Lizzy Mercier Descloux: Fire (1979)
In honor of France’s Independence Day, Le quatorze Juillet or Bastille Day, I’d like to start my month long retrospective on French music…jk…
July 14, 2014
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Year: 2014
242 records
Cartola: Cartola (1976)
Saudade you have taken a hold over me. Forget that my month long retrospective of Brazilian music draws to an end, no,…
July 13, 2014
Jorge Ben: Bem-Vinda Amizade (1981)
As the World Cup draws to a close, so does my series of great Brazilian albums. For some of y’all this is…
July 12, 2014
Marcos Valle: Vontade de Rever Você (1981)
I remember funk Fridays. Anyway, its been a while since I posted a truly funky album. No sweat, Marcos Valle’s Vontade de…
July 11, 2014
Lô Borges: Best of Playlist (1972-1981)
Now this, this is an artist I wish more people would know of outside of Brazil. Lo Borges, if I would look…
July 10, 2014
Tom Zé: Correio da Estação do Brás (1978)
Another shot I’ve been holding off in my Brazilian month reviews is Tom Ze. Once, the most forgotten of Brazil’s first wave…
July 9, 2014
Gilberto Gil: Refavela (1977)
I know I’ve been holding my Gilberto Gil shot for a while. If, anyone has some cursory knowledge of Brazilian music they’re…
July 8, 2014
Joyce: Passarinho Urbano (1976)
Now this is a personal favorite of mine. Joyce isn’t the perfect Brazilian artist to herald. Her career swung so back and…
July 6, 2014
Burnier & Cartier: Fotos Para a Capa Do (1976)
200 years after America’s independence, Burnier & Cartier released this jaw dropping brilliant piece of Brazilian acoustic guitar-based music. “Fotos Para a…
July 5, 2014
(World Cup Edition) Marvin Gaye: Star Spangled Banner (1814)
I take a break today to celebrate the greatest country I live in…the one and only United States of America. Quite possibly…
July 4, 2014
Tim Maia: Racional Vol. 1 (1975)
Tim Maia Released in 1975, “Racional Vol. 1” by Tim Maia is just a banging album. Tim Maia, by then, had always…
July 2, 2014
Marcos Valle: Previsao do Tempo (1973)
Here’s another monument to joy, Marcos Valle’s “Previsao do Tempo”, released in 1973 at the height of military dictatorship’s grip on power…
June 30, 2014