Bat Makumba

Bat Makumba | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 21, 2003)
• Original Release Date: June 21, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bat Makumba Records
• ASIN: B0000A5BQX
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #838,840 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Trabalha

2. Que Nada e Peixe

3. Uma Gota

4. Meu Caminhar

5. Ca Minina

6. Quiero (Cuba Rum Cachaca Brasil)

7. Mignon

8. Tropico

9. Exilio

10. Resolucao

11. Cantiga

12. Lua Bonita

13. Sereua

14. Morro de Saudade (Enredo 415)

15. Kidnapista

Editorial Reviews

San Francisco Bay Guardian, 6/26/02

"[Bat Makumba] have a hard-edged, raw quality that will be the key to their success."

The Oakland Tribune, 7/19/02

The music is lively and original; you don't have to be Brazilian, or speak Portuguese, to feel the flow.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I guess the secret's out, July 15, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Bat Makumba (Audio CD)

I thought Bat Makumba was my neighborhood's little secret but I guess they're hitting the medium-big time now! The album captures a hot night at the Elbo and makes me wish I were there now. The only thing missing are the great covers that they rip through. Led by Alex's guitars and vocals and Emiliano's drums, I've yet to be disappointed by them. Great song (lyrics too) with the Old Guard of Mangueira putting in a rootsy samba cameo on Morro de Saudade, which compares San Francisco and Rio. It's the only 'straight' samba track, with the rest being a mistura of funky influences. I detect some influences of Lenine and manguebeat, tropicalia, etc.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Champions of rhythm!, September 4, 2003

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Frank (Bay Area) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bat Makumba (Audio CD)

What a great CD! A friend of mine recommended this album to me and told me they play all different type of comtemporary types of Brazilian music. Yes they do. There is a ska, samba-enredo with Velha Guarda da Mangueira,some baiao and even salsa. I just hope to see Bat Makumba live one of these days after reading the newspaper articles about them on their website.