Brazuca Sounds

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Brazuca Sounds episodes

November 27, 2024 BONUS EP. (Erlon Chaves - Eu Tambem Quero Mocotó) | PREVIEW |
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"Eu Também Quero Mocotó" by Erlon Chaves (written by Jorge Ben)

Erlon Chaves was a maestro responsible for orchestrating Wilson Simonal's biggest hits and served as Elis Regina's lead pianist on tours. "Eu Também Quero Mocotó" was written by Jorge Ben and introduced Erlon as a singer during a made-for-TV song contest. "Eu Também Quero Mocotó" became a big phenomenon, and even today is a samba-rock classic in Brazil. Unfortunately, Erlon's brightest moment was also the worst. Erlon was accused by the military regime of public moral harassment after he was kissed by several blonde dancers on stage, taken into custody, and eventually "suggested" not to perform again. Four years later, in November 1974, Erlon died of a heart attack while buying a record player before visiting his friend Simonal in jail.
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3 min
November 19, 2024 Brazuca Sounds #72: Manguebeat Movement
In this episode, we discussed manguebeat by celebrating 30 years from the release of Chico Science & Nação Zumbi and Mundo Livre S/A's debut albums in 1994. A movement from the city of Recife, in Brazil's Northeast, manguebeat claimed to blend maracatu, which is the folklore music and dance from the region with elements of rock, dub, hip-hop, and bossa. The movement was extracted from a collective manifesto, "Crabs With Brains", a socio-political text against cultural stagnation, positioning the people of Recife, as part of their environment, but also able to transcend it, and overcome their situation. Chico Science & Fred Zero 04 (from Mundo Livre S/A) were the pivotal figures from the movement, but we also covered the bands Mestre Ambrósio, Cascabulho, Cordel do Fogo Encatado, DD Dolores e Orquestra de Santa Mass and Otto. All the songs we spoke about are available on our Spotify playlist: Brazuca Sounds Soundtracks.
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49 min
November 12, 2024 BONUS EP. (Jorge Mautner - Maracatu Atômico) | PREVIEW |
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"Maracatu Atômico" by Jorge Mautner (written by Mautner/Nelson Jacobina)

Gilberto Gil released this song as a single (compact), then produced Jorge Mautner's sophomore album, released in 1974 via Polydor. Before making music, Mautner was a controversial writer, with his Trilogy of Kaos banned by the military regime. Born in Rio, and raised in Sao Paulo to immigrant parents from Yugoslavia who escaped the Holocaust, Mautner was partially raised by his nanny from whom he learned much about Brazilian Afro religions. "Maracatu Atômico" is a mix of samba, funk, MPB, maracatu (a regional folklore rhythm from Pernambuco), and even Easter European music, as Mautner was primarily a violin player. The song was revitalized in the 1990s by Chico Science and Nação Zumbi, a crucial point for the manguebeat movement.
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3 min
October 29, 2024 Brazuca Sounds #71: Gal Costa- Cantar [1974]
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In episode #71, we celebrate the 50-year release of "Cantar" by Gal Costa. Unlike her two previous works, this is a more soft, calm, reaffirming Gal Costa's and her early bossa nova style - before she turned into Tropicalia sex symbol. Produced by Caetano Veloso and several tracks arranged by João Donato, it was a massive commercial failure in the 1970s but regained a cult status over the years. It is the only Gal Costa album to make the "100 Greatest Brazilian Music Records" list chosen by Rolling Stone Brasil. All songs from Brazuca Sounds are available on our Spotify playlist:

5 min
October 23, 2024 BONUS EP. (Gal Costa: "A Rã") | FULL EPISODE
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"A Rã" by Gal Costa (written by João Donato/Caetano Veloso)

João Donato composed this music as "The Frog", which was recorded by his friend João Gilberto as "O Sapo" and finally has its definitive title after Caetano Veloso wrote the lyrics. Gal Costa recorded for her Caetano's produced album "Cantar", from 1974, featuring Donato on the Fender Rhodes, what we consider the ultimate version of "A Rã".
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15 min
October 10, 2024 Brazuca Sounds #70: Arnaldo Baptista - Lóki? (1974)
In this episode, we celebrate the 50-year release of "Lóki?", the solo debut album of Arnaldo Baptista. After departing from Os Mutantes, and dealing with depression, drug abuse, and the break up with Rita Lee, Arnaldo put together one of the most melancholy Brazilian albums ever produced. A psychedelic rock n' roll with no electric guitar on it, the album is an adventure of organ, piano, and modern synthesizers. We analyzed the music's context, the lyrics' ideas, his obsessions with spaceships, and all the struggles that Arnaldo went through after the recording process. All songs from Brazuca Sounds are available on our Spotify playlist: Brazuca Sounds Soundtracks.
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44 min
October 08, 2024 BONUS EP. (Emilio Santiago: "Bananeira") | PREVIEW |
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"Bananeira " by Emílio Santiago (written by João Donato/Gilberto Gil)

João Donato composed this music as "Villa Grazia" while touring in Italy supporting Joao Gilberto on piano. Like almost every instrumental song he wrote, the title names were changed upon having lyrics, written by Gilberto Gil. In 1975 Emílio Santiago gave an entirely new life to the song by recording it to his debut album (featuring Donato on the Fender Rhodes), becoming the ultimate version of "Bananeira" over time.
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3 min
September 24, 2024 BONUS EP. (Marcia Maria - Amigo Branco) | PREVIEW |
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"Amigo Branco " by Márcia Maria (written by Leci Brandão)

This bonus episode is dedicated to samba legend Leci Brandão, who turned 80 years old on September 12th. Released in 1978 on Márcia Maria's debut album, and produced by boogie-Midas Lincoln Olivetti, 'Amigo Branco" became one of the best Brazilian disco songs. Originally recorded by the singer Djalma Dias as "Nada Sei de Preconceito" (1974), it was the first song ever recorded written by Leci Brandão.
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3 min
September 17, 2024 Brazuca Sounds #69: The Music Adventure of Sergio Mendes
In this episode, we celebrate the music career of the great Sergio Mendes. As hard as it is to summarise such a long discography, we hopefully brought the essential of Sergio Mendes in 15 songs (Portuguese language-only, nothing personal). We talked about the origins of "Mas Que Nada" and its meaning, personal favourites from Brasil 65 released as Sergio Mendes Trio featuring Wanda Sá and Rosinha de Valença, and his later stardom in the USA under the moniker Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66. We spoke about his partnerships with Halp Albert, Edu Lobo, Tom Jobim, Stevie Wonder, and more. All the songs from this episode are available on our continuous playlist on Spotify: Brazuca Sounds Soundtracks.
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40 min
September 12, 2024 BONUS EP. (Wanda Sá - Inútil Paisagem) | PREVIEW |
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"Inútil Paisagem " by Wanda Sá

Released in 1964, Wandá Sá's debut album, "Vagamente" is a bosa nova masterpiece showcasing her incredible voice, surrounded by the soft, charming, and cool arrangements of Roberto Menescal. "Inútil Paisagem", written by Tom Jobim (also known as "Uselles Landscape") was introduced by Wanda Sá on this album and became one of the staples of bossa worldwide. Born on July 1, 1944, this bonus episode celebrates Wanda Sá's 80th birthday and 60 years of the album's release.
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