Samba is a complex thing. Not just a form of music, samba is a cultural phenomenon that stretches back to Brazil's earliest years as a colony. To quote sambista Beth Carvalho, a featured artist on the essential compilation BRAZILLIANCE: THE MUSIC OF RHYTHM: "those who make samba...come from the lower classes, the people. Yet all of the so-called educated Brazilian composers drink from this fountain. It's where it all comes from." All varieties of music that emanate from this vast country light back upon samba, the sweet and sinuous root of both Brazil's music and cultural life.
BRAZILLIANCE, a 60-minute CD-only collection, is proof of the explosion of creativity and vitality that is Brazilian music. Where commercial successes like David Byrne's compilation BELEZA TROPICAL plumbed only a few of Brazil's best artists, BRAZILLIANCE covers the broadest possible range of material -- 22 tracks from 15 albums of 10 of the country's most popular artists.
BRAZILLIANCE is the ideal introduction to the music that is suddenly being talked about everywhere. As American pop artists base their original albums on Brazilian and Latin themes, here's the ideal complement, the real thing in all its rhythmic "brazilliance."
Brazilliance: Music of Rhythm,Brazilliance,Rykodisc,Brazilian,Int'l & World Music,Pop,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues
New Age Music:
- Cada Dia Que Pasa
- Canta Luiz Gonzaga [Import]
- Carnica [Import]
- Casa de Oceano [Import]
- Cenas Brasileiras [Live] [Import]
- Comando 97 2004 V.6 [Import]
- Copacabana [Import]
- Cumbias Calientes, Vol. 1
- Cumbias Calientes, Vol. 2
- Daqui, Dali 3 de Lá [Import]
New Age Music
Legacy of the American Woman Composer
Music: Twiste Et Chante [Import]
Harmony (at peace CD collection) [Soundtrack]
Keep It Real [Explicit Lyrics]