Timeless

Mendes invited artists to perform on his music. GREAT blending of some classic Brazilian songs with HIP HOP, Great piano, guitars, percussion, sax, vocals and cool rap
****1: 4: 23 classic Sergio Mendes Mas Que Nada written by Jorge Ben. Sweet piano, fem chorus in Portuguese and rap by Black Eye Peas
****2: 4:13 Erykah Badu and rap by William of Black Eye Peas, sample of Mancini's "Slow Hot Wind" breathy fem vocal.
**3: 4:22 Stevie Wonder on harmonica, fem vocal in Portuguese.
**4: 3:50 rap by Q-tip & William of Black Eye Peas, fem chorus vocal in Portuguese minimal scratching.
***5: 4:14 Jill Scott sexy vocal & rap by William. Tune by Baden Powell, small James Brown "Funky Drummer" sample , great sax.
6: 3:12 Dancehall vocals by Mr Vegas. Pounding kick drum, cool fem chorus.
****7: 4:31 Great piano riff, rap by William of Black Eye Peas song By Antonio Carlos Jobim , gang chorus in background.
8: 4:09 vocal by John Legend , mid tempo love song.
9: 4:39 Brazilian rap possible FCC at 1:54 (He is rapping in Portuguese but it sounds like "Fucking" )
*10: 3:53 India Arie vocal, with minimal cool samba percussion, handclapping perc, mid tempo love song.
**11: 5:33 samples from Brazil 66's " So Many Stars" Great male rap, nice chorus.
***12: 3:14 sweet guitar riff, rhythms from Northeast Brazil Xaxado ( sha sha dough) and Forro (Fo ho) male rap
13: 3: 21 mostly instrumental with scat style chorus.
14: 3:31 mostly instrumental with scat style chorus.
*****15: 5:10 Black Thought of the Roots, Chali 2na of Juressic 5 & others Great Rap, Great groove. Debie Nova vocal, sample "Comin' Home Baby" D Farrell 03/2006