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100 Anos: Gafieira Universal

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BRASIL SPEAKS PORTUGUESE(180 MILLION PEOPLE)NOT SPANISH!!!

These guys flat out ROCK the funk with amazing butt-shaking syncopated latin/funk rhythms. If you grew up watching Chips, you know the great music they had during car/motorcycle chases? This is kind of like that, but even BETTER. Reminds me of an obscure New York band called the Happy Albrights that funked it almost as good. This music will make you want to BOO-GIE!

Terrific songs. Very original, they deserve great success. I wish they had more CD's available. To me three great songs on this CD and four very good indeed. Excellent--a master work. Brasil sure has great musicians and singers.

This is an obscure Brazilian funk band who have been re-released on the back of the resurgence of all things 70's and funky. They were no doubt a very famous band in Brazil at their peak in the late 70's but as far as the rest of the world goes, virtually unknown. So it's nice to get the chance to hear them, because they developed a nice latin spin on the American funk played by the likes of Earth, Wind and Fire and the Ohio Players. There are some great instrumental tracks on this which highlight the percussion and all round jamming nature of the band, and only a few tracks with vocals (in spanish). The vocal tracks are fine, but not knowing the lingo it kind of takes away from them a bit. However definitely worth getting for the music. If you want to try something with a slightly different flavour in your dance music get this.