Brazil Classics 2: O Samba

Brazil Classics (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 4, 1989)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000002LJ8
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #154,455 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #42 in Music > World Music > Latin Music > Brazilian > Afro Brazilian

Track Listings

1. Deusa Dos Orixás

2. Ljexá (Filhos de Gandhy)

3. S.P.C.

4. Sufoco

5. Formosa

6. Oleré Camará

7. O Encanto Do Gantois

8. Aldeia de Okarimb

9. É Preciso Muito Amor

10. Caxambu

11. Quem Me Guia

12. Filhos de Gandhi

13. Claustrofabia

14. Batucada No Chão

15. Sosou Para Ramadés

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gods, Girls and Guitars: Samba, the music of Brazilian life, July 11, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Brazil Classics 2: O Samba (Audio CD)

This was the first Brazilian album I ever bought. Since this purchase, made over four years ago, I've learned portuguese, traveled to Brasil four times, and danced in the streets during carnival. Unlike other Latin American music, which also features interesting, hip-moving sounds, Samba laughs and plays. For example, the song 'E preciso muito amor' is sung by a man whipped by his woman. "It takes a lot of love," the lyrics go, "to put up with this woman. Everything she sees in the window she wants...and I have to give with out complaining, because if I don't, she'll cry and threaten to leave." Funny stuff. The tribulations of the common man on the street. The instrumentation is what defines the traditional samba genre. Heavy on Afro-Brazilian percussion, the rich samba rhythms begin with the earth-trembling drum beat of the Surdo(bass drum) and build to screeching otherworldly sound of the Cuica (friction drum). Though I have discovered literally dozens of other indigenous Brazilian musical styles in the four years since I bought this album, I still regard Samba as THE national music of Brazil. Enjoy!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a fantastic introduction to samba, November 5, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Brazil Classics 2: O Samba (Audio CD)

This disc was compiled by David Byrne, and he has done an excellent job in selecting the best offerings of some of the biggest names in Brazilian music (though there is a greater diversity here than on "Beleza Tropical"). I really enjoy Clara Nunes and Beth Carvalho, and even the two songs from Alcione (who normally sings insipid american style "slow jams") are great. Martinho da Vila and Paulinho da Viola are both represented, two artists I would encourage everyone interested in Brazilian music to familiarize themselves with.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You'll never get tired of this music, July 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Brazil Classics 2: O Samba (Audio CD)

I've been listening to this tape going on nine years now, and I've got to say, it's one of the very few compilations I own that always puts me in a great mood. This is a must buy!