Modern Brazil - s/d

I'm looking forward to seeing them tonight.

http://festivalbrazil.southbankcentre.co.uk/

Anybody see anything in this fest?

I want to again mention that Maria Rita is great. I don't quite get the neglect. Maybe she's too simple? Anyway, she's certainly not in the tropicalia vein, and she's not doing crazy electronic/metal/atonal mashups, so that may contribute to a lack of interest.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/06/arts/music/06latin.html?ref=music

I confess that I have never previously heard of Ivete Sangalo, Brazil's biggest pop star, who just sold out a show at Madison Square Garden in NYC.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PMRrt8Wwbw&feature=fvsr

I'm trusting the word of Jon Pareles, from the NY Times, that she's the biggest current Brazilian pop star.

The encore part must have been great.

I liked that more than I expected to. Why haven't any of our local Brazilian experts mentioned this person before (or have they)?

Sangalo is definitely "not my beach" as they say in Brazil. Her tinny rhythms and shrill voice used to get right on my nerves when I was over there.

I did an ILX search of posts with "Sangalo" and the only mentions that came up were when someone posted a list of Latin Grammy nominees (they have a Brazilian category).

I Like Margareth Menezes who appeared onstage for the encore part.Below is how Pareles described it in the NY Times:

She brought her whole staff onstage along with Margareth Menezes and Netinho, fellow Bahian singers. With her band somehow picking up cues amid the crowd, she vaulted through a half-dozen carnival songs, full of references to the streets and neighborhoods of Bahia’s capital, Salvador, with the whole arena singing along. Even in New York she was playing to a home crowd.

Why haven't any of our local Brazilian experts mentioned this person before (or have they)?

because she's crap. I really don't see anything interesting in her, musically speaking

I only listened to two songs. I don't hear how her voice is shrill, it sounds fine to me. I somehow didn't really feel drawn in to the songs rhythmically, but couldn't put my finger on why. She seems fine to me, but nothing to get excited about, although now that I know there is local hate for her I want to hear more to see if I actually like her. I don't think she's more boring than Céu.

now that I know there is local hate for her I want to hear more to see if I actually like her

good luck

I don't think she's more boring than Céu

Céu is not boring. She's got a fantastic 2nd album. And I think it's hard to compare her to Ivete since they're very different from each other apart from the fact both are Brazilians

Tulipa Ruiz - Do Amor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCz3Qrl2n8g

Luisa Maita is touring the US. She's got a bossa-pop vocal style

Both are from a new wave of female singers from São Paulo which also includes Céu

That Tulipa Ruiz song is nice. I like her voice and the minimal accompaniement. Thanks

Luisa Maita did a nice show in DC the other night

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Wfrtzkolc&feature=youtu.be&a

Anybody else but me here see her on her US tour? She was impressive

New record from one of my favorite contemporary Brazilian artists: Romulo Fróes. Free and legal download: http://www.4shared.com/file/_jKJVKTc/Um_Labirinto_Em_Cada_Pe.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6Kn_32Ddio

that's awesome. has a classic ECM vibe

Yeah, thank you, this is great! Track with Arnaldo Antunes reminded me to seek out some of his earlier stuff too. Any other suggestions?

Cool...title means "A labyrinth in each foot"

Track with Arnaldo Antunes reminded me to seek out some of his earlier stuff too.

Froes' ou Antunes's?

*or... of course

Didn't switch properly to English yet

Do you have suggestions for earlier material from either?

Sorry, meant Antunes. But yes ^^^ would love both.

Jaxon, dumb question from me--what classic ECM stuff has a samba flavor like this?

hmm. it wasn't nec the samba flavor that struck me as ecm. it was a bit of the production and iciness. some of the sax in the background plays melodies i associate w/the label.

as far as brazilian stuff, i don't know TONS of his material, but check out Nana Vasconcelos. i know he has some records on the label. the stuff of his i do know is CoDoNa with don cherry and Collin Walcott. pretty amazing and kinda just mashes all sorts of different cultures music together.

something like this i guess

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKijsVbOxlU

Romulo Fróes' previous album 'No Chão Sem o Chão' is great. Way more interesting than 'Um Labirinto em Cada Pé'. And it was also available for free download (it's kind of sad; he knows hardly anyone would buy his record. but I bought this one).

Arnaldo Antunes is much more popular than Fróes. He was part of a very succesful rock band in the 80s (Titãs) and he approached a more Brazilian sound when he went solo. Excerpts of all of his solo work are available in his official site: http://www.arnaldoantunes.com.br/sec_discografia_list.php

I love this song (although I prefer the studio version).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie7KJrgyiUk

Wow, will have to check out Froes prior one .

Enjoying 'No Chão Sem o Chão' thus far but not sure what I think of the guitar theatrics quite yet... never less than interesting at the least, though, many thanks

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/22/arts/music/marcello-d2-brings-eclectic-tastes-to-central-park.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha28

Its the Brazil summerfest week in NYC with eclectic rapper Marcelo D2, the Brazilian rock singer Pitty, DJ Nuts and Percussivo Mundo. I do not know these folks I must confess

My favorite is Nação Zumbi, who as far as I know hasn't released anything since I wrote about 'em in 2008.

Nação Zumbi: Brainy Crabs & Cannibals
http://www.fastnbulbous.com/nacaozumbi.htm

My favorite is Nação Zumbi, who as far as I know hasn't released anything since I wrote about 'em in 2008.

You should try 'Fome de Tudo'. It's absolutely brilliant.

Luisa Maita is touring the US again

They're looking for more dates as well. The publicist wants me to help find them DC and Baltimore shows

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJg914QTsOk

Hmm, is Romulo Froes' cd one of the best of 2011...Need to listen to it more

From an interivew with him (google translated from Portuguese)

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&u=http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%25C3%25B4mulo_Fr%25C3%25B3es&ei=_EjHTrK1F8nF0AHmoInzDw&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CEkQ7gEwAQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dromulo%2Bfroes%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1C1CHFX_enUS367US368%26prmd%3Dimvnslo

The generation that grew up and graduated in the last decade have you, Rodrigo Campos, Tata Airplane, Nina Becker, Domenico, Tulip. But it also has Rita Maria, Maria Gadu, Vanessa da Mata and others who direct dialogue with the industry, with "success." To some extent, does not condone the latter, so to speak, "aesthetic" ("philosophy" might fit, too) generation?
Of course, even in the industry, artists are linked to their time with issues similar to ours. But they still have to deal with the machine's success and the problems arising from such relationship, very different from an independent artist - you see, said different, neither better nor worse. What I am sure that there is more room for invention in the industry for the construction of a work that you think the history of Brazilian music and its evolution. I think the last move in this direction, an industry support of a renewal of the work of Brazilian music, was the manguebeat. Since there will be more than 15 years.

x-post- very interesting, I like it(though not completely crazy about the guitar sound)

Now I still have to listen to that older Romulo Froes album

Many artists from São Paulo seem to be inspired by afrobeat sounds these days. And this is one of the finest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDhALcAPsOQ

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/13/arts/music/marching-to-an-african-beat.html?ref=music

modern but traditional Salvador carnival parade blocas

Some new Brazilian artists - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGTZ5CBBLso

Zuzuka Poderosa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2gyeUWFDv8

A compilation with some new electronic producers - http://www.spin.com/articles/hy-brazil-vol-1-fresh-electronic-music-from-brazil-compilation-download

You can hear the hole Gang Do Eletro CD here - https://www.facebook.com/gangdoeletro/app_208195102528120

You can hear the hole Gang Do Eletro CD here - https://soundcloud.com/deckdisc/sets/gang-do-eletro

Cordel is a much more direct descendent of early modern European chapbooks, both in terms of format and themes - you find poetry, songs, stories about folk heroes and religious figures, etc. Think Lampião and his band of bandits, Padre Cícero, Antônio Conselheiro and the War of Canudos, or other archetypical characters in the popular imagination

https://i0.wp.com/memoriasdapoesiapopular.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/o-fazendeiro-que-castrou-o-rapaz-porque-namorou-a-sua-filha.jpg?ssl=1

"The farmer who castrated the young man because he went out with his daughter" - not sure a translation conveys how specific and grounded in a very specific time and place this sounds. It's quite funny if you're familiar with it.

Live, Cordel do Fogo Encantado would often recite verses from this tradition between songs. I remember getting a kick out of a story about a small town's yearly re-enactment of the Passion of Christ - one particularly year, one of the guys playing a centurion had a little too much to drink and got carried away. Jesus kept trying to tell him to take it easy with the whipping, but that only encouraged him. "What sort of Jesus is this, who cries in front of everyone? I didn't know Christ was such a wimp!" Jesus ended up dropping the cross and charging him with kicks and punches, which quickly turned into a brawl with all sorts of biblical characters. The sheriff eventually intervened, and that was the first time Jesus went to jail instead of being crucified. The original verses in Portuguese are of course much funnier than this recap.

The music was also great live, very intense, very theatrical. I've lived in the UK for a very long time now, so I've had the chance to see most living artists I love several times, and Cordel do Fogo Encantado are still up there in the top 5-10 performances I've ever seen.

that's hilarious, and also so interesting

https://www.npr.org/2024/06/03/g-s1-2528/8-tracks-brazil-luiza-brina-milton-nascimento-esperanza-spalding

Lars Gotrich of NPR was writing about vocalist Luiza Brina last year, and other Brazilian albums last year . There's a Brina video on the link also

https://selokirecords.bandcamp.com/album/inteira

Nina Maia - Inteira is a neat female vocalist effort

The new Marina Sena (Coisas naturais) gives off Amaarae vibes but I don't know, it's not really interesting. Still think there's potential in what she's trying to do.

I'm listening to trad mpb vocalist Luciane Dom

Dom is singing in a small DC place the Hill Center tonight

Luciane Dom and the band put on a good show of samba and funky material and a re-arranged Stevie Wonder cover. They're at Creative Alliance in Baltimore tonight, then on to NY and elsewhere including some west US dates