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Música de Brasília

Oi Pessoal! As many of you know I'm totally in love with Brazil. I would rip up my British passport and paint myself yellow, green and blue in a heartbeat. Much Brazilian music contains elements of the famously difficult to translate concept of saudade ; my favourite definition of which is a feeling when "Something sad makes you feel happy, or something happy makes you feel sad."

Of course, funk has very little saudade and a lot of raw beats and rudeness.

Let's have um pouco de todo.

A bit of bossa to start with.

 
Favelado said:
A bit of bossa to start with.
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Waters of March, classico! The lyrics are amazing in English - this lovely version has subs, but theres some straight english versions out there too


sometimes with non-english music i love it but dread to think what the lyrics are - but sometimes we really miss out, proper poetry on that one
 
Tropicalia was a psychedelic rock movement inspired by Sgt. Pepper and 60's trippiness. It also had a strong anti-dictatorship undercurrent to it.

Os Mutantes (The Mutants) could be viewed as a Brazilian Pink Floyd - complete with Barrett-esque band members.

This was covered by The Bees and may be familiar as a result. Excellent tune.



Anti-government song from Raul Seixas. In the first verse a monster tries to shag him too.



Funky Gal Costa Tropicalia. Tune!

 
ska invita said:
Waters of March, classico! The lyrics are amazing in English - this lovely version has subs, but theres some straight english versions out there too


sometimes with non-english music i love it but dread to think what the lyrics are - but sometimes we really miss out, proper poetry on that one
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The song is full of puns and wordplay - it's still beautful when translated though. Elis spoke out against the dictatorship calling them "gorillas". To stay out of jail she was forced to sing the national anthem on telly. The nation mourned when she died, much too young, a beautiful voice.
 
"Eu bebo sim, Eu tô vivendo. Tem gente que não bebe. E tá morrendo. Tem gente que já tá com o pé na cova. Não bebeu e isso prova que a bebida nao faz mal."

"I drink and I'm alive. There's people that don't drink and they're dying. There's people who've got one foot in the grave. They don't drink and that's proves booze isn't bad for you."



 
Classic bossa tunes. Familiar or not, hard to beat.

Beautiful voice - famous for THE bossa song that's going to crop on this thread sooner or later.



Impossibly beautiful in every conceivable way. Voice - music - lyrics - incredible.



More perfection.



Que coisa linda! Que coisa louca!
 
I'm whacking these posts out fairly carelessly. I'll come back and try and be more coherent.

Brazil has a ridiculous number of musical styles - many of which I'm clueless about. Axé is big there, forro is big, sertanejo - Salvador has a massive reggae thing going on, there's funk, samba, MPB, bossa nova and so on and so on.

Bla bla - back later.
 
Something recent:


Something much older, and so so heartbreaking, this song always brings a lump to my throat: It's a mother singing about her son (meu guri) - they live in a favela. She's so proud of him, in a very naive way. It's a political song, basically.
 
And from the other side, whatever that means, I love this!!!!!



And anything by Legião Urbana, but I'm not sure that would make any sense unless you are Brazilian and grew up in the 80s... They were ACTUALLY from Brasilia ;)
 
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girasol said:
And from the other side, whatever that means, I love this!!!!!



And anything by Legião Urbana, but I'm not sure that would make any sense unless you are Brazilian and grew up in the 80s... They were ACTUALLY from Brasilia ;)
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No - didn't grow up in Brazil in the 80s, just have always been a secret admirer of Sepultura:thumbs:
 
Okay...the books are sorted as they are gonna get this weekend and the 50 cds I found in the shed can wait to be sorted later/tomorrow. ;)

What I want to say is WHAT? No Caetano Veloso yet? :eek: No, not from Brasilia, from Bahia but who cares? :D

Massive artist, part of the tropicalisimo/Tropicalia movement :thumbs:












Tropicália, also known as Tropicalismo, is a Brazilian artistic movement that arose in the late 1960s. It encompassed art forms such as theatre, poetry, and music. The movement was characterized by a combination of the popular and the avant-garde, as well as a fusion of traditional Brazilian culture with foreign influences.

Today, Tropicália is chiefly associated with the musical faction of the movement, which merged Brazilian and African rhythms with rock and roll. Musicians who were part of the movement include Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Os Mutantes, Gal Costa, Tom Zé, and the poet/lyricist Torquato Neto, all of whom participated in the 1968 album Tropicália: ou Panis et Circencis, which served as a musical manifesto.
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Amazing artist and a great album! :cool:

No, not from Brasilia, from Rio. :)

Discography
  • 1967: Milton Nascimento (a.k.a. Travessia)
  • 1968: Courage (A&M/CTI)
  • 1969: Milton Nascimento
  • 1970: Milton
  • 1972: Clube da Esquina (with Lô Borges)
  • 1973: Milagre dos Peixes
  • 1974: Native Dancer (with Wayne Shorter)
  • 1975: Minas
  • 1976: Geraes
  • 1976: Milton (Raça)
  • 1978: Clube da Esquina 2
  • 1978: Travessia (reissue of the 1967 record)
  • 1979: Journey to Dawn
  • 1980: Sentinela
  • 1981: Caçador de Mim
  • 1982: Anima
  • 1982: Ponta de Areia
  • 1982: Missa dos Quilombos
  • 1983: Ao Vivo
  • 1985: Encontros e Despedidas
  • 1986: A Barca dos Amantes

  • 1987: Yauaretê
  • 1989: Miltons
  • 1990: Cancão da America
  • 1990: Txai
  • 1992: Noticias do Brasil
  • 1993: Tres Pontas
  • 1993: Angelus
  • 1994: O Planeta Blue Na Estrada do Sol
  • 1996: Amigo
  • 1997: Nascimento
  • 1998: Tambores de Minas
  • 1999: Crooner
  • 2000: Nos Bailes Da Vida
  • 2001: Gil & Milton (with Gilberto Gil)
  • 2002: Oratorio
  • 2003: Pieta
  • 2003: Music for Sunday Lovers
  • 2005: O Coronel e o Lobisomem
  • 2007: Milagre Dos Peixes: Ao Vivo
  • 2008: Novas Bossas
  • 2008: Belmondo & Milton Nascimento (B-Flat recordings)
  • 2010: ...E a Gente Sonhando
Compilations
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Rutita1 said:


Amazing artist and a great album! :cool:

No, not from Brasilia, from Rio. :)
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Pretty sure Milton is from Minas Gerais? Might be wrong. Him, Caetano, Chico, all the tropicalia gang were part of the soundtrack of my childhood :)

Edit: My personal childhood idols out of them all are Chico Buarque, Milton and the amazing Elis Regina.... Caetano and Gil I like too, but the first three feel like members of my family, their music and their voices mean so much to me!
 
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girasol said:
Pretty sure Milton is from Minas Gerais? Might be wrong. Him, Caetano, Chico, all the tropicalia gang were part of the soundtrack of my childhood :)

Edit: My personal, childhood idols out of them all are Chico Buarque, Milton and the amazing Elis Regina.... Caetano and Gil I like too, but the first three feel like members of my family, their music and their voices means so much to me!
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I just had a look and I've found too different birth places for him. I concede you are probably right and that the internet/someone listed his birth place as Rio in error. :)
 


She was 'gaucha', from Rio Grande do Sul. She died from an accidental overdose of cocaine, alcohol, and temazepan in the early 80s - I still remember how much my mum cried when it was on the news :(
 
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i know colombia is not brazil, but just saw this and thought it would appeal to anyone looking here- Quantic is excellent.


Quantic takes to the 6 Mix decks as part of 6 Music Celebrates South America.
Born in the UK but now based at his Sonido del Valle studio in the highlands of Bogota, Colombia, DJ and producer Quantic, aka Will Holland, takes over the 6 Music airwaves with some of his musical influences, new and old.
Holland has released four albums as Quantic, the latest being Magnetica, which appeared last month. He has also performed and released music under various live projects, such as The Quantic Soul Orchestra and Quantic and his Combo Barbaro. Aside from his own releases, Holland has collaborated with the likes of Mr Scruff and Alice Russell
In this special 6 Mix, Quantic takes us through some of his favourite music from Colombia and beyond.

Airto Moreira – Papo Furado (feat. Flora Purim) [Buddah Records]
Joao D’Aquino – Cobra Carmanha
Trio Nordestino – O Ciumento
Supercombo Los Sucreños – Un Porro Amigo [Caliente]
Andres Landero Y Su Conjunto – Recuerdos Viejos [Miami Records]
Easy Kabaka Brown – Belema [Soundway]
Los Destellos – Descarga Destellos [Odeon]
Bandinha de Pifano – Vaidade
Os Jovens Do Prenda – Coio [Lusafrica]
Les Gypsies De Pétion Ville – Gagotte [Macaya Records]
Gilberto Gil – Toda Menina Baiana (Tahira Re-Edit) [White]
Quantic – El Yage
Rabbit Rumba – Nuestro Ayer [Tumbao]
Claudette – Zanmi Camarade (Tropical Treats Edit) [Strut]
Quantic – You Will Return (Dub) (feat. Alice Russell) [Tru Thoughts]
Quinteto Violado – Bambelô [Discos Marcus Pereira ‎]
Alsarah – Soukura (Boddhi Satva Ancestral Soul Remix) [Wonderwheel Recordings]
Zé Paraíba – Terreiro da Fazenda
Luz Verde – Mami No Me Pegues
Novalima – Mamaye [Eighteenth Street Lounge Music]
Fania All-Stars – Lamento De Un Guajiro (Uproot Andy Remix) [Que Bajo Records]
Johnny Rivera and The Tequila Brass – Watonga [Fania]
Ray Pérez – Mapeye Sentimental
Alberto Pacheco – La Puerca Paria
Papi Brandao – Carnivales (Mobile Disco Edit)
Dominguinhos – Sanfoneiro de Pe de Serra
The Quantic Soul Orchestra – Paintings & Journeys [Ubiquity]
Os Originais de Peixe Boi – Briga da Cobra e o Jacare
Chancha Vía Circuito – Río Arriba [ZZK Records]
Lord Echo – Ghost Hands [Bastard Jazz Recordings]
Ana Tijoux – Volver [Oveja Negra]
Todd Terje – Preben Goes to Acapulco [Olsen]
Meridian Brothers – El Gran Pájaro de Los Andes [Soundway Records]
Caetano Veloso – A Bossa Nova É Foda [Universal Music Portugal]
Débruit – Nigeria What? [Civil Music]
Quantic – Duvidó [Tru Thoughts]
http://uploaded.net/file/c2a5xaff


ETA: Turns out this is a pan-south americas selection
 
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Soul Jazz put out three amazing Brazilian Bossa comps a few years back, Bossa Nova which covers a lot of bases, Bossa Jazz (which is more jazzy) and this one below, which is about Elenco Records, a cutting edge bossa label with a amazing artwork that didnt do massive sales at the time but was on another level musically and really pushed the limits of what Bossa could do...

BRAZIL BOSSA BEAT!
BOSSA NOVA AND THE STORY OF ELENCO RECORDS, BRAZIL
Soul Jazz Records

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Following on from our Bossa Nova album and deluxe book (compiled by Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker) comes this incredible collection of bossa nova tracks from Brazil’s infamous Elenco Records, the legendary record label whose releases represent a who’s who of bossa nova artists in Brazil in the 1960s – Vinicius de Moraes, Edu Lobo, Baden Powell, Nara Leao and many, many more.

This deluxe CD-pack comes with a massive 75-page book (and superb limited double heavyweight gatefold vinyl edition) containing extensive text on the music of Elenco Records and the story of the label, whose iconic output represented the pinnacle of Bossa Nova music in Brazil during this celebrated era.

The best artists, the best designs, the best music, the best everything! – Elenco is the definitive Bossa Nova label (the equivalent of Studio One in Reggae, Blue Note in Jazz etc).

None of these tracks have ever before been released outside of Brazil, and have over the years Elenco releases have become the holy grail for fans and collectors alike of Brazilian music.

Elenco’s superb, high quality output featured all the bossa nova major artists and defined everything that was great in bossa nova and Brazilian music with stunning graphics and sophisticated sound.
http://www.souljazzrecords.co.uk/releases/?id=22385


Its amazing tunes all the way


i love the breakdown on this little one


all 3 of those comps are well worth buying/downloading or whatnot
 
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