Brazil Classics 2: O Samba

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 22, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Luaka Bop
• ASIN: B0007XT83K
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #34,300 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #6 in Music > World Music > Latin Music > Brazilian > Afro Brazilian
  • #35 in Music > World Music > Latin Music > Samba

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brazil Samba, October 6, 2005

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Pablo Parks "Pablo" (Bayonet Point, Florida) - See all my reviews

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

Many loath this collection and say it is dated and that David Byrne did not make the best possible selections to represent classic Samba music. But this is one heck of a CD. The two opening tracks by Clara Nunes will leave you mesmerized by those vocals and sad over what could have been if not for her tragic death. Beth Carvahlo on track 7 is one of the best Samba numbers from the 80s I've ever heard. Many other big name artists from Samba's past are represented here and while maybe they aren't represented by their best works, they are displayed well and this is one nice collection.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Marvelously lush, sexy, voluptuous music!, July 19, 2008

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F. Williams (New Mexico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brazil Classics 2: O Samba (Audio CD)

This was my introduction to Samba, and is one of my all-time favorite albums. I can't understand a word of it, since I don't speak Portuguese, but that doesn't matter in the slightest. The rhythms and musicianship, the vocals and recording quality, but mainly the joyous happy SOUND of it remains a treat every time it plays. Writing this review reminded me there is more out there, so I just ordered the first collection, and am off to look for more from Clara Lunes and Alcione, two of the most seductive, husky-voiced women on the planet. Gals will find their counterparts in Cino Monteiro and Martinho Da Silva. Fabulous.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quintessential Samba, July 6, 2005

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Javier Moreno (San Francisco Bay Area, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brazil Classics 2: O Samba (Audio CD)

A masterpiece released in 1989, and probably the reason why David Byrne kept pushing the exploration of world music. A Must Have.