Brazil - Roots - Samba

Wilson Moreira, Nelson Sargento | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 14, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rounder / Umgd
• ASIN: B00000039L
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #158,319 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Weight In The Balance

2. I'll Only Return

3. As The Saying Goes

4. I Was Condemned

5. Go Tell Her

6. Incomprehension

7. Go, Then

8. Worksite

9. I Promise To Be Faithful

10. Sea Of Tears

11. Cry Smile

12. From Bar To Bar

13. I Want You

14. Luanda, Angola

15. Enchanting Landscape

16. Sweet Love

17. I Came To Ask You

18. Portela And Its Charms

19. It Suffers But Doesn't Die

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Disregard Music Fan of North American, Listen to lucasrod, May 18, 2000

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G. Jefford (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brazil - Roots - Samba (Audio CD)

I have been enjoying 'a musica Brasileira' since 1971. This CD is one of the best I have ever heard and is one of my favorites of the >100 Brazilian CDs in my collection. A problem with much popular vocal music in the United States is that the industry has selected for a very narrow range of what it considers to be commercially viable. Someone with a voice like Chico Buarque or Tom Ze would not be considered viable here. And what a pity to get so much stuff like Brittany Spears. Anyway, the songs on this CD are great. This is one of those CDs that I have never tired of. I believe all these songs and more are also found on the Monarch import called A Velha Guarda da Portela. For me, this is a comfort CD. One of those you put on just because it makes you feel good.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Real Samba, January 3, 2000

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Helion Povoa Neto (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brazil - Roots - Samba (Audio CD)

Contrary to the review by "Music Fan" of North America, this IS real samba, authentic as the life of Brazilian black people and habitants of the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. Moreira and Sargento are two of the greatest masters of samba. They are not professional singers, but influential composers and artists. If you want to get experienced in this kind of art, don't hesitate to buy it. If you want an easier introduction, try the David Byrne compilation. It's the "best" through his eyes, or ears, but Brazilian music is much more than that.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Let me explain the bad review, October 18, 2001

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Moten Swing (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brazil - Roots - Samba (Audio CD)

I agree with the majority of reviews here. This is a super samba CD, it's the real stuff. But the reason "A music fan from North America" didn't like it is because the guys on the record maybe don't have the most gorgeous voices in the world--they just have perfect voices for what they do. This is real, authentic street-side samba. Their voices are a bit rough sometimes, but they are fantastic nonetheless.