Each week we find a track from an artist or band we’ve been enjoying and bring it to you, for free, as our Canción de la Semana. Brazilian singer/songwriter powerhouse and axé icon Daniela Mercury continues to effortlessly blend musical styles and traditions with her latest album, Canibália. The foundation of “Sol do Sul” is a reggae rhythm, with understated organ underneath her fluid lyrical delivery. The trumpet accompaniment goes from equally subtle to a full-on solo at the end.
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Each week, we find a track from an artist or a band we’ve been enjoying and bring it to you, for free, as our Canción de la Semana. With her love of analog recording techniques, classic folk-rock, Brazilian songstress Mallu Magalhães has received a huge amount of attention back home. Her lilting Portuguese unravels songs that seem to fit perfectly in the present while retaining an air of the Tropicalia styles of folks Caetano Veloso and Os Mutantes. “Versinho de Número Um” is a leisure-laden pop song with plenty of fuzz guitar thrown over the top.
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Each week we find a track from an artist or a band we’ve been enjoying and bring it to you, for free, as our Canción de la Semana.
When Luisa Maita was born, her musician dad named her after a classic Antonio Carlos Jobim song, “Ana Luisa.” Now fully matured, Maita is busy making her own Brazilian musical legacy. “Lero Lero” floats on a bed of jazzy guitars as a bass line tiptoes quietly like a cautious cat. Maita’s voice is a mellow purr that just might make fans of Astrud Gilberto tingle.
IMPORTANT: Downloads are only free on iTunes for approximately 1 week from this post date.
