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Antonio Carlos Jobim - Corcovado

http://www.mrbongo.com/product/tudo-ben-jorge-ben-covered-cd-1149

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

and than they wash away and they ash in the dust 
i need my lungs open dissect my crush 
permanently inhale my soul it rush 
a cigarette and a spliff x 2 for lunch
i’m searching for every feel cus its never enough
never had a name cut my hair for fun 
never had a name eyebrows sound lame 
i seemed to bring attention and fame 
lifes a game in the end i wanna bleach ur eyes
i wanna be responsible for all ur cries
i want u questioning tortured in ur mind 
i want u running in circles no where to hide 
dark circles family with my eyes
i just grabbed ur attention it was always mine
in a physical world where only u die
i just grabbed ur attention it was always mine
when u think i’m gone i’m right behind
i just grabbed ur attention it was always mine
ur sick sick fuck why u talk bout coochie 
selena gomez can u be my hoochie 
got a parasitic touch no i don’t got cooties 
promise everything than i don’t come back 
i heard ur voices i talked back

ur eyes were mine the whole time

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

Available from http://www.mrbongo.com/collections/ebo-taylor/products/ebo-taylor-my-love-and-music

Originally released in 1975 on Gapophone Records, George Prah’s label, hailing from Ghana. Only available in very limited quantity (reportedly 500 copies) due to the musical vacuum imposed by the military dictatorship in the country at the time.

Laid back, lush, highlife vibrations from start to finish, with noticeable reggae influences throughout.

Ebo Taylor - My Love And Music

The Astrud Gilberto Album

Água de Beber (feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim)

Getz/Gilberto

Para Machuchar Meu Coracao

Louvação

Mancada

O Poeta e o Violão

Insensatez

Joao Gilberto's debut LP, 1959's Chega de Saudade, was one of the most important Bossa Nova recordings, and credited by many as the album that launched bossa nova as a major popular music genre.

The 15 songs songs add up to a surprisingly short playing time but introduce several of bossa nova's most beloved trademarks: breezy, soothing melodies and vocals; tight arrangements with seamless blends of clipped guitar strokes and light orchestration, and, of course, the Bossa Nova rhythm. The most popular of these songs - "Chega de Saudade" and "Desafinado" - had already been released as singles in 1958.

João Gilberto - Desafinado

Mr Bongo

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