Serie Focus [Import]

Bezerra Da Silva | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Bmg
• ASIN: B00002ZZSQ
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,768,320 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Overdose De Cocada

2. Assombracao De Barraco

3. Malandragem Da Umt Empo

4. Pode Acreditar Em Mim

5. Sua Cabeca Nao Passa Na Porta

6. Defunto Caguete

7. Bicho Feroz

8. Minha Sogra Parece Um Sapato

9. A Semente

10. Canudo De Ouro

11. Pai Veio

12. Viuva De Seis

13. Eu Sou Favela

14. Na Hora Da Dura

15. Meu Bom Juiz

16. Safado E Safado Mesmo

17. Vitimas Da Sociedade

18. Colina Maldita

19. Sequestraram Minha Sogra

20. Filho De Mae Solteira

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Save Bezerra !, March 2, 2004

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Geraldino Mineirão (Belo Horizonte, MG (BRA)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Serie Focus (Audio CD)

Try to imagine the movie City Of God converted to samba. The result is the finest samba old school from Brasil! The style called "partido alto" (high party) is the most respected samba style over here and during the last years has became an huge fever among the youngest generations. It's totally different from the samba played by the schools on the avenues during the Carnival. It's the authentic samba from the ghettos, represented by traditional names like Bezerra da Silva, Dicró, Moreira da Silva, Zeca Pagodinho, Almir Guineto and others. Bezerra's style really could be considered a sort of "gangsta samba". He sings some commom situations at the Rio de Janeiro "favelas" but with a cool, creative and quite funny slang. Call your friends to a barbecue, listen to the songs "Malandragem Da Um Tempo", "A Semente" (the seed), "Safado é Safado Mesmo", "Defunto Caguete", "Overdose de Cocada", "Sequestraram Minha Sogra", "Colina Maldita" and get in touch with the "malandro way of life". But don't forget: be smart 'cause the "men" are on your back!

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Brazilian acoustic sambas, November 12, 2002

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

Samba singer Bezerra Da Silva is known as a master of the "malandro" (bad guy) genre, samba's equivalent of American gangsta rap. I can't vouch for the lyrics, but the musical content on this best-of disc is all top-notch. It's great stuff, full of slinky cavaquinho mandolins, cheery-sounding vocal choruses, and gorgeous, sleek melodic production. I love the way this music sounds & would definitely recommend this record.