Customer Reviews

Brasil 2mil

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This CD is so smooth that it puts you straight into a sensual mood. It contains the silky smooth voice of Bebel Gilberteo and up-tempo tracks from the more new groups like Smoke City. I cannot say enough about this CD-- it is very impressive. It is a sign of the future in Brazilian music without forgetting the past. Tracks to look forward to in my opinion are Carmesim and O Dia Em Que Faremos Cantatos. If you like Brazilian music and want to hear whats new, you've gotta buy this one.

There are lots of Brazilian compilations out there right now, but this is the best by far if you are looking for the forward thinking sounds of the NEW Brazil! Every track is a winner and will make you want to dig even deeper into this exciting music. For fans of World, Groove, Ambient and Pop music.

This is a must have CD. I recommend it to all of my friends. It looks as if the new Bossa Nova sound is in these days, but this CD came out right on the verge of the new explosion - I got it because I recognized many of the names on the CD. If you are interested in the new Thievery Corporation CD, or some of the Ambient scenes, including eighteenth street lounge Jet Society, or "Bass-a-Tronique", you'll love this CD. Since this album came out, many artists have gone on to make their own terrific works: Fernanda Abreu, Suba, Bebel Gilberto, Andrea Marque (went to a different label) and even Zuco 103. Also included on the CD is an extremely hard to find group, Smoke City - if you like this group, get this album because finding their CD alone is near impossible. Their contribution "Numbers" is terrific. Andrea Marquee's "Carmesim" is magical, and the song is not on her debut solo album. There are even more well known artists involved in this CD too.

Get this disc first if you're into the compilations. It's an outstanding introduction and possibly the best compilation/sampler that I've purchased in the new era of Bossa Nova. You won't be sorry!

A lovely, groovy (southern) summer soundtrack. Plenty of variety but consistently good quality. Recommended.

I definitely agree with Larry - this is tremendous and was a very influential cd for me. Anyone looking to do a true sampler compilation should take a look at what Ziriguiboom did with this. Ziriguiboom/Crammed has basically partnered up with Six Degrees Records and release great artists on the labels. This was fantastic at getting the word out and made me look forward to hearing their artists that were coming out, like Zuco 103, Suba and Bebel Gilberto.

This sampler is from 1999 and was also a fantastic prelude to the nu-brazil sound/electric Brazil sound altogether. The cuts here by Bebel Gilberto and Zuco 103 are prototypes of songs on their respective albums - they aren't the same as the ones on their feature releases. Another artist that would release an extremely successful album was Suba, who featured Cibelle, Katia B and Joao Parahyba to name a few. Here you hear the ultra sexy "Voce Gosta". Andrea Marquee, who does "Carmesim" here (a breathtaking and breezy summer cut that's only on this cd) later went to Sterns, released "Zumbi" and has been huge in live theater productions... what a voice she has! Rounding out the impressive musical line-up is Lenine's rockin' tale of aliens arriving in Brazil, a pretty light modern sounding Daude track I love, Arnaldo Artunes with Marisa Monte (Tribalistas!) re-doing "Alta Noite" while Fernanda Abreu's seductive "take a Walk on the Wild Side" finishes up the vocal tracks. Arakatuba has an electric samba to conclude the cd... as interpreted by Fila Brazilia.

I HIGHLY recommend this cd. Even today it's great compared to other similar compilations at the time. Just look at what's happened to some of the musicians featured here since this release - most (actually, all of them) have released terrific cd's; some more dated than others. Just do a search on Amazon for the artists - it's really impressive IMO. If you like this, of the artists here I would recommend the artists works; especially Bebel Gilberto and Suba. Also if you're looking for something similar, Ziriguiboom released a sampler at the end of 2002 titled "Now Sound of Brazil" which features more artists from their label. Also check out <BPM>'s "The Brazilian Vibe Experience". Enjoy!

I find it interesting that so many fans of Brazilian music disregard this collection as "inauthentic," "too electronic" or "too trendy." While it may lack the driving, infectious beats of samba or forro and the gritty, sweaty feel that sometimes goes along, the music often seems to me an extension of bossa nova: cool music for hot days. There are some very sweet tracks on here. It is a CD that doesn't demand much of you; it doesn't make you want to dance or thump something to keep time; mostly it makes you want to be somewhere breezy with a caprinha in hand -- beside a pool, say.

I'm not five-starring it because it's not wholly original: a couple of the tracks were a bit bland. But the rest were lovely, original gems. And the packaging rocks.

if this is brasil 2mil #1. the soul of bassonova, i can't wait to hear #2. this compilation is so good i went out and bought cds by 6 of the artists on this cd (bebel gilberto, smoke city, zuco 103, suba, lenine, daude). i'm still not disappointed. these sounds are FRESH. get it.

I can't believe the negative reviews below! This is the BEST CD sampler of ELECTRONICA BASS-A-NOVA that I've come across. Purists should look elsewhere. (Just because you happen to like Bo Diddley, doesn't mean you can't love They Might Be Giants or Radiohead too.) I, too, have over 100 Brasilian albums & CDs, but I still love this. I've had it for several years and it's a great introduction to a variety of new artists from Brasil including Lenine, Zuco 103, Smoke City, Suba, Arnaldo Antunes, Arto Lindsay, and Fernanda Abreu. It's full of modern electronica innovations, creativity, and rhythms. It's fantastic!

A killer collection of Brazil's best new artists. Includes cult favorites such as Lenine and Arnaldo Antunes, as well as better-known musicians such as rocker Chico Science and novo traditionalist, Virginia Rodrigues. The emphasis here is on smooth soul, triphop, and novo bossa nova, and vague hints of the Brazilian electronica scene -- it's interesting that Brazilian pop, which has often stumbled so badly over cheesy overproduction, is now finding such fertile ground in the dreamy, slow, chill-room vibe... Although this album fudges a little to select mellower tracks by occasionally rowdier artists, it's a strong song selection, and flows well as an album. A sweet peek at some of the new stuff which can barely be heard outside of Brazil proper -- worth checking out.

A relentlessly trendoid pastiche intended for the North American kewl market. It cobbles together the offerings of many fine and varied artists, but the association implies that there is a "new thing" here - in the sense of the original bossa nova or tropicalia, which isn't the case. Rather being something new, it is an example of unassimilated influences. Some North American influences have been "eaten," perhaps especially by artists connected with Bahia, but that's not really on the table here. Virginia Rodrigues career has been stalled from day one because she is essentially unable to use her great voice - she simply can't move her butt stylistically - thus, her inclusion here is a bit of unintentional irony. Brasil has a tremendously complex folk and pop musical reservoir and a sophisticated modern music industry - this stuff is definitely not the sharpest tooth of the cutting edge.