Says Don Day Don Dree Don Don

Marcio Local | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 12, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Luaka Bop
• ASIN: B00242GSK8
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #130,966 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Review

This is what drew us to him; there was no pretentious misconceptions of what
samba should sound like, or some new ''take'' on old classics, but a rather
brilliant - and near seamless - mix of the two. --The Tripwire.com

Product Description

Márcio Local stands at the crossroads of two great traditions in modern
Brazilian music, with one foot in samba, the heavily percussive Afro-Brazilian dance music and the other in soul, the African American music rooted in the blues which attracted a mass audience in Brazil in the 1960s and 1970s. Once regarded as a faddish import, soul music has been effectively Brazilianized such that it now constitutes a local tradition in big cities like São Paulo and Márcio s home town of Rio de Janeiro. Márcio has also discovered ways to combine these two traditions to forge new variations of samba-soul by
exploring the ever-expanding modern soundscape of Rio. He is also omething
of a sensual romantic who makes music thinking about lazy Saturday
afternoons at the beach, a game of soccer, the drama of sexual seduction, and the bustle of the urban scene. In this way, he belongs to another tradition in Brazilian music that celebrates the pleasures of everyday life and the redemptive power of a catchy tune. These songs celebrate a Rio de Janeiro steeped in Afro-Brazilian traditions, yet constantly devouring and reinventing new sounds and styles. With Márcio Local Says, ''Don Day Don Dree Don Don'': Adventures in Samba Soul, Márcio Local takes the stage as an inspired innovator of the samba soul tradition. In own words, his music offers ''a mixture of Jorge Benjor, Seu Jorge, Banda Black Rio, Wilson Simonal, but model 2008, 4x4 and turbocharged.'' The album was produced by Mario Caldato, Jr. (of Beastie Boys fame).

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Adventure, December 12, 2009

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R. Caverly (Downingtown, Pa. United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Márcio Local Says Don Day Don Dree Don Don (MP3 Download)

Don Day Don is a really great album. The funk influence, combined with samba rhythms and sound, add up to one hell of an experience. It's impossible not to feel this down to your shoes.

I first heard about this album on NPR's Weekend Edition, and I was immediately impressed. This is well worth the purchase.

5.0 out of 5 stars A revelation, September 4, 2010

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katzcrawford (Lexington, KY USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Márcio Local Says Don Day Don Dree Don Don (MP3 Download)

Leave it to David Byrne's Luaka Bop records to expand my musical horizons again. This record may be the best single artist release (some compliations are just incredible) ever on the label, and ranks right up there with some of the all time great Brazilian releases by the masters. Not only is there not a bad track on it, some (Resgate, Soul Do Samba & Preta Luxo) might be considered Samba classics. Highly recommended.