Brazilian Recordings

Carmen Miranda | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 14, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Harlequin Records
• ASIN: B000001XYP
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #653,087 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Diz Que Tem

2. Coracao

3. Chegou a Turma Boa

4. A Preta Do Acarj

5. Recenseamento

6. O Que E Que a Baina Tem? (What Is It That a Baiana's Got?)

7. Uva de Caminhao

8. E Bateu-Se a Chapa

9. Isso Nao Se Atura

10. Preto E Branco

11. Cozinheira Granfina

12. Minha Embaixada Chegou

13. Ao Voltar Do Samba

14. Alō...Alō?

15. O Cachorro Vira Lata

16. Imperador Do Samba

17. Escrevi Um Bilhetinho

18. Endereco Errado

19. Sai da Toca Brasil!

20. Disseram Que Voltei Americanisada

See all 25 tracks on this disc

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Carmen Miranda's best recordings of her brazilian period., December 9, 1999

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Joćo Carlos Rodrigues (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brazilian Recordings (Audio CD)

Before coming to America in 1939, Carmen Miranda was the biggest female radio star in Brazil, with already a career of 10 years.This CD presents 25 of her greatest hits in those times, and we can see that her malicious way of singing was not a Hollywood creation, but something of her own.Most of the songs are delicious and Carmen is always superb.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Always Buy The Original, September 29, 2000

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"wuestenfuchs" (Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brazilian Recordings (Audio CD)

Very brazilian! No pseudo-brazilian music but one of the really brazilian music styles.

5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing collection, February 24, 2010

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brazilian Recordings (Audio CD)

Carmen Miranda
"The Brazilian Recordings"
(Harlequin Records)
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This is an amazing collection of Carmen Miranda's best classic recordings, made in the 1930s, before she moved to the United States. This is possibly the finest "samba cancao" (song-samba) music ever made, one great, perky, super-fun song after another. She is backed by many of the top musicians of the era -- Benedito Lacerda, et. al -- and the arrangements are a blast.

It looks as though the Harlequin/Interstate label has gone out of business, which is a shame since they had the best taste and widest range of any reissue label I've ever seen. Snap this disc up if you get a chance. (DJ Joe Sixpack, Slipcue Guide To Brazilian Music)