Brazil Classics 1: Beleza Tropical [Import]

Various Artists - Intl. - So. & Central America - Brazil/Bossa Nova/Samba, Brazil Classics (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Luaka Bop
• ASIN: B000002LG3
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #127,870 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #32 in Music > World Music > Latin Music > Brazilian > Afro Brazilian
  • #39 in Music > World Music > Latin Music > Brazilian > Tropicália

Track Listings

1. Ponta de Lanca Africano (Umbabarauma) - Jorge Ben

2. Sonho Meu - Maria Bethania E Gal Costa

3. So Quero Um Xodo - Gilberto Gil

4. Um Canto de Afoxe Para O Bloco do lle (Ile Aye) - Caetano Veloso

5. O Leaozinho - Caetano Veloso

6. Cacada - Chico Buarqe

7. Calice - Chico Buarqe/Milton Nascimento

8. Equatorial - Lo Borges

9. San Vicente - Milton Nascimento

10. Quilomba, o el Dorado Negro - Gilberto Gil

11. Caramba!... Galileu Da Galileia - Jorge Ben

12. Caixa de Sol - Nazare Pereira

13. Maculele - Nazare Pereira

14. Queixa - Caetano Veloso

15. Andar Com Fe - Gilberto Gil

16. Fio Maravilha - Jorge Ben

17. Anima - Milton Nascimento

18. Terra - Caetano Veloso

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great CD, January 18, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Brazil Classics 1: Beleza Tropical (Audio CD)

I've had this CD for nearly 10 years now, and I still love it. It is a great introduction to Brazilian music. Like many compilations featuring various artists, there is a wide variety of styles; some songs I don't like as much, while others are just incredible, and that's why it ranks as a five-star CD. I would rank the best songs on "Brazil Classics I: Beleza Tropical" with songs by the Beatles or Simon & Garfunkel. It's hard to describe-- the music is a little bit familiar and accessable to my American ears, and at the same time very different than anything I had heard before. I gave a copy as gift to a friend, and he loved it. Then he promptly went out and bought two copies to give as gifts to other friends. It's definitely the kind of CD you want to share with your friends and spread the word about. The liner notes are quite good, too.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The star of my music collection, October 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Brazil Classics 1: Beleza Tropical (Audio CD)

My introduction to Brazilian music, this album has been one of my absolute favorites for 10 years now and still can't get enough of it. Perfect for every mood. Even though I do not speak portuguese, I know all the words!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars David Byrne made some excellent choices for this album, November 5, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Brazil Classics 1: Beleza Tropical (Audio CD)

"Beleza Tropical" is the first in a four part series of Brazilian music assembled by David Byrne. The three albums that are still in print are all fantastic - I highly recommend each one. Byrne has selected some prime offerings from the biggest names in MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira - it's easily translatable)for this album, almost exclusively from the 1970s, at the highpoint of the genre (Caetano Veloso, Jorge Ben, Gilberto Gil, Milton Nascimento). If I were to make any criticism it is that the artists are rather narrowly represented, with only the biggest names present on multiple tracks, but having said that, the tracks are all great, and this does provide some greater insight into the work of those artists. In particular, the three Jorge Ben songs are fantastic and the the two Chico Buarque songs are also outstanding; there is a good summary of "Calice"provided in an earlier review.