Brazuca Sounds

Salve! This is a bonus episode for ⁠paid subscribers⁠ ! Every episode is a different song. This is the song today: "Manhã" by Azymuth Azymuth has been a staple in studio recordings since the early 1970s, collaborating with artists like Marcos Valle, Hyldon, Raul Seixas, and many others. In 1975, they released their debut album, propelled by the success of its opening track, “A Linha do H...

Salve! This is a previous of our latest episode. All episodes are available for only a week before becoming exclusively for ⁠⁠subscribers at Patreon⁠⁠ . In episode #80, we talked about the history of the vocal group Os Tincoãs. They introduced a new musical concept, not yet explored in Brazilian popular music: vocal arrangements for songs originating from Afro-Brazilian religious rituals, so prese...

Salve! This is a bonus episode for ⁠paid subscribers⁠ ! Every episode is a different song. This is the song today: "Samurai" by Djavan Recently signed with RCA Victor, Djavan recorded his debut album for the label in Los Angeles, with production by Ronnie Foster. When asked about Stevie Wonder's feature on the album, Djavan revealed that he wrote “Samurai” entirely in his hotel room...

Salve! This is a trailer for the latest bonus episode for Brazuca Sounds ⁠paid subscribers⁠ ! Every episode is a different song. This is the song today: "Falador Passa Mal" by Originais do Samba Written by Jorge Ben, the song was a megahit on the radio and TV from Originais do Samba's sixth album, released in 1973. An ensemble of six percussionists, with the same core for over a deca...

Salve! This is a previous of our latest episode. All episodes now are only available for a week before becoming exclusively for ⁠subscribers at Patreon⁠ . In episode #79, we discussed one of the best instrumental albums ever recorded. It is the Quarteto Novo's first and only album, released in 1967 via Odeon in Brazil. This album was fundamental in bringing Northeast folklore music to a nation...

Salve! This is a bonus episode for Brazuca Sounds ⁠paid subscribers⁠ ! Every episode is a different song. This is the song today: "Emoriô" and "Naturalemente" by Fafá de Belém Today we're celebrating the first compacto (single) released in 1975 by singer Fafá de Belém. "Emoriô" was written by João Donato with lyrics by Gilberto Gil, and its Afro-Brazilian arrangem...

Salve! This is a preview to our bonus episode for ⁠paid subscribers⁠ ! Every episode is a different song. This is the song today: "Jorge da Capadócia" by Jorge Ben April 23rd is a state holiday in Rio de Janeiro, celebrated in honor of Saint George's Day. Among his many devotees is Jorge Ben, who paid tribute to the saint in several songs, sometimes blended with Afro-Brazilian spirituality, throug...

Salve! This is a previous of our latest episode. All episodes now are only available for a week before becoming exclusively for ⁠⁠subscribers at Patreon⁠⁠ . In episode #78, we discussed Tim Maia's album Racional Volume 1 , released in 1975. By 1974, Tim Maia had become deeply involved with Cultura Racional , a spiritual philosophy he believed could "save humanity" through the teachin...

Salve! This is a bonus episode for Brazuca Sounds ⁠paid subscribers⁠ ! Every episode is a different song. This is the song today: "Imunização Racional (Que Beleza)" by Tim Maia In 1974, Tim Maia completely overhauled the album he was recording, drawing inspiration from the book about an extraterrestrial spiritual force known as Racional Superior . The only minor hit from the two albums d...

In episode #77, we shared 25 songs explicitly talking about Brazilian places in their lyrics, from worldwide famous Corcovado and Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro, to its neighborhoods, favelas, and birth to samba. We traveled to São Paulo with Caetano, Os Mutantes, and the mango opus album released by César Camargo Maria & Cia. Then we go to Minas Gerais with Milton Nascimento and his Clube da Es...

Salve! This is a bonus episode for Brazuca Sounds paid subscribers ! Every episode is a different song. This is the song today: "Rapaz de Bem" by Johnny Alf Johnny Alf was once described by the New York Times as "a Black pianist that helped birth Bossa Nova, and his story is rarely told", so today we're talking about a song that arguably inspired the way João Gilberto played his guitar and Tom Job...

Bonus episodes are exclusively for paid subscribers. Unlock now at patreon.com/brazucasounds Released in Tom Zé's sophomore album in 1970, the song is an avalanche of Tropicalia elements, blending together psychedelia, rock, and orchestral arrangements that are seemingly weird. The lyrics are a mixture of invented English and Portuguese, with the citation of counter-culture figures like Caetano, G...

Salve! This is a previous of our latest episode. All episodes now are only available for a week before becoming exclusively for ⁠⁠subscribers at Patreon⁠⁠ . Unlock to have access to future episodes. In episode #76, we talked about the soundtrack of the movie "I'm Still Here", Oscar winner for Best International Feature Film. From Tom Zé electrifying guitar-driver Tropicalia to the sa...

Salve! This is a bonus episode for Brazuca Sounds paid subscribers! Every episode is a different song. This is the song today: "Segura Nêga" by Bebeto Bebeto is considered the 'King of Swing', a music genre/dance style combining elements from funk, samba, and rock, which emerged from the dance parties of São Paulo (and today is also known as samba-rock). "Segura Nêga" i...

In episode #75 we talked about some of the greatest Brazilian drummers of all time, and how they shaped the style of playing worldwide. Among the names featured are Edison Machado, Dom Um Romão, Airto Moreira, Helcio Milito, Milton Banana, Rubens Bassotti, Chico Batera, João Palma, Ronnie Mesquita, and more. We discussed how they innovated with rim clicks, cymbal sambas (samba de prato), exquisite...

Salve! This is a bonus episode for Brazuca Sounds paid subscribers! Every episode is a different song. This is the song today: "Mais Kriola" by Hélio Matheus This song was the lead single off Matheus's first and only album released in the 1970s. A combination of samba, brass, keyboards, and guitar "rockin'" beats, "Mais Kriola" is the ultimate reference to wha...

Salve! This is a bonus episode for paid subscribers! Unlock now by subscribing at at Patreon . Every episode is a different song. This is the song today: "Kabaluerê" by Antônio Carlos e Jocafi A samba-oriented duo from Bahia, "Kabaluerê" became one the funkier Brazilian songs from the 1970s. How did that happen? That is what we tried to uncover on this episode, telling the backstory behind the son...

In episode #74, we discussed some of the best Brazilian albums released in 2024. From the spiritual jazz of Amaro Freitas and its world recognition, the return of magnificent Céu, the Afrobeat ensemble Nomade Orquestra, and the beautiful meditations-like songs from singer/multi-instrumentalist Luiza Brina. We also talked about brother Alvaro Lancelotti, Domenico Lancelotti, the latest from Moreno...

Salve! This is a bonus episode for Brazuca Sounds paid subscribers! Every episode is a different song. This is the song today: "Mentira" by Marcos Valle  (M. Valle / Paulo Sergio Valle) Influenced by Stevie Wonder, and blending Brazilian popular music and American black music, Valle released "Mentira" in his  groundbreaking 1973 album "Previsão do Tempo".   It is a song with many grooves, Fender R...

Salve! This is a bonus episode for paid subscribers! Every episode is a different song. This is the song today: "Tudo o Que Você Podia Ser" by Quarteto Em Cy (Lo Borges/Marcio Borges) Written for the "Clube da Esquina" album by Lô and Marcio Borges, the song marked the return of Quarteto em Cy in 1972, following a two-year hiatus. Their first album for Odeon, which was Milton Nascimento's label, a...

Salve! This is an extra bonus episode open to everybody. Every episode is a different song. This is the song today: "Então É Natal" by Simone (Cláudio Rabello/ John Lennon) There has been no Christmas in Brazil in the last 30 years without Simone's version of John Lennon's "Merry Xmas (War is Over)". Released in 1995, the song became the quintessential "Brazilian" Christmas song that we listen to...

In episode #73, we will finish our celebration of albums released 50 years ago. During this year we made specials about ' A Tábua de Esmeralda ', ' Elis & Tom ', Cartola's debut album , Arnaldo Baptita's  solo album , and more recently Gal Costa's 'Cantar'. In this episode, we will discuss some other great albums from 1973, from the brilliant samba makers Clara Nunes and Martinho da Vila to th...

Salve! This is a preview for the latest bonus episode for Brazuca Sounds paid subscribers! Every episode is a different song. This is the song today: "San Vicente" by Milton Nascimento Written before "Clube da Esquina," Nascimento wrote the music for a play about an imaginary city (which was ultimately censored). Fernando Brand wrote the lyrics, resuming the idea that San Vicente was a city in Lat...

Salve! This is a preview bonus episode for Brazuca Sounds paid subscribers! Every episode is a different song. This is the song today: "Eu Também Quero Mocotó" by Erlon Chaves (written by Jorge Ben) Erlon Chaves was a maestro responsible for orchestrating Wilson Simonal's biggest hits and served as Elis Regina's lead pianist on tours. "Eu Também Quero Mocotó" was written by Jorge Ben and introduce...

In this episode, we discussed manguebeat  by celebrating 30 years from the release of Chico Science & Nação Zumbi and Mundo Livre S/A's debut albums in 1994. A movement from the city of Recife, in Brazil's Northeast, manguebeat claimed to blend maracatu, which is the folklore music and dance from the region with elements of rock, dub, hip-hop, and bossa. The movement was extracted from a...