Samba Pra Burro [Import]

Otto | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 18, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Trama
• ASIN: B00003TFM5
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #392,107 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A mix of eletronic and folk brazilian music, January 12, 2000

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Rafael Thiago Farias Bastos (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samba Pra Burro (Audio CD)

The first time that you hear this Album, you will probably found it strange, because it is a unusual mix of eletronic music and the folk brazilian music, and it has some of the vocals in french...but then you will see how brilliant is this work. It has some musics like MPB, and others eletronics.A similar artist that do it is Chico sciense and nação zumbi.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mangue Poetics, March 25, 2007

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Kenneth R. Riley "mangueken" (Kentucky) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samba Pra Burro (Audio CD)

Otto's first CD is great and definitely in the mangue beat tradition. If you don't speak portuguese but like drum 'n' bass type music, you'll like it because of the mixing in of rhythms from the state of Pernambuco in the Northeast of Brazil, which, is the cultural heart of Brazil. If you understand Portuguese, well then you perceive how poetic his songs are, especially in songs like TV a Cabo and Cafe Preto. Both musically and lyrically, he stays true to the mangue beat conception of always keeping one foot in Pernambuco and the other in the world. If you like originality, this is definite must have.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ordem the Progressivo CD!, May 6, 2001

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Patrick T. McLendon (Birmingham, AL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samba Pra Burro (Audio CD)

During a business trip to Sao Paulo I wandered into a music store off Consolocao. A native speaker of red-neck English and a limited speaker of Spanish, I tried to explain to the Portuguese-only students running the shop that I wanted to listen to something very new but very Brazilian. After a few misfires, a very excited young lady brought me Samba Pra Burro. Jackpot!!! Samba has a techno-pop construction reminiscent of Beck's Odelay, but its emotional textures are more engaging. If this is the future of Brazilian music, the rest of the world had best take notice.

After many hours of listening, flipping through the dictionary, and pestering Brazilian friends, I've managed to unravel most of the lyrics. They are silly, sarcastic, nonsensical, and in the context of the music, smart. The songs stand alone and are of appropriate length for comercial airplay, but I enjoy the album best in its entirety. The several tempo and mood changes flow well, and there are some recurring musical devices that make Samba a great way to spend your hour.

Despite the title, Samba Pra Burro is not a dance disc. Far enough on the pop side of avant garde to remain accessible, Otto has obviously made a lasting impression on me. If you enjoy Beck, Laurie Anderson, Peter Gabriel, Bowie and Seal, overcome your fear of foreign languages and buy this disk. Though it is usually out of stock, it will be worth the wait and your hard-earned Reais.