Sambada / Novas Raizes/New Roots
| Album: | Novas Raizes/New Roots | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Sambada | Added: | Aug 2004 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2004-11-29 | Pull Date: | 2005-01-31 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Jan 30 | Jan 23 | Jan 16 | Jan 9 | Jan 2 | Dec 19 | Dec 12 | Dec 5 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 28, 2010: | Getting Over the Full Moon Hump!!!
The Cruz 2 |
4. | Jan 19, 2005: | The Panoply
Levanta a Vela |
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| 2. | Jul 04, 2006: | The Cafe Americain
Rojao |
5. | Jan 13, 2005: | Sun in Libra, Moon in Pisces
Berimbau Ja Cancou |
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| 3. | Jan 25, 2005: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Pego Meu Violao |
6. | Jan 05, 2005: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Levanta a Vela |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2004-11-22
Reviewed 2004-11-22
SAMBADÁ – “Novas Raizes/New Roots”
self-released, 2004
SambaDá is Santa Cruz’s premier Brazilian music ensemble. The group is rhythmically tight with good jazzy arrangements. The original tunes are strong, with hummable melodies and hot grooves, while covers are treated lovingly. The longer tunes do tend to wander a bit in the middle, and several tracks are just too “smooth” for my taste, but don’t let that stop you.
#9-11 are a suite but can be played separately.
Fo’s picks: 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16
2: uptempo and catchy; mellow jazzy midsection
3: cute & bouncy with an African flair, a samba-highlife blend
4: relaxed samba-rock, with a clear Santana influence + rapped vocal
6: a classic tune, insistent beat & vox
7: another classic; lazy tempo, cute melody, turns lively after 3 minutes
8: light and breezy, nice clarinet touches
9: quick, stripped down, group vox + drums
10: smooth jazz, moderately funky
11: another like #9, steady rhythm
12: sweet melody, catchy chorus, berimbau at start and end
13: relaxed tempo, rolling rhythm
15: upbeat, rolling groove, disco middle!
16: Carnaval batucada percussion, not frantic but solid.
[ Fo ] – 11/22/2004
self-released, 2004
SambaDá is Santa Cruz’s premier Brazilian music ensemble. The group is rhythmically tight with good jazzy arrangements. The original tunes are strong, with hummable melodies and hot grooves, while covers are treated lovingly. The longer tunes do tend to wander a bit in the middle, and several tracks are just too “smooth” for my taste, but don’t let that stop you.
#9-11 are a suite but can be played separately.
Fo’s picks: 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16
2: uptempo and catchy; mellow jazzy midsection
3: cute & bouncy with an African flair, a samba-highlife blend
4: relaxed samba-rock, with a clear Santana influence + rapped vocal
6: a classic tune, insistent beat & vox
7: another classic; lazy tempo, cute melody, turns lively after 3 minutes
8: light and breezy, nice clarinet touches
9: quick, stripped down, group vox + drums
10: smooth jazz, moderately funky
11: another like #9, steady rhythm
12: sweet melody, catchy chorus, berimbau at start and end
13: relaxed tempo, rolling rhythm
15: upbeat, rolling groove, disco middle!
16: Carnaval batucada percussion, not frantic but solid.
[ Fo ] – 11/22/2004
Track Listing
| 1. | Batucada Introducao | 9. | The Cruz I | |||
| 2. | Levanta a Vela | 10. | The Cruz 2 | |||
| 3. | Ela Deu O Radio | 11. | The Cruz 3 | |||
| 4. | Axe Axe | 12. | Berimbau Ja Cancou | |||
| 5. | Libera | 13. | Vem Ca Samba | |||
| 6. | Rojao | 14. | Ze | |||
| 7. | Nasci Para Bailar | 15. | Nao Desespere | |||
| 8. | Pego Meu Violao | 16. | Sambada Batucada |