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Putumayo: Festa Brasil

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Not all accordion music consists of oompa band polkas&sappy French love songs,or anything by Weird Al Yankovic.In Brazil,the accordion is part of forro music from the Northeast,in Bahia,a region with a deep African heritage.

"Festa Brasil" is one of Putumayo's great Brazilian compilations;unfortunately,it is out of print.

Highlights-
1)Sim/Nao-The smoky-voiced Lazzo sings a reggae version of a Caetano Veloso song.Delightful&frothy,it's joyful party music.
2)Monsieur Samba-Former model Ivette Sangalo outdoes Natalie Imbruglia&Kylie Minogue as a singer.Her exuberant song mixes Portuguese with French.I hope to get her live concert MTV CD.
3)Sexy Yemanaja-Slide guitar makes this song sound almost country.It's a joyful invocation of Yemanaja,the mermaid goddess of the waters in the Afro-Brazilian religion umbanda.
4)Chiclete com Banana-Gal Costa delightfully mocks the Americanization of Brazilian music.Great song.Gal Costa is gifted.One wonders what she'd think of the rap versions of Sergio Mendes' songs&his recent collaboration with Justin Timberlake...
5)Severina Xique-Xique-A funny song about a younger man wooing an older woman for her money.
6)Cocada-The great Rita Ribeiro sings a delightful song about candy.Definitely superior to Natalie Merchant's "Ice Cream." or the the "Honey,honey,sugar,sugar" song by the Archies.
7)Filhos do Tempo-A deeply rhythmic song by a feminist band that draws on its African heritage.Powerful samba-reggae.
8)Feira de Mangaio-Descriptive song about a Brazilian marketplace.Tragically,Agepe passed away in 1995.He had immense talent.
9)Ie Mama-Another rhythmic reggae song.It was produced by Suba,the late genius who also produced Bebel Gilberto's "Tanto Tempo." Suba was full of potential;his talent shows here.

This is a wonderful album.It's six years old,and it doesn't go out of date.If you like Brazilian music,this is perfect!

I have listened to lots of Brazilian music (and am half Brazilian!) and this is easily one of my favorite CDs. It features NorthEastern Brazilian rhythms in a modern style, creating crisp, lively music that is hard to sit still for. I highly recommend this CD.

I have a lot of Putomayo CDs and this one is my favorite.