Customer Reviews

Brasilidade

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Although I like "Revisited", this is the better of the two albums. "Brasilidade" has taken Getz, Gilberto, Jobim and others and mixed them in a catchy way to bring Bossa Nova of the 60's right into the new century. The songs are alive, fresh and full or energy.

An excellent CD. Their first disc was nice, but the beats were a little too cliched. On this disc, they have a new, fresh sound. And they have taken on the sound more common from O Barquinho, from the first Bossa Cuca Nova cd. I do not know how to explain it they have gotten better in time and their sound has a maturity to it now. And that flavor and extra ingredient that they need is there with Roberto Menescal. They redo the classics again. While they will not make you forget the old versions (that is not their goal anyway) they will give them a facelift. It is a bad description but the best I can think of. New versions of the songs that are very good.

This CD is a good one. Ziriguiboom/Six Degrees Records has another winner. If you like Brasil 2Mil, you will really like this album. And if you liked their first album, you will like this one even more.

This album is an excellent sequel to the "revisited clasics" CD, now the 3 DJ's are organized as a band but what makes this album special and interesting is the great colaboration of Roberto Menescal, this is a perfect blend of great grooves & Bossanova, all of the arrangments are tasteful and cool, my favorite tracks are "Rio" & "Brasilidade", check also the soulful version of Garota De Ipanema, this is by far my favorite CD of all the Six Degrees/Zirigüiboom series (Brasil 2000, Zuco 103, Suba, Bebel Gilberto) which by the way all of them are great, A must have!

Lstening through the first track alone will make the listener realize bossa nova is not a genre trapped in the past. Of course, any music, not just bossa nova, can be brought to the present through arrangements, sampling, and studio mixing - the question is how respectfully the past material is incorporated in such cases of 'modernization'. Bossacucanova's Brasilidade is a fine example of understanding the original material and giving it a new life: "Agua de Beber" receives an invigorating bassline and upbeat programming, not to mention surprisingly effective male vocal (Astrud Gilberto - sang one of the definitive versions with a feminine mystique) while retaining its sultry intrigue so apparent in the past recordings. The involvement of Roberto Menescal, one of the original bossa nova set, no doubt provided sensitive and careful treatment of the past materials and it helped create an album that strikes a balance between past and the present but without compromises. The result for me, was a happy conflict within between the laid-backness of the traditional bossa nova tune that would transport me to a lazy afternoon in a hammock, and upbeat danceability of the new intervention that kept me from doing so.

Good album. The songs Nos e O mar and Mais Perto Do Mar are amazing songs, great for those long walks along the beach. Really give it a try!!

I love Brazilian music--from classic Bossa Nova and Samba to the current remixes and new approaches. I think this album deserves about a C+. It's pleasant enough, but it's kind of flat--the tunes don't really come alive; they're a bit monotonous. They don't have the subtlety and feel of the classic bossa nova and they don't have the energy and rhythmic interest of the next Bossacucanova disc--Uma Batida Diferente. So if you like this one, then you really should buy Uma Batida Diferente (that one gets an A).

This cd is the upest-sounding, groovinest thing I've heard since... well, maybe ever. I have difficulty getting past the first 4 tracks only because they are so good: I keep replaying them, as if they were a bossa suite. These may be old songs, but they sound anything but old. I have to agree with the other reviewer: this 2nd offering from Bossacucanova far surpasses their 1st.

Lstening through the first track alone will make the listener realize bossa nova is not a genre trapped in the past. Of course, any music, not just bossa nova, can be brought to the present through arrangements, sampling, and studio mixing - the question is how respectfully the past material is incorporated in such cases of 'modernization'. Bossacucanova's Brasilidade is a fine example of understanding the original material and giving it a new life: "Agua de Beber" receives an invigorating bassline and upbeat programming, not to mention surprisingly effective male vocal (Astrud Gilberto - sang one of the definitive versions with a feminine mystique) while retaining its sultry intrigue so apparent in the past recordings. The involvement of Roberto Menescal, one of the original bossa nova set, no doubt provided sensitive and careful treatment of the past materials and it helped create an album that strikes a balance between past and the present but without compromises. The result for me, was a happy conflict within between the laid-backness of the traditional bossa nova tune that would transport me to a lazy afternoon in a hammock, and upbeat danceability of the new intervention that kept me from doing so.

Lstening through the first track alone will make the listener realize bossa nova is not a genre trapped in the past. Of course, any music, not just bossa nova, can be brought to the present through arrangements, sampling, and studio mixing - the question is how respectfully the past material is incorporated in such cases of 'modernization'. Bossacucanova's Brasilidade is a fine example of understanding the original material and giving it a new life: "Agua de Beber" receives an invigorating bassline and upbeat programming, not to mention surprisingly effective male vocal (Astrud Gilberto - sang one of the definitive versions with a feminine mystique) while retaining its sultry intrigue so apparent in the past recordings. The involvement of Roberto Menescal, one of the original bossa nova set, no doubt provided sensitive and careful treatment of the past materials and it helped create an album that strikes a balance between past and the present but without compromises. The result for me, was a happy conflict within between the laid-backness of the traditional bossa nova tune that would transport me to a lazy afternoon in a hammock, and upbeat danceability of the new intervention that kept me from doing so.

Bossacucanova puts on modern day arrangements to classic bossa nova tunes. Great addition to anyone's bossa nova collection.