Primal Roots [Original recording remastered, Import]

Sergio Mendes, Sergio Mendes | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 4, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered, Import
• Label: Japanese Import
• ASIN: B00006BGYE
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #675,482 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Promise Of A Fisherman

2. After Sunrise

3. Canto De Ubiratan

4. Iemanja

5. Pomba Gira

6. The Circle Game

7. Promise Of A Fisherman

8. The Crab

Editorial Reviews

Japanese exclusive CD debut of 1972 album for A&M. 8 tracks including 'The Circle Game'!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm not a big Sergio Mendes fan, BUT..., August 30, 2002

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

This 1972 release was Mendes' big "I can, too, play traditional!" album... and, boy, could he! A thunderous, kaleidoscopically produced sound with some killer Afro-Brazilian percussion. If you don't want to fool around with the lite pop stuff, but are still wondering what all the fuss was about, then try this one out. (Issued as "Raizes" in Brazil)

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Primal Roots-A Splended Sonic Experience, December 10, 2002

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William L. Phipps (Tuckahoe, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Primal Roots (Audio CD)

This cd blends both Brazilian and African-American Roots into one musical form. The songs are splendid and the sound of this cd puts most American product to shame. Again Gracinha Leporace shines throughout. She is Mrs Sergio Mendes but has nothing to apologize for. Her credentials are solid and the entire ensemble has opportunities to stretch, especially in the course of the cd's magnum opus The Circle Game. Special thanks to Japan for including the bonus cut The Crab.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sergio Mendes' "important album", July 8, 2008

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The Delite Rancher (Phoenix, Arizona) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Primal Roots (Audio CD)

By sharing its culture, Brazil has enriched countless lives around the world. Coming from a nation of great musical traditions, Sergio Mendes has never been one of his country's best exports. Always fast to embrace the commercial sound du jour, Mendes' discography hasn't aged well. "Primal Roots" is the exception to this rule. As the title suggests, this isn't another cornball excursion into Brazilian pop. Here, there's no pandering to Tropicália, disco or whatever was en vogue in 1972 -yes despite being played by the Brasil '77, the album was actually recorded in 1972 under the alternate title "Raízes." This is an album of traditional Brazilian music. The compositions feature traditional percussion instruments such as the gogó, cuica, pandeiro and atabaques. Much of the compositions emphasize the African origins of Brazilian music. While "Primal Roots" doesn't sell out to commercial pressures, it is far from a field recording of traditional music. While some songs feature minimalist chanting and drumming, others feature those silky smooth female vocalists, flutes and some psychedelic keyboard work. Sergio Mendes may never be remembered in the same light as Astrud Gilberto, Airto Moreira and Gilberto Gil but "Primal Roots" will always be remembered as his 'important album.'