Metal Metal

Interesting fusion from the north of Brazil; lots of African influence. Guardian newspaper reviewer calls it “punky, jazzy, danceable” and gives it four stars. Has every sort of sound effect along with quite competent singing and playing; extremely innovative and listenable

NO FCC's (singing is in Portuguese)

1-Exu – 1:49 weird sounds, weird instruments, interesting

**2-Orunmila – 4:04- starts with horn riff, Portuguese female singer, great jazz feel; modulated phrases; interesting beat; tapers off to horn riffs, great playing, back to singing; lots to listen and groove to

*3-Man Feriman --7:32 – starts with repetitive hypnotic phrase by synths; female singer comes in; some horn work, tapers off nicely

**4-Cobra Rastera -4:30-- starts more conventionally with Latin dance rhythm; sweet sound with singers and flute

*5-Sao Jorge -3:35 – weird synthy sounds again, back to Africa and then into Portuguese; polyrythmic textures

**6-Oya-5:24- great interplay between singer and accompaniment; sophisticated; this appears to be an invocation of the great Yoruba goddess of storms and tempests (cf same title on “Ibeyi”); gathers strength and intensity as it proceeds

7-Sao Paolo No Shaking -3:55 – starts with drumming and weird synth sounds (like geckos?); definitely jungly, some English in the middle about mixing up white and black music; definitely makes you want to dance

*8-Logun—7:57- nice simple guitar chords at beginning; maybe with some African harp (kora); drums come in with bass; singer comes in; African mixed with jazz; turns metal, and then lightens up; lots of texture and variation; never stops moving forward

*9-Rainha das Cabecas -3:51 – intricate guitar, bass, and vocals; recognizable as Brazilian in the style of Astrud Gilberto but very amped up; drum solos; segues to intense jazz undergirded with Latin rhythm

*10—Alakoro—4:25-- starts with light, treble percussion; horn comes in; catchy; alto singer comes in

*11—Tristeza Nao—2:15-- alto singer sandwiched between alto horn and bass guitar