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Tropicalia – Discografia – 9 Albuns Completos – Movimento Tropicalista 1968-1972

Friday, August 1, 2014

Few movements were as influential of modern Brazilian music as Tropicália (or Tropicalismo). Its most influential members were Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Tom Zé, Os Mutantes. Tropicalismo is a celebration of tropical beats, Brazilian culture with some of its fundamental musical currents and rythms (many of which of African origins), meeting rock’n’roll and the wave […]

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Os Originais do Samba (mp3)

Sunday, July 20, 2014

100% Brazil! 100% Samba! 100% Datalove! Os Originais do Samba is a Brazilian band formed in the 60s by members of samba school. They played with giants of Brazilian music such as Baden Powell or Jorge Ben. This compilation (14 albums, 173 tracks) of their full (?) discography, found in the streets of São Paulo, […]

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1track – Os Mutantes – 02. Tudo Bem.mp3

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

“02. Tudo Bem“. Amazing psych rock track from Brazilians

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Racionais MC’s [discografia – 2013] (mp3)

Sunday, July 6, 2014

This post about Brazil is NOT related to whatever ongoing spectacle/sport/advertisement event. Although mp3 compilations burnt CDRs I found in the streets of Brazil were less interesting, because much less edited and personal than the amazing pieces found in Ecuador, Colombia and Mexico, and mostly amounting to compilations of existing records or full discographies, it […]

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Funk 2014 (mp3)

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

WARNING: This compilation is not related to what is traditionnally called “Funk” as in “Soul Funk”. It is about Brazilian Funk. Brazilian Funk, (“Funk Carioca”, “Favela Funk” or “Baile Funk”), popularized by the amazing M.I.A, actually really derives from the Funk of the 60s and 70s. As for Hip-Hop, one could argue that Favela Funk […]

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