Gilles Peterson in Brazil

Gilles Peterson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 5, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: RRM/Wrasse Records
• ASIN: B00061QJY4
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #413,559 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Nem vem que não tem/Wilson Simonal

2. Berimbau/Golden Boys

3. No caminho do bem/Tim Maia

4. Serrado/Djavan

5. Tenha fé pois amanhã um lindo dia vai nascer/Os Originais do Samba

6. O telefone tocou novamente/O Povo Canta

7. Candomblé/Mario Castro Neves & Samba SA

8. Tudo que você podia ser/Quarteto em Cy

9. Sob o Mar/Jaime e Nair

10. Nana/Os Cobras

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Mandingueira (Instituto remix feat. Elza Soares)/BiD

2. Bob (Edu K remix feat Bebel Gilberto)/Otto

3. Menino/Patricia Marx & 4 Hero

4. Parabéns (Dança Do Daniel)/Marcos Valle

5. Escrávos de Jô Robust Horns Mix/Joaquin Claussell & Kerri Chandler

6. Green Gold/Spritual South

7. Futebol de bar (Heavy Üsker Mix)/Cesar Mariano and Cia

8. Malandragem/Drumagick

9. Moments of Lust feat. Vikter Duplaix/DJ Marky & XRS

10. Beyond The Rains feat. Billie Godfrey (Drumagick city mix)/Mitchell and Dewbury

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If I could, I'd give this 10 stars., October 16, 2004

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Jack Dempsey (South Miami Beach, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gilles Peterson in Brazil (Audio CD)

First off, this is Gilles Peterson. The fact that you've made it this far means you are either (a) in the know or, (b) just here on dumb-luck. Whichever the scenario may be, consider yourself blessed, stop deliberating over this cd and just purchase it now and be done with it.

Going back to my first point, it's Gilles Peterson. That speaks volumes. This man literally can do no wrong and there are very few others around of which that can be said. The few others of course are such geniuses as Little Louie Vega, Kenny Dope Gonzales, Larry Heard, Danny Krivit, Miguel Migs and a few others that I'll leave off for the sake of being mysterious. :)

At any rate, the music on here is absolutely second to none. I mean it is flawless. Impeccably chosen and mixed, creating a vibe that is simply gorgeous. The first disc is the "classic" vibe, throwing back a very cool late 60's to funky 70's brazilian groove. The second disc is the contemporary counterpart and is equally mesmerizing.

Get this, get this, get this. That's truly all I can say. I fear that I simply haven't done this cd justice in this review, but hopefully you can forgive me. If you get this, I'm sure you will. Oh, and if you can find it, Kenny Dope Gonzalez has a counterpart cd to this one that is now out on Marcos Valle's same record label in the UK (Far Out) which features his take on classic Brazilian groovers and funk such as those Gilles put on disc 1 of this baby. IF you can find, get that one too. :)

Enjoy!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars unexpectedly great compilation!, November 28, 2005

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Pink Noodle (Duncanville, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gilles Peterson in Brazil (Audio CD)

The liner notes call this "freshly squeezed Brazilian jazz juice for 2004" - a nice subtitle. CD 1 has great songs from the 60s and 70s; some are famous classics, some are not. They are not remixed, Gilles honors the tradition. CD 2, to my pleasant surprise, has a good bit of listening variety. The all-too-frequent "thump-thump-thump-thump" doesn't even kick in until halfway through the CD, and even then is not constant. The notes explain that since Brazilian drum 'n' bass has been so popular with the club scene, Gilles "wants to explore other angles and aspects of the nu-skool."

I was expecting something along the lines of the Brazilectro compilations - of which I have all, and like them a lot - but this is significantly different in approach. Thank you, DJ Gilles, for providing an invigorating alternative to other compilations on the market! Highly recommended for listening as much as for dancing.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Funk from Brazil, April 13, 2006

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bordersj2 (Boston) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gilles Peterson in Brazil (Audio CD)

This is a nice 2 disc set compiled by Gilles peterson. Disc one, "Classic", features songs from the 60's and 70's with a distinctly funky feel to them while disc two features more modern interpretations, but still with funk and soul. Both discs are specific to Gilles Peterson's DJing and compilation style. That is, he goes well off the beaten path to bring up some terrific tracks that may not hit the main-stream/commercial compilation series'.

Disc one starts out with an old Wilson Simonal track "Nem Vem Que Nao Tem"... talk about classic! Nice funk, plenty of attitude. Golden Boys have a version of "Berimbau' that's far different from the Baden Powell version that many are accustomed to. Nice instrumentation and build. Meanwhile "No Caminho do Bem" will remind you of afrocentric tunes in the USA in the 70's... it really is a small world... but accurate for the message of that time (loosely means "get out of the way of good). Another song I enjoyed off the classic disc was O Povo Canta (the people sing). A clip on that, you can see where Timbalada got inspiration some 25 years later! I also dug Jaime Alem & Nair Candia's "Sob O Mar" (Under the Sea, or "underwater"). Like another reviewer I prefer Nair's single version of the song. I also enjoyed "Mario Castro Neves "Candomble" is also a sensational song to add.

Disc 2 is more dedicated to the new artists, but in the same mold of the first. BiD's "Mandigueira" is a fantastic blend of old styles and modern effects, featuring hollow percussion and Elza Soares on vocals. Patricia Marx mixes it up with another London broken beat master group, 4Hero, with "Menino". It's a song with modern soul and flavor to it, starting out like a usual R&B song but with a nice loop to it. Marcos Valle's "Parabens" is also featured, and another great song on disc two includes a jazzed up version of "Escravos do Jo" by Joaquin Claussel & Kerri Chandler. It's got a killer horn, and samples of the more common 'Friends from Rio' version. But I think the real gem in this one is "Futebol de Bar". Slammin' piano, and damned if it doesn't get samba football in your head... hard to explain, but you have to hear this song to hear it - so Brazilian! Even heard it on O Globo here & there.

This double disc set is a wealth of musical knowledge. It's not so random either, and I think Gilles did a terrific job at truly identifying a musical culture outside of the typical "Girl from Ipanema". Real songs, real emotions, real life. I wasn't a fan of all of the songs here but there's more than enough to justify the purchase and I appreciated the alternate interpretations. If you like this, you'll definitely love the "Brazilian Love Affiar" series on Far Out records. You might also like an album titled "Spirit of Brasil" which was designed just like this one, but released maybe 4 years before!

*This is the same as the domestic one, only it's an import.