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A collection of covers of master Brazilian musician and writer Jorge Ben. With such classics under his belt as Mas Que Nada, covered by the likes of Sergio Mendes, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie and Al Jarreau, and the song Taj Mahal which was the source of Rod Stewart’s Do You Think I’m Sexy?, Ben is a huge force in Brazilian popular music.

Often described as the James Brown of Brazilian music due to his prolific output, he is the most sampled Brazilian artist ever with people from the Black Eyed Peas to DJ Marky lifting elements off his tracks. His song catalogue has also been covered by some of the finest bands in Brazil.

This selection represents a more dance-floor orientated outing including mega rarities for the collecting fiends like Cosa Nostra by Os Mutreteiros Grilados and tracks that even Ben himself never got around to singing like Rei Do Maracatu's Cyro Aguiar.
Available on CD, LP, 7" and digital download.


Wilson Simonal - País Tropical

A água lava o corpo, mas somente a arte limpa nossa alma da poeira diária. 

Música da trilha sonora da peça "Pobre Menina Rica", na soberba interpretação da baiana Thelma Soares, gravada em julho de 1964.

A música tem a ver com a submissão das mulheres ao bicho homem.
 

Maria Moita (Carlos Lyra e Vinícius de Moraes) - Thelma na trilha sonora de Pobre Menina Rica - 1964

Brazil 45, number 32 - http://www.mrbongo.com/products/tom-ze-jimmy-renda-se-jorge-ben-take-it-easy-my-brother-charlie-7

Ze’s ‘Jimmy Renda-se’ is instantly recognisable thanks to the driving lead guitar intro and funk drums; Tropicalia at it’s finest. The track is taken from his 1970 self-titled LP. As sampled by Ameriie on ‘Take Control’ and recently included in the soundtrack to ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E’.

We thought it was time to release this all-time classic samba-rock/MPB song by Jorge Ben, also known as ‘Take It Easy My Brother Charles’. Taken from his self-titled 1969 LP on Philips Brazil and also released on a 7” EP the year before.

Sampled by Drumagick on their Drum & Bass big hitter ‘Easy Boom’.


Jorge Ben Junior - Take It Easy My Brother Charlie

Brazil 45, 44 – http://www.mrbongo.com/products/jorge-ben-xica-da-silva-myriam-makeba-xica-da-silva

A. Jorge Ben - Xica da Silva / AA. Myriam Makeba - Xica da Silva

Slightly delayed at the pressing plant, apologies.

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Jorge Ben – Xica Da Silva

A Bossa do Toquinho

Canto de Ossanha

Far Out Recordings proudly presents the 1975 self-titled debut album from Brazilian vocalist and bossa nova luminary Emilio Santiago. Nicknamed ‘the Nat King Cole of Brazil’, Santiago was a master bossa balladeer and a top-class crooner. But he is known equally for his Brazilian funk, soul and boogie classics. One of his best know is album opener ‘Bananeira’, a party-starting version of the song originally written by Joao Donato and Gilberto Gil. ‘Brother’ is a smooth-grooving killer with great horn arrangements and a huge backing choir, while ‘La Mulata’ is a soulful, swinging salsa stepper.

Originally released on the CID label, the album showcases the full range of Emilio’s talents, while paying homage to some of Brazil’s greatest composers, including Jorge Ben, Marcos and Sergio Valle and Ivan Lins among others. 

The credits on the album are a ‘who’s who’ of Brazil’s greats, with João Donato on keys, Wilson das Neves, Ivan ‘Mamão’ Conti and Paulinho on drums, Durval Ferreira, Carlos Roberto Rocha and Helio Delmiro on guitar, Ariovaldo, Orlandivo, and Chacal on percussion, Danilo Caymmi on flute, a brass section featuring Victor Assis Brasil, Edson Maciel and Jesse Sadoc, and backing vocals from Jaime and Nair, Lúcia Lins, Jurema and Marcio Lott.

Emilio Santiago - Bananeira

Nara Leão - Folhetim

Tom Zé - Augusta, Angélica e Consolação

João Gilberto - Brasil (com Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil E Maria Bethânia) [1981]

Evinha - Esperar pra ver

Ciranda From Tom Jobim é uma música que esta no Livro e CD Ritmos de Vera Cruz.

Ficha Técnica 

Fabio Geriz - Piano Rhodes e arranjo
 Rainere Travassos- Bass Acustic 
Beto Preah Parahyba- Drums 

05)Ciranda From Tom Jobim

Sou o pai, o tio, o filho e o avô. Meu coração é um bar vazio tocando Isadora Melo e Belchior.

Maria Moita (Carlos Lyra e Vinícius de Moraes) - Thelma na trilha sonora de Pobre Menina Rica - 1964

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