Freshly Squeezed: August 2016

The 1960’s and 70’s saw an incredible flowering of a unique and funky pop sensibility in the music of Brazil. Following the massive cross-over success of the Bossa Nova into American jazz and subsequently into an increasingly bland easy-listening mainstream, Brazil itself, rather than stagnating, found a new confidence with an outpouring of wonderfully inventive music and a string of incredible song-writers. Strong on melody and harmony but with distinct rhythmic and percussive elements August’s FRESHLY SQUEEZED gets into a Brazilian groove. Digging through the crates to come up with a special selection of lesser-known, vinyl-only gems. Hat’s off to the Rio Olympics 2016.


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Track's Featured: 

Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Mas Que Nada
Gilberto Gil -  Maracatu Atomico
Antonio Carlos e Jocafi - Tereza Guerreira
Quintetto X - Balanca Pema
Marcos Valle - Mentira
Sivuca - Ain't No Sunshine
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Roda
Joe Thomas Group - Soul Bossa Nova
Astrud Gilberto - Aqua De Beber
Steve, Eydie, Bonfa and Brazil - Rio De Janeiro
Toquinho - Zana
Joao Donato - Cala Boca Menino
Marcos Valle - Crickets Sing For Anamaria
Milton Banana - Ladeira Da Preguica
Di Melo -  A Vida Em Seus Metodos Diz Calma
Jorge Ben - Oba, La Vem Ela
Nancy Ames -  Laia La Daja (Reza)
Ronald Mesquita - Balanca Pema
Milt Jackson - The Oo-Oo Bossa Nova

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