This is an idea I was working on a few months that I composed & recorded starting with a layered #BossaNova beat, an upright bass part, a unison then harmonic background vocalese pad arrangement, grand piano, percussion, and a rhythm guitar part (all played on keys), but what I really needed was a REAL #Brasilian guitarist! When I met the amazing Ricardo Barros in #SaoPaulo, #Brazil at a private jam session, I knew we had to connect and there was definitely musical magic! He recorded some takes for my track and voila! An instant classic–at least for my repertoire! 😉


Released February 23, 2023 on ahmedsirour.com and March 1, 2023 on Bandcamp. More platforms to come.


And the film footage excerpts seen throughout this video is taken from the 1959 classic #MarcelCamus film, "Orfeu Negro" (or "Black Orpheus" as it's known in the U.S.). The featured stars shown are the beautiful #MarpessaDawn and the handsome #BrenoMello. #BlackLove 

CREDITS
Ahmed Sirour - original composition & arrangement, drum/percussion editing, upright bass, vocal pads, grand piano , acoustic rhythm guitar, mixing and mastering (all played on keyboard via Logic Pro).

Ricardo Barros - acoustic guitar solo (and that's all he needed cuz he DID that!)

#riodejaneiro #carnaval #blackhistory #histórianegra #afrobrazilian #samba #brooklyn #brasil

Brooklyn Bossa (feat. Ricardo Barros)

Ahmed Sirour - Brooklyn Bossa (feat Ricardo Barros)

Produced by:
Third of Three

Mixed and Mastered by:
Tyrone IDBM Edwards

Artwork by:
Reuben Murray

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Well, after having many tracks on Soundcloud, include various remixes that were up for years without any issue, SC started throwing strikes at me left and right, even with those I had proof I had permission to post, but they decided to take down my former page: (at)22music, inclusive of the thousands of wonderful followers who've joined me over the years.

So now I start back from the very beginning, the ground up, and hopefully many of you will find me again as well as newcomers who are hearing my work for the first time--and this time it will only be MY original work (or remixes that are verified)! lol Either way, I hope you take yet another journey again with me as I push the envelope with even more music, more positive vibrations, and more influences from around the world as I infuse my travels into my sounds...

Ahmed Sirour - Brooklyn Bossa (feat Ricardo Barros)

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