Modern Brazil - s/d

I want to listen to this but I also want to watch a Pavlina Tcherneva video on Job Guarantee programs. Soon I will want to go to bed; then wake up, and not want to go to work.

that album sounds good - but what do you mean 1756 tracks? :O

Just being silly about the portion of the album I had heard (not quite two whole songs). There was a decimal.

Probably all to airy for me right now. There was a cover of a familiar song but I can't remember what it was (let alone the title). Possibly something by Baden Powell.

Ha I didn't look up anything about the Fabiano do Nascimento album, didn't even realise that my favourite song ("O Tempo") is uh inspired by one of my favourite Gilberto Gil songs ("Marginalia II"). Some background here for the non-clued-in: http://www.afropop.org/34735/tempo-dos-mestres/

listened to that Nascimento record a few times now, it's gorgeous

any other of his I should check out?

Guess I should listen again. Listened once and wasn't wowed

Liked some of it but not all on another listen.

Now listening to avante/artsy and Tropicalia inspired Negro Leo on his 2017 bandcmp release Action Lekking. He released several efforts in 2017. Chicago Reader writer Peter Margasak put Action in his top 40 for the year.

https://negroleo.bandcamp.com/album/action-lekking

Also saw on Instagram video of Cortejo Afro, a nice Salvador percussion bloco.

Cortejo Afro was formed and made its Carnival debut on July 2, 1998 in the streets of Pirajá, a community in Salvador. The Bloco is rooted in the spiritual guidance and principles of an established Candomblé house in Salvador, Ilê Axé Oyá, and Cortejo Afro’s artistic design and Afrocentric creative expression was founded by artist Alberto Pitta. Concerned about the predominance of Axé music, Cortejo Afro was formed in an attempt to reestablish the African identity of Carnival. http://www.batalawashington.com/founding-of-cortejo-afro/

Ava Rocha is doing 5 gigs in the US--Starting in Philadelphia on the 12th and then doing 3 NYC area gigs and a DC one (a free one at the Kennedy center that will be video=streamed live on the 17th, 6 to 7 pm est)

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/30/travel/brazil-all-female-drums-bahia-banda-dida.html?action=click&module=RelatedCoverage&pgtype=Article®ion=Footer&contentCollection=Related

Banda Dida...It's Carnival time in Brazil

The last 3 Tom Ze albums are ace. I'm partial to 2014's A Dog in the Milky Way out of the three, but 2012's Tropicalia Trash Logic and 2016's Cançoes Eróticas De Ninar (his most straightforward set of pop tunes in a long time) are great. Can't think of another pop artist in his 80s who's doing such vital work.

Didn't realize he was that old. His "pop" used to be pretty out there, but I haven't listened in a long time.

I'm liking this 2017 Criolo album Espiral de Ilusão

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e193_zPMWy4

anyone recommend brazilian music documentaries?

but which kind of Brazilian music?

anything really, but I guess samba would be the big one, tropicalia would probably be awesome

kind of hard to find one with english subtitles. anyway: https://acasadevidro.com/2016/01/26/70-documentarios-completos-sobre-musica-brasileira-sua-historia-a-casa-de-vidro-com/

have you seen this one?

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

x-post The Guardian on that 2017 Criolo album:

Criolo’s latest album will startle many of his fans. The popular Brazilian rapper and singer is best known for mixing hip-hop with anything from reggae and funk to samba, but on this release, he switches exclusively to samba, with a relaxed set dominated by his often crooned, no-nonsense vocals, with backing provided not by keyboards and programming but by the tiny, guitar-like cavaquinho (played by a member of Pagode da 27, a neighbourhood samba project in São Paulo), along with seven-stringed guitar, percussion and brass. Many of his new songs sound like tuneful old classics, but there is an angry, contemporary edge to the lyrics (although sadly no English translations are provided

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/nov/30/criolo-espiral-de-ilusao-review-seamless-samba-with-conscious-lyrics

I still haven't checked on this new Criolo album but I like him

xp thanks, that should keep me busy for a while!

BBC doc was cool too, wish it was 10 hours long (and questioning the standard narrative a bit more)

2 years ago the wife and I made our first visit to Brazil and loved Carnival in both Bahia/Salvador and Rio. Seeing FB and Instagram postings the last few days has me missing it.

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:xhQBPzfONlQJ:www.okayafrica.com/how-ile-aiye-changed-salvadors-carnival-forever-and-uplifted-black-people-in-brazil/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

Ile Aiye are one of the most important blocos in Carnival in Bahia

http://afropop.org/articles/carnaval-in-recife-brazil-photo-essay

Another part of Brazil celebrates Carnival a bit differently

Carlinhos Brown's Instagram account is a lot of fun. Lots of Bahia carnival footage recently. I still need to check out his 2017 album that Xchuckxx Eddy put in his Village Voice Pazz & Jop top 10

Carlinhos Brown's Semelhantes album from 2017 does not appear to be listed in his English language Wiki bio or his Allmusic.com discography

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDhptBT_-VI

I feel like this is not the type of music I'm supposed to post itt but maybe someone can point me towards a rolling thread where it fits? In case you find it crass I can say it works perfectly in a club, you're drunk, dancing, and it's very very loud

That’s fine here...It’s modern Brazilian music. Whether Anitta feels she is being exploited is another question.

cool, glad to hear that

has there been negative stories surrounding the song? seems like a pretty big hit

aaw fucks sake I see now it's a Terry Richardson video - why the fuck that guy keeps getting work is beyond me

Elza Soares is back. Deus é Mulher released May 17.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw9ke8zt7XA

Given the delay for UK/US release for A Mulher do Fim do Mundo, the anglophone press will probably praise it in 2020...

Ha. It is on US Spotify now, not sure about other formats.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/26/more-dead-than-alive-rios-closure-of-legendary-club-reflects-cultural-crisis#img-2

sad story

did he really say "caramba" though

Did he really toss the Lapa neighborhood, favelas, and Sugarloaf Mountain all together in one paragraph

https://daily.bandcamp.com/2018/07/10/brazilian-experimental-list/

mentions albums such as:

Various Artists
Real Rio: rock, pop, noise and electronic music from Rio de Janeiro

Chinese Cookie Poets-

Opus Dei-

Juçara Marçal & Cadu Tenório

and more

I need to catch up on both the Bandcamp stuff above (though it might be too experimental for my tastes) and this afropop podcast below

http://afropop.org/audio-programs/brazil-at-a-crossroads

Brazil has seen its ups and downs since it became an independent empire in 1822: strongman leaders, military rule, populist democracy and more. In 2018, a politically weary nation faces a stark electoral choice between radically different futures. But whatever was happening in the halls of power, Brazil has always produced powerful, beautiful and ecstatic music, and always known how to party. On Afropop’s 2018 return trip to Brazil, We take a deep dive into the music and evolution of Carnaval in Salvador, Bahia, and dig into new developments in MPB, roots and rock from Pernambuco, Baile funk, new sounds from Amazonia and more from one of the most prolific musical nations on earth.

Stern's music website says folks who buy stuff from them still like Criolo 's ESPIRAL DE ILUSAO from December 2017

Still behind in listening to the above. I guess you all are also.

Still behind on listening to that Bandcamp experimental stuff and the Afropop podcast

Still so far behind in listening to 2018 Brazilian music. Am now listening to Romulo Froes- O Disco das Horas

From 2014, Arrigo Barnabe, Luiz Tatit, & Livia Nestrovski - De Nada Mais a Algo Além. The whole disk is fantastic, but here are a couple faves:

Dora Avante
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxaRPeCdxfs

Ano Bom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRB2FFrj9GM

Google translate tells me the following about the above collaboration of age 60 something experimental musicians Barnabe and Tatit with younger vocalist Nestrovski--

After a chance meeting in 2011, at an event to honor Assis Valente and Nelson Cavaquinho, the contemporaries Arrigo Barnabé and Luiz Tatit decided to work together. To give voice to the compositions, the pair chose Lívia Nestrovski

I am not seeing anything more recent by Barnabe and Tatit via a quick internet search, but I see that Nestrovski has done work with Brazilian jazz guitarist Fred Ferreira

https://www.publictheater.org/Tickets/Calendar/PlayDetailsCollection/Joes-Pub/2017/L/Livia-Nestrovski--Fred-Ferreira/

Via this link I then decided to also investigate Tim Bernardes (whom I can't find any prior ilxor mentions of). According to the link

Leader of the highly praised Brazilian band O Terno, the singer/songwriter, producer and multi-instrumantist Tim Bernardes released his debout solo album in 2017. Claimed by Brazilian icons such as Arnaldo Baptista (Os Mutantes), O Terno have played to large audiences including Primavera Sound (in Spain) and Lollapalooza BR. Tim wrote songs and recorded with brazilian tropicalist legend Tom Zé and worked with artists as Adriano Cintra (CSS), Gorky (Bonde do Rolê) and David Byrne. In his solo album he is responsible for playing, producing and writing the orchestral arrangements. His work has been reviewed by Brazilian newspaper giant O Globo describing "Tim, at 25, already seems to proves himself as the greatest songwriter of his generation”.

Not sure if he's the greatest blah blah blah, but his top tracks on Spotify are tunefully pleasant enough in a retro acoustic Brazilian pop way.

https://talitaavelino.bandcamp.com/album/azul-bahia

Talita Avelino's latest album is on Bandcamp and not Spotify). She's got a sweet bossa voice on her prior 2017 effort. Haven't listened to her 2018 one yet.

https://www.allmusic.com/album/ofert%C3%B3rio-ao-vivo-mw0003181253

The Caetano Veloso 2018 live album Ofertório (Ao Vivo) with his sons Moreno, Zeca, and Tom is pretty nice. They do various songs from his whole career.

http://505indie.com.br/acervo/os-50-melhores-albuns-brasileiros-de-2018/

Elza Soares at 10; Carne Doce's Tonus at #1 (who?); 34. Heavy Baile – Carne de Pescoço is funk carioca; 38 is Ava Rocha

Carne Doce were ok on first listen. Postpunk sorta

Wow, there's a lot to check out in that list.

One I don't see there but which I have been enjoying is Airto Moreira's Aluê (it came out Dec. 2017). Most of it I gather is rerecordings of older material, but it was all new to me.

Liking Sao Paulo indie-electro pop act Labaq