If you like a good Brazilian Beat, this is the thing for you.
Meireles’ orquestra was famous for it’s renditions of popular
Brazilian numbers. Although it ends with a couple of songs
I heard a few times too much, this is a great album.
It’s been recorded 42 years ago and sounds as if it was yesterday.

tracks;

1 Ritmo
2 Madureira chorou
3 Nêga do cabelo duro
4 Praça onze
5 Máscara negra
6 A banda
7 Marchinha no grande galo
8 Allah-la-ô
9 Cidade maravilhosa
10 Mas que nada
11 Garôta de Ipanema
12 Desafinado

In 1979 EMI brought together a fantastic group of artists.
Clementina de Jesus invited the cream of the crop of the Rio
de Janeiro Samba scene. This is samba for the purists among us.
With the participation of Cristina Buarque, Clara Nunes, Roberto
Ribeiro, Joao Bosco, Martinho da Vila, Yvone Lara, Adoniran
Barbosa, Carlinhos Vergueiro, Wilson das Neves, Jorginho do
Pandeiro, Chicinho, Neco and Maestro Nelsinho. I think that
through this album they created a monument for Clementina
de Jesus, an LP that gets better and better along the way.

tracks;

1 Tantas você fez
2 Embala eu
3 Cocórocó
4 Olhos de Azeviche
5 Boca de sapo
6 Laçador
7 Assim nao, Zambi
8 Na hora da sede
9 Sonho meu
10 Torresmo á Milanesa
11 Caxinguele das crianças
12 Papel reclame

It’s purely coincidental this LP also shows a photo of the artist
with a burning cigarette. I was not looking for it, but when I
was ripping it I found out. I must say, it didn’t harm
Carlos Lyra’s voice aswell.

Some two years ago I first got aquainted with the phenomena
of ‘Music Blogs’. It was because a friend pointed me the great
Loronix, the best blog on the web when it concerns Brazilian
music. I got hooked to visiting the Great Zeca Louro’s Loronix
and did not start one day without going there. Zeca, I want to
dedicate this album to you, without you I would not even know
about Carlos Lyra’s existence. Thank you so much for showing me
all that wonderful music, Loronix is not just a music blog,
it is a ‘Bossa Nova Institution’ and my great example !
Check Loronix at our sidebar !

Carlos Lyra is one of the inventors of Bossa Nova, he was one
of the first to record a Bossa Nova album. Several of the songs
he wrote and co-wrote with for instance Vinicius de Moraes
became Bossa Nova standards later. A song like ‘Maria Ninguém’
was interpreted by practically every Brazilian musician.
Enjoy the Bossa Nova of Carlos Lyra.

tracks;

1 Chora tua tristeza
2 Ciume
3 Barquinho de papel
4 Rapaz de bem
5 Só mesmo do amor
6 Gosto de você
7 Quando chegares
8 Maria Ninguém
9 Cançao do olhar amado
10 O bem do amor
11 Menina
12 Sem saudade de você

We saw quite some of Martinho da Vila’s albums on this page, but
this one was still missing, untill now. Maybe because it gets a
little too sweet for me at the end. It starts out with a couple
of fantastic samba hits though. Topnotch musicians, beautifully
played. For all the fans of Martinho da Vila.

tracks;

1 Canta canta, minha gente
2 Disritmia
3 Dente por dente
4 Tribo dos carajas
5 Malandrinha
6 Renascer das cinzas
7 Patrao, prenda seu gado
8 Nego, vem cantar
9 Calango vascaindo
10 Visgo de jaca
11 Viajando
12 Festa de umbanda

Hello Groovers around the Globe, I want to wish everybody
a fantastic new year with loads of nice music and lots of luck.
The winter in the Netherlands is doing it’s work properly
this year. It’s freezing a couple of degrees for several days now
and skatelovers are getting ready for the big race already.
When it keeps freezing we might get to the point, they can
ride the ‘Elfstedentocht’ ( eleven cities skate ride ). It only
happens once in twenty years or so and the real skate diehards
are getting all nervous these days.

When it’s so cold, I long for tropical temperatures and some Samba
always helps. This is the second LP by this group, Exporta Samba
is their name and I first met them through this album.
10 nice samba songs, uncomplicated and warm sounding, just what
we need on a cold New Years Day like this.

tracks;

1 A taxa
2 O esculacho
3 Lembrando a terra boa ( Sao José do Ribamar )
4 Família de vocês
5 Bilhete
6 Que onda que te levou
7 Raiva de tudo
8 Aqui se faz, aqui se paga
9 Fim de reinado
10 Chuva de amor

Martinho da Vila’s sambas are always subtle and pure, every song
has it’s own unique and original sound. Together with the great
sounds of RCA’s 70’s and Martinho’s warm voice, this is
a true beauty. Although ripped by several other blogs, this one
deserves to be ripped and posted once more.

tracks;

1 Meu laiáraiá
2 Volta pro morro
3 Plim-plim
4 Melancolia
5 Madrugada, carnaval e chuva
6 Samba do paquera
7 Samba da cabrocha bamba
8 Folia de reis
9 Samba de irmao
10 Linha do ao
11 Ninguém conhece ninguém
12 Vamos viver

Ever since I heard this album, I’m a fan of Riachao, he’s got
such a pleasant voice. And his sambas are just delightful.
He can easily be seen next to Nelson Cavaquinho or Cartola.
One of Brasil’s greatest ‘Sambistas’.
Batatinha and Panela deserve to be on this album too
but my attention goes out to the A-side.

tracks;

1 Riachao – Vou chegando
2 Riachao – Fúfú
3 Riachao – Terra hospitaleira
4 Riachao – Cada macaco no seu galho
5 Riachao – Pitada de tabaco
6 Riachao – Ousado e mosquito
7 Riachao – Até amanha
8 Batatinha – Diplomacia
9 Batatinha – Ministro do samba
10 Batatinha – Inventor do trabalho
11 Batatinha – Direito de sambar
12 Panela – Nao suje meu caixao
13 Panela – O patrao é meu pandeiro

Absolutely crazy for some good samba, we’ve got us this 1977
record of Beth Carvalho. She’s always in for some old fashion
stuff. With numbers of Nelson Cavaquinho, Cartola, Aniceto
and Carlos Cachaça, this can’t go wrong. Listen to that
7-string Brazilian guitar, great sound.
Great cover too, lots of beerbottles, in the bars of life.

tracks;

1 Saco de feijao
2 Olho por olho
3 Lá vem ela chorando
4 Deus nao castiga ninguém
5 Vingança
6 As moças
7 Se você me ouvisse
8 Carro de boi
9 Cuidado com a minha viola
10 Desengano
11 Sempre só
12 O mundo é um moinho

Hello Global Groovers around the world, today I am very exited.
I’ve been waiting and searching long time to find this LP,
and finally I did. Nelson Cavaquinho is one of my all time
Samba heroes. When I first heard these songs I was thrilled
with my new done discovery. Do you know that feeling ? It changed
my perception of Samba completely. His way of playing guitar with
those firm strokes, combined with his fragile voice that blasts of
experience. His lyrics are of such beauty, this is pure poetry.
( you’d have to understand Portugese ofcourse, sorry for those
who don’t ). A song like ‘A flor e o espinho’ still gives me
goosebumps. It touches me right in the heart.
Even if you’re not into Samba, LISTEN TO THIS LP !
This is the Blues from Brasil, Muito, mas Muito bom mesmo !

tracks;

1 Quando eu me chamar saudade
2 Tatuagem
3 Eu e as flores
4 Palhaço
5 Sempre Mangueira
6 Deus nao me esqueceu
7 A flor e o espinho
8 Degraus da vida
9 Notícia
10 Lágrima sem juri
11 Luto
12 Luz negra

It’s been a while since we had some Brazilian music on this page.
Ai que saudade do meu Rio, demorou p’a caramba que temos
um bom samba neste pagina. This is a ‘Sambista’ I discovered
last weekend. I am always thrilled to find an album like this one.
Mid 70’s, Rio de Janeiro, great samba’s. Agorra me orgulho de
te apresentar; Zé Di comes in at Global Groove with topmaterial.
…samba

tracks;

1 Outro bouquet
2 Ontem
3 Quando meu Salgueiro desce
4 Nao vai dizer Adeus
5 Independência ou morte
6 Rei de França na ilha de assombraçao
7 Salgueiro chorou
8 Chapéu de marinheiro
9 De como un homem deixou de fazer música e foi vender pipoca
10 Perdoe meu amor