The World of Children

Your Uncle Murray and his secretary Flo present... The World of Children! And don't forget porn-star-turned-children's-TV-presenter Xuxa!

No Coco do Macaco

(I think this means "In the Monkey's Head.") Funky jams from O Planeta dos Homens, a show that apparently poked fun of Brazil's former military regime by showing what humans looked like from the point of view of superintelligent space apes. The opening credits are also pretty spectacular:

Satiricom 1973

We come from the planet of 70's Brazilian television. We shall sing you the song of our people.

Bodocongo

Music by Brazilian legend Jackson do Pandeiro from Flabbergasted Vibes.

Bodocongo:

Os Plutónicos, Sousa, and the Fidel Tango

 Is my favorite find of the day Os Plutónicos, all lined up in classic balletic fifth position, or a tango for Fidel by Vinicio?

I'll opt for sambas by Sousa Galvão, and the Duques.

Chiclete com Banana

One of my all-time favorite songs that makes fun of (North) Americans for not knowing the difference between a samba and a rhumba. Well, I do, but I'm incredibly special that way. 

Gal Costa's version:



Eliane Elias:


The original recording by Gordurinha, the co-author of the song:


And since I'm being obsessive about the song, links to the tune sung by  Tania Maria and Gilberto Gil.
 

Bossa Jazz from Leny Andrade

Tasty tunes from  Leny Andrade with Deodato, perfect weekend music-- thanks to Oufar Khan.
 Samba en Paris:

Toni Tornado!

 Toni Tornado!
 Toni Tornado!
 Toni Tornado!

Good Neighbors

North meets South (America) on the 1957 album The Good Neighbors Jazz featuring Brazilians Moacir Peixoto and Casé, with Major Holley and Jimmy Campbell of Woody Herman's Big Band.. Simple yet satisfying.

Titulares do Rítmo

Best (and strangest) album by a blind vocal group from Brazil that you'll hear all day, guaranteed. I heard snippets from Ferde Grofe's Grand Canyon Suite, Popeye the Sailor Man, and the Laurel and Hardy theme, just to name a few.

Arara: Titulares do Rítmo

Yippie-ay-ão

I cannot possibly overstate the awesomeness of this collection of Brazilian cowboy music (in Portuguese) by Bob Nelson & Seus Rancheiros, resplendent with yodeling, whip cracks, coconut shell clip-clops, lowing cattle, and hmmmm, what's that, perhaps the throaty warble of the capybara? Not so sure, but what IS certain is my undying rapture with its veritable existence.

Non-Stop to Brazil

"Silver Jet Take me I'm all set".

This charming clip is from the 1962 movie 'Copacabana Palace'. The voice is of course from the one and only Ipanema girl - Astrud Gilberto.

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Samba Society

Why would someone with the fabulous name of Wanderley Taffo want to record under a pseudonym? Anyway, this is a groovy collection of Samba Society music featuring clarinet, accordion, lotsa percussion, and a guitarist who likes to sing along with his solos a la Slam Stewart. And that would be my idea of a rave review.

OK Brazil music fans....I need a complete version of Jackson do Pandeiro's Samba do Ziriguidum. I'm not a huge Jackson fan, and sort of stumbled across it and fell in love....and the copy I have abruptly ends at 2:44. So, I tried to download another version from a different site....and that one also cuts out at 2:44. Cna anyone save my life and give me a complete copy of the song? Please?

In return, you get this link to a dormant site that has the above lovely jazzy samba album by Dora Lopes....


this album that has a song about Frankenstein...



...and music from some chick from the 20s who liked to play guitar in the nip, apparently she sings a little too.

Soirée a la Macumba

More than just a great album cover, half the songs on Soirée a la Macumba are pretty great, some are sort of a cross between goofy calypso and samba--the rest by some dowager female singer are shite. Give a listen to Balaio Grande, Medemoiselle Denise, Pourquoi, Voala, and listen to the rest with extreme caution.



Look at the great pics of Caco Velho someone shared on last.fm!

O Rei do Forró

I do so love those groovin' guys and their snappy Forró outfits.....and the music from Pedro Sertanejo "O rei do Forró" is just as swell as his fashion sense.

I Wonder as I Wanderley

Since everyone loves a happy organ, it seemed fitting to post another Walter Wanderley album, even though I just linked to one about a week ago. This one from 18 Rodas is vocals and instrumentals, from 1967.

Brazil Gems in the Playlist

On this week's playlist....music by Nin and Your Boys from 1963 might remind you of the inept junior high school bands of your first school dance....album courtesy of It's Twisting Time. The Sharebee links are so old only the Megaupload option remains.
The site also has some Meire Pavão sides that I've been enjoying, (you can also find them at Sodajoivemguarda) including "Meu Broto Aprendeu Karatê (My Boyfriend's Learning Karate)" and "I Love Batman".

What are YOU listening to?

Samba for the Soul

These vintage 1950s Brazilian album covers gracing the pages of Toque Musical are a joy in themselves, and the smoothly romantic music is aural Valium, evoking an era of ladies in satin gowns gliding across the dance floor with suave gentlemen in dinner jackets.

Túnel do Tempo

I'm not sure why I still seem to have an endless capacity for oddball foreign cover tunes of sixties pop music, particularly Brazilian covers. So Túnel do Tempo's offerings were a major jackpot--who wouldn't want a cover of Alley-oop, ( which translates to Brucutu in Portuguese) an asthmatic version of "You Turn Me On" by Erasmo Carlos, or Tony Campellos' "Diabinho endiabrado" ((I'll give you a clue of what the original is.....oooh-eee-oooh-ah-ah, ting tang walla walla bing bang)? In case you can't guess, the originals are thoughtfully provided as well to enable scholarly comparison.