It blends the forró style of Brazil’s Northeast with the laidback charm of a Parisian café. The nomadic songstress Bïa follows with “Beijo,” an ode to Brazilians’ passion for kissing. The album opens with the velvety voice of Vania Abreu, sister of superstar Daniela Mercury, who gives a silky rendition of the Djavan classic “Embola Bola.” Abreu’s laid-back Afro-Brazilian rhythms transition to the bossa nova of Rogê’s, “Fala Brasil,” a love song to his home country. Putumayo has also added an album download card to the CD package. Brazilian music offers a mixture of the deep cultural traditions of the Americas, Europe and Africa, simmered over the centuries in this unique South American melting pot. These seductive songs reflect the musical heartbeat of Brazil from the romance of Rio to the soul of Salvador!īrazil: Samba, Bossa and Beyond! is a seductive collection of songs that originate across the vast tropical country of Brazil from the Amazonian rhythms of Belém and African roots of Bahia to the romantic reveries of Rio and the samba soul of São Paulo.
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