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Title Brazil - The Essential Album Subtitle The Most Loved Songs * The Most Acclaimed Singers * The Most Celebrated Songwriters Artist Various Artists Format: Double CD Cat. No.: MANTDCD201 Barcode: 698458220127 Playing Time: Over 2 hours

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1. Tamba Trio – Mas Que Nada 2. Tania Maria – Come With Me 3. Antonio Carlos Jobim – Águas De Marco 4. Beatriz Azevedo – Cena 5. Maria Bethânia – Âmbar 6. Stan Getz / Astrud Gilberto – It Might As Well Be Spring 7. Chico Buarque – Olé Olá 8. Djavan – Embola A Bola 9. Antonio Carlos Jobim – Só Danço Samba 10. Novos Baianos – Brasil Pandeiro 11. Elis Regina – Roda 12. Adoniran Barbosa (with Elis Regina) – Tiro Ao Álvaro 13. Jorge Ben – Adelita 14. Airto Moreira – Samba De Flora 15. Daniela Mercury – Rapunzel 16. Lenine – O Dia Em Que Faremos Contato     1. Antonio Carlos Jobim – Água De Beber 2. Sylvia Patricia – Outro Inverno 3. Vinicius de Moraes – Girl From Ipanema 4. As Meninas – Pára-Raio 5. Quarteto Em Cy - Milagre 6. Elis Regina – Vento De Maio 7. Chico Buarque – Samba De Orly 8. Novos Baianos - Swing De Campo Grande 9. Toquinho & Vinicius – A Tonga Da Mironga Do Kabuletê 10. Djavan – Muito Obrigado 11. Marcos Valle – Freio Aerodynamico 12. Timbalada Dance – Beija-Flor 13. Jorge Ben – Taj Mahal / Fio Maravilha / País Tropical 14. Joyce – Feminina 15. Friends From Rio – Para Lennon e McCartney         Sleevenotes   CD1 01. Tamba Trio – Mas Que Nada Contrary to the belief of many, this Rio classic was written not by Sergio Mendes (who had the original European hit with it in the 60s) but by the great Jorge Ben (who had the Brazilian number one hit with it). This version is by Rio’s top 60s balanço (samba-jazz) trio, Tamba. A cool and familiar introduction to this joyful Brazilian musical journey. 02. Tânia Maria – Come With Me Along with Airto Moreira and Flora Purim, Tania Maria was not to make her musical mark until she started recording in America. Come With Me is Classic Tania Maria for 1983; mellow fusion with some excellent piano playing and light bright vocals from Tania. 03. Antonio Carlos Jobim – Águas De Março Our first selection from the late master Brazilian composer/ singer / songwriter Antonio Carlos Jobim; this is the wonderful airy sound that has defined bossa nova for millions of lovers of Brazilian music. The song itself is about the March showers that signal the end of summer for nostalgic Cariocas – who want the season to go on forever. 04. Beatriz Azevedo – Cena Proving that bossa nova continues to reinvent itself for more than forty years after its birth, this young Paulista puts in a truly affecting performance reminiscent of MPB superstar Marisa Monte. A contemporary star announcing herself as a major songwriter and singer of great personality. 05. Maria Bethânia – Âmbar A remarkably moving performance from one of Brazil’s unique voices. For many Brazilians, Maria Bethânia, Caetano Veloso’s sister, is the very spiritual embodiment of MPB and to some extent of Brazilianess itself. 06. Stan Getz / Astrud Gilberto – It Might As Well Be Spring The voice that introduced us to ‘The Girl from Ipanema’ and the wife of the famous João Gilberto cements the allegiance with tenor saxophonist Getz. Along with saxophonist Paul Winter, Getz was probably the pivotal American figure in the US popularisation of bossa nova in the 60s. 07. Chico Buarque – Olê Olá One of the most beautiful songs in this compilation: a samba-canção from Chico’s debut 1967 album in praise of the simple pleasures of making music – or more specifically of singing samba. One of the most influential of Brazil’s MPb giants, Chico Buarque is also featured on the soulful Samba De Orly. 08. Djavan – Embola A Bola Djavan (pronounced ‘Day-sha-van’) hails from the beautiful North-Eastern coastal Brazilian state if Alagoas, and its sunshine seems to drench his voice. This beautiful song is from 1976. ‘Embola’ literally means ‘roll’ (as in ‘roll the ball’), but ‘embolado’ is a colloquialism meaning ‘in a mess’, so there is a sense of that too – a witty double entendre. 09. Antonio Carlos Jobim – Só Danço Samba Known simply as ‘Tom’ to three generations of Brazilian music lovers, no-one has done more to justify Brazil’s reputation as the most poetic, most prolific music nation in the world. As so often throughout his music career, here he’s partnered by the sheer poetry of Vinicius de Moraes’ lyrics. The song is about a little guy, who says that he has had his fill of the twist, calypso and cha-cha. ‘From now on’, he says, ‘I only dance samba’ which is what the song’s title means. 10. Novos Baianos – Brasil Pandeiro Novos Baianos – Literally young Bahians – had a huge cult following in the 70s. To those in the know their mix of classic songwriting and beautiful harmonies with elements of rock, funk, samba and even psychedelia place them up there with the many other greats featured on this album. Judge for yourself with the first selection from the group – the captivating Brasil Pandeiro. 11. Elis Regina – Roda By general consensus Elis was the most significant female artist of all time. Elis’ soul was bared to the Brazilian public of the early 70s and 80s like Judy Garland’s was to the Americans until she could take no more: to this day controversy rages as to whether the 1981 fatal drugs overdose was intentional or not. Elis was a kind of intentional of bridge between the older generation female performers like Elizeth Cardoso and Elza Soares and the new, free, psychedelia-tinged singers like Gal Costa and Baby Consuelo. ‘Samba de Roda’ is the old sugar plantation slaves’ famous ringdance (closely associated with Angolan stick-fighting and capoeira) from which old samba is said to have evolved. 12. Adoniran Barbosa with Elis Regina – Tiro Álvaro Many of Brazil’s greatest songwriters, household names in Rio or Recife, are relatively unknown outside Brazil because they were too ‘early’ for the international publicity-fest that trailed the early 60s bossa nova movement: Ataulfo Alves, Cartola, Noel Rosa, Pixinguinha – and the late Andoniran Barbosa. This track, recorded in 1980 with Elis Regina shortly before his death, is taken from a wonderful compilation album called ‘Adoniran – O Poeta Do Bexiga’, a homage with guest turns from giants of MPB. Although we only hear Adoniran’s voice on the first couple of bars, his real genius was the personification of Saudade: Brazils unique, yearning, fatalistic, nostalgic approach to life and love. 13. Jorge Ben – Adelita According to Caetano Veloso, Jorge Ben couldn’t write a bad song if he tried. His catchy pop sambas such as ‘Adelita’, featured here, have helped him become the single biggest crowd-puller in Brazil today with over half a million groovers joining him on Rio beach on Millenium eve. 14. Airto Moreira – Samba De Flora The perfect fusion of jazz sensibility with Brazilian rhythms from one of the world’s most outstanding percussionists. Airto is a veteran of Miles Davis, Weather Report and Return Forever and is typically associated with his wife and regular singer Flora Purim. Here though is Airto’s much-sampled jazz dance classic ‘Samba De Flora’ in all its originl dancefloor fury. 15. Daniela Mercury – Rapunzel Carnival has proved a springboard for aspiring performers to leap from obscurity into international stardom. One such performer is Daniela Mercury who has pioneered the axé style – a mix of pop sounds from North East Brazil. Rapunzel is one of this performer’s most popular live numbers. 16. Lenine – O Dia Em Que Faremos Contato One of the brightest new stars Brazilian Music, Lenine mixes folk, rock and dance sounds to create a unique new sound. Along with groups such as Nação Zumbi and Mestre Ambrósio, Lenine is helping re-define the sounds of his native Northeast. CD2 01. Antonio Carlos Jobim – Água De Beber As bossa nova swept the world in the 60s many once beautiful songs sank under the massed strings and tuxedos of mainly American producers. Here again though is how bossa’s inventor meant it to sound on one of his most famous compositions – fragile, gentle, quiet. 02. Sylvia Patricia – Outro Inverno Hailing from Bahia, the most creative and African province in South America’s eastern seaboard, this wonderful singer, guitarist and composer has a natural swing to her voice that has gained her high recognition across Brazil. Her breathy, almost whispered vocals perfectly suit this gentle lament to lost love and a lonesome time during winter. 03. Vinícius de Moraes – Girl From Ipanema The most famous Brazilian song, the one that more than any other defines bossa nova to the outside world, performed here by its composer, the inspired sentemental songwriter Vinicius de Moraes. 04. As Menins – Pára-Raio A sun drenched version of the Djavan classic by London based four piece As Meninas. With lead singer Mônica Vasconcelos’s jazzy vocals to the fore, this is the relaxed sound of an assured confident quartet already making a major impact on the Brazilian music scene. 05. Quarteto Em Cy – Milagre Despite being prime practitioners of a classic tight harmonising style possibly borrowed from France’s Swingle sisters, Quarteto Em Cy nevertheless went on to be hugely popular amongst Brazil’s leigions of jazz lovers. Also to be heard singing on Tamba Trio’s Mas Que Nada. 06. Elis Regina – Vento De Maio Another unforgettable performance from Elis, this one about the winds of May – Brazils autumn – and the changes that autumn brings whatever hemisphere you’re in. To many Elis Regina was the greatest female Brazilian interpreter. To Joyce she was simply ‘the greatest Brazilian singer of all time’. 07. Chico Buarque – Samba De Orly Poet, painter, novelist, playwright, opera composer – oh, yes, and leading MPB singer-songwriter, Chico Buarque De Hollanda is Brazil’s renaissance man par excellence. Quiet, withdrawn and a notorious sufferer of stage fright, he is nevertheless capable of holding any Brazilian audience in a state of adoring silence while he works through his ‘saudade’-drenched repertoire of samba-canção, seresta, fado and velha guarda. I asked a female Brazilian music lover what she thought of Chico and her reply encapsulated that unique combination of the profound and everyday: ‘He’s the greatest genius we have, a master: but us girls want to mother him because he always seems so lost on stage’. 09. Novos Baianos – Swing De Campo Grande Group mambers ‘Baby’ Consuelo, Pepeu Gomes and Morias Moreira were all to become MPB solo stars in the 80’s, but this gentle song from their classic 1972 LP ‘Acabou Chorare’ introduced a charmed Brazilian public to the (then) unfamiliar sound of new-wave Bahian ‘Trio Electrico’, proving that there was, indeed, life outside Rio and Sao Paulo. Campo Grande is Salvador’s main carnival arena/outdoor gig area. 10. Djavan – Muito Obrigado Released in 1976 many said this song sounded very ‘out of time’; a sort of bossa revivalist sound among the heavily rock-influenced MPB of that time. Latterly a major MPB star himself, with ‘big’ studio arrangements to match, many of his fans still consider this earlier, uncluttered, acoustic style more suited to his voice. 11. Marcos Valle – Freio Aerodynamico Originally acclaimed in the 60s for his funky dance-friendly, hook-laden songs, Marcos has recently been recording for the UK’s Far Out label. Freio Aerdynamico is great modern bossa nova – a very contemporary beat with keyboard harmonies and vocalising from Marcos and Patricia Alvi that are unmistakeably Brazilian. 12. Timbalada Dance – Beija-Flor The North Eastern city of São Luis currently hosts the biggest annual reggae festival in the world: that’s how much Brazilians like their reggae. Soteropolitano percussian supremos Timbalada do their ‘Humming Bird’ tune remix style, strong on the reggae flavour to please the people. 13. Jorge Ben – Taj Mahal / Fio Maravilha / País Tropical Known today as Jorge Benjor, here’s the composer (in 1965) of Brazil’s best-known international song, ‘Mas Que Nada’. Benjor is famously known for that enjoyable-but-slight little pop ditty yet he’s been responsible for literally hundreds of other songs equally good or better. Here are three, done medley style, including ‘Taj Mahal’, which more than inspired Rod Stewart’s ‘Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?’. 14. Joyce – Feminina Another link – in a way – with the bossa past is Joyce, if only because she wrote several songs for Elis Regina when she was starting out as a talented 21 year old songwriter in 70s Ipanema. Throughout the 80s and 90s though, she has enjoyed far greater recognition for her talents among the Brasilophiles of Europe and Japan than at home. This ‘cosmic womanhood’ song is one of her best from recent years and the most recognisable ‘Joyce classic’ as many would vouch for. 15. Friends From Rio – Para Lennon e McCartney The Beatles’ songs and styles swept Brazil in the 60s and inspired much of the MPB movement. Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil’s tribute to Liverpool’s finest is given a modern day sheen by Far Out’s ‘Friends From Rio’ project.

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