Mix: 27. Ruas Y Cidades (Minas Gerais Special: 1973-1990)
Cover Photography by @krstnshtlv As a writer, one always has floating on one’s head drafts of things to cover. For various years…
June 14, 2019
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Naná Vasconcelos & The Bushdancers: Rain Dance (1989)
Far be it from me to write anything definitive on the work/life of the late, great Brazilian percussionist Naná Vasconcelos, but let…
April 2, 2019
Judith Ravitz Participagao: A Banda Do Zé Pretinho – Bolerio (1983)
Perhaps Yehudit Ravit’s story can explain the appeal of Brazilian music to the Israeli citizenry. Not to go into deep into cultural…
April 17, 2018
André Geraissati: DADGAD (1988)
Well, this one’s a tough ‘un to describe. Meditative, elegiac, and at points quite melancholic, André Geraissati’s DADGAD is another instrumental, guitar album that…
April 10, 2018
Grupo Zambo: Bahia, Grupo Zambo (1976)
A mix of white and black. A mix of religion and spirituality. A mix of cultures, class, and race. Brazilian Bahian musical…
February 13, 2018
Jorge Degas & Marcelo Salazar: Muxima (1987)
Tread lightly, oh you who hate slap bass. Jorge Degas and Marcelo Salazar’s positively radiant Muxima has only two roles pushing all songs…
January 30, 2018
Nara Leao: Dez Anos Depois (1971)
Sometime, in the winter of 1971, a young Nara Leao is being besieged by certain elements. Walking through streets and bridges with fellow…
December 19, 2017
Tuca: Dracula, I Love You (1974)
Periodically, I like to dive into my old “A Track, A Day” blog archives for music I’ve written about before but I…
October 31, 2017
Edson Natale: Nina Maika (1990)
These are the kinds of albums that really live with you. Sao Paolo native, Edson Natale’s name may be the lead on…
September 29, 2017
Tom Jobim: Matita Perê (1973)
Lightness, sweetness, and melancholia those are things that define Tom Jobim’s career. You don’t need me to regurgitate a whole Wikipedia page…
September 20, 2017
Almir Sater: Instrumental (1988)
Something so simple as an album of 10-string viola caipira instrumentals shouldn’t sound so impressive, but leave it to Campo Grande native…
September 13, 2017
Mix: 5. Trás-os-Montes
When conceiving my latest mix all I could think about was the works of master Impressionist painters. Where other painters try to…
July 14, 2017