical and aesthetic inspiration “Bahia Fantástica” is the result of the absorption of a then recent influence of soul music (especially Curtis Mayfield) and is in the middle of this path marked by an...
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Módulo 1000 were not messing around when they made 'Não Fale Com Paredes’ It holds its own, not just as a raw, heavy, experimental “Brazilian” psychedelic rock album, but as a raw, heavy, experimental psychedelic rock album, full-stop! Formed in Rio de Janeiro in 1969, Módulo 1000 honed their craft as the house band in...
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Not long after the dawn of her career, as a teenager in Rio de Janeiro, Joyce was declared "one of the greatest singers" by Antonio Carlos Jobim Yet despite reputable accolades and the fact that she has since recorded over thirty acclaimed albums, Joyce never quite achieved the international recognition of Brazilian contemporaries...
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Ykytu is Brasilian guitarist Fabiano do Nascimento’s fourth album for Now-Again Records Produced by Nascimento’s longtime engineer Jason Hiller, this album is do Nascimento’s first solo guitar album and, like his previous album, Preludio, is reliant on do Nascimento’s own compositions, with a little help from like-minded...
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Hailing from the Brazilian North East, Alcides Neves released his debut album a few years after moving to São Paulo, in 1979 The LP’s release coincided with the emergence of the city’s seminal Vanguarda Paulista movement, which led some researchers to locate Alcides within the movement As the artist himself affirms; however,...
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A joint release between Litoral Records and Três Selos in Brazil Alcides Neves’ unique second LP ‚Des (Trambelhar) Ou Não’ is reissued for the first time on vinyl, alongside his first release ‚Tempo de Fratura‘ Somewhat of a concept album, this LP was conceived as having a predominantly experimental A-side and a...
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Lucas Arruda’s born in 1983, in a Brazilian state called Espírito Santo, near Rio de Janeiro Coming from a musical family (his dad and older brother are musicians) he started playing and listening to music very young At the age of 13, he was also playing professionally already After studying electric guitar and playing in...
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Reissued for the first time outside of Brazil, originally released in 1972 After a few "strategic mistakes" in his career, Tom Zé found a new home at Continental label It was there that he made four albums for the remaining of the 1970s, beginning with this self-titled one When this LP was released in 1972, Tom Zé had a...
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Reissued for the first time outside of Brazil, originally released in 1973 Todos os Olhos is one of the most emblematic and essential records of the confrontational music of Brazil By denouncing, criticizing, and mocking the trend of "heroes" who made "protest music" at the time, Tom Zé signed his eremitic letter of exclusion...
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Reissue, originally released in 1976 Eduardo Araújo is a Brazilian singer owner of a bold but also incredible high note voice; and his duo singer Silvinha, owner of a great soulful voice, having both been very known to main public and successful in their careers across various music styles from the '60s, '70s, and '80s in Brazil...
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Mochilla’s Timeless series reignites for RSD 2021 housed in full color gatefold jackets with the vinyl housed in printed inner sleeves In 2009, Brian Cross (aka B+) organized a series of live events at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex in Los Angles The Timeless series captured the lasting impact of several artists on the world of...
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Flame splattered vinyl Originally released in 2016 Continually pushing the boundaries of jazz, funk, electronic music and disco, as expressed through their signature samba swing, the Brazilian mavericks Azymuth, have recreated the energy of those spellbinding seventies sessions which would launch them into international...
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Here we are at the dawn of a new compilation series and we’re kicking things off with an absolute gem that features a selection of hard-to-find records (some impossible to find) and some that have been hiding in plain sight all along They all share common qualities, being that they are beautiful, soul-quenched songs that sing of...
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Reissue, originally released in 1973 An icon of Brazilian popular music, Tim Maia was a musical polymath and prolific recording artist best known for introducing American soul to the Brazilian music scene, pioneering the sambalanço style by blending elements of soul, funk, rock, and samba Maia recorded four self-titled albums for...
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“Beleza Tropical was our first release In some ways it started the trend to compile music from other places It was a huge success, selling over 350,000 copies, and is still referred to today by many people turned on to Brazilian culture by this landmark release Many of the aritsts on this compilation are cultural heroes in...
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Reissue, originally released in 1983 O Mistério dos Quintais was released originally in 1983 via some sort of crowdfunding, before the term itself and even the existence of internet Supporters who invested in the project had their names in the acknowledgements on the first edition insert Stemming from a great legacy of poetry,...
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Repressed; reissue, originally released in 1973 One of the rarest and most enigmatic LPs in the Brazilian discography, Prá Quem Sabe das Coisas is a collective album that gathered a group of students from São Paulo Law School, supported by the organist/pianist Renato Mendes, one of samba-jazz's most important names Released in...
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The out-of-this-world recordings of Dilson de Souza, leading a kind of tropical chamber jazz on leaves from a ficus tree Dilson was from Barra do Pirai, in the Brazilian countryside; moving to Rio as a young man, where he worked in construction He recorded his first record in 1954, for RCA Victor He travelled to Quito around 1957,...
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Dorival Caymmi was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, and painter active for more than 70 years beginning in 1933 He contributed to the birth of Brazil's bossa nova movement, and several of his samba pieces, such as "Samba da Minha Terra", "Doralice", and "Saudade da Bahia", have become staples of música popular Brasileira...
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Fatiado Discos present a reissue of Marconi Notaro's No Sub Reino dos Metazoários, originally released in 1973 No Sub Reino dos Metazoários is the first and only record by musician and poet Marconi Notaro, out of Pernambuco, Brazil For years it was known that the master tape of No Sub Reino dos Metazoários had been lost during...
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Originally released in 2010 "Listening to this remarkable album for the first time you'll surely be struck first by the deep, soul-piercing voice of that great Brazilian singer, Seu Jorge Yes: he's a singer first and foremost Many may know him as an actor for his screen-stealing performances in the likes of Wes Anderson's The Life...
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Ethereal, sensual, subtle Maria de Fátima is that new favourite singer you think you just discovered, but had actually always been there This Brazilian muse from Tijuca (Rio de Janeiro) has worked and recorded with artists such as Milton Nascimento, Gilberto Gil, Arthur Verocai, Airto Moreira & Flora Purim, Chico Buarque and...
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“Outro Lugar” is Toco’s second album Born Tomaz Di Cunto, Toco is a Brazilian songwriter from Sao Paulo who despite his young age is a passionate connoisseur as well as admirer of original Bossa Nova from the 60’s He absorbed the archetypal characteristics of the harmonies and the rhythms of that genre to offer them again...
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South American Jazz & Bossanova flavours from 60s & 70s in Liguria, north west Italy Melody sounds really close to Brazilian Portuguese and instrumental tracks smells of South American Jazz Nonetheless, the sound landscape clearly reflects the Italian Library Music of the time This mingling was made possible by the...
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Compiled by Sean Marquand and Greg Caz, 2 DJs well-known for their epic parties at Williamsburg’s legendary Black Betty club, that sadly closed in 2009 The duo played a deep variety of strictly vintage samba, samba-rock, Tropicalia, and Brazilian funk under the banner of ‘Brazilian Beats Brooklyn’ Sean is known as half of...
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Lilith Records present a reissue of Caetano Veloso's Caetano Veloso (Irene), originally issued in 1969 Although Veloso had already been thrown in jail once for his criticism of Brazil's military regime, he continued to speak out against it on Caetano Veloso (Irene), with tracks like "Irene", (about a machine gun-toting outlaw...
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Honey Pie Records present a reissue of Elza Soares's Se Acaso Você Chegasse, originally released in 1960 A highly distinctive personality! A dark, dense, raspy voice as a strong and deliberated expression of her poor social origins For all her entire life singer Elza Soares was one of the strongest and most respected Brazilian...
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His first, and arguably best album from the great Rozenblit catalogue lovingly restored in its original format on limited LP and CD, re-mastered from the original Rozenblit master tapes In 1968 Tom Zé; moved from Salvador Bahia to Sao Paulo where he hung out and wrote with his friends Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso Although...
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Reissue First released in 1963 on Phillips Records, this was Jorge Ben's debut album Samba Esquema Novo ("New Style Samba") deliberately sets a new standard in Brazilian music A beautiful, fresh and vital combination of Ben's percussive guitar and smooth/rough voice backed by big band style horns, percussion (the great Dom Um...
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Far Out Recordings present a reissue of José Roberto Trio's self-titled album, originally released in 1966 The late José Roberto Bertrami is best known as the keyboardist and bandleader of legendary trio Azymuth In 1965, at the age of just nineteen, Zé Roberto recorded his first studio album with his group Os Tatuís, and the...
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Far Out Recordings present a reissue of Os Tatuís' self-titled album, originally released in 1965 The late José Roberto Bertrami is best known as the keyboardist and bandleader of legendary trio Azymuth In 1965, at the age of just nineteen, Zé Roberto recorded his first studio album with his group Os Tatuís, and the José...
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Sergio Sayeg (aka Sessa) has always been entranced by what he calls “the mess” of music: the accidental, tortuous nature of it, a path on which musicians and audiences alike can attain a higher purpose A love supreme, if you will While Sessa’s 2019 debut Grandeza explored the corporeal pleasures and gentle drunkenness of...
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Vampisoul present a reissue of Wanda Sá's Vagamente, originally released in 1964 Beautiful vocal bossa jazz album that includes songs written by Edu Lobo, Vinicius De Moraes, Roberto Menescal, and Marcos Valle, among others The backing band was formed by Brazil top musicians led by Luis Carlos Vinhas, Tenorio Jr, and Menescal...
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Belgium, not the first place you’d think of when it comes to Latin or Afro funk Yet one of the greatest records to blend both styles came from the small northern European country, masterminded by Nico Gomez and his Afro Percussion Inc 'Ritual' is a perfect example of the kind of experimentation that was rife in the 70s and...
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Vampisoul present a reissue of Jorge Ben's Dádiva, originally released in 1983 Jorge Ben is someone who needs no introduction Since his first hits in the '60s, this artist has become one of the greatest icons of Brazilian pop music His anthems "Mais Que Nada" or "Pais Tropical" are probably two of the most ever-listened Brazilian...
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Musica Macondo unearths eight contemporary Brazilian tracks on compilation Brasil Novo, disseminating the rich and percussive heritage of Brazil and Samba De Coco Selected by DJs Tahira (Sao Paulo) and Tim Garcia (London), the diversity and positivity of Brazil shines, featuring elements of samba, candomble, batuques, jazz, folk...
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