Bat Makumba / Boteco
Album: Boteco   Collection:World
Artist:Bat Makumba   Added:Nov 2008
Label:Self-Release  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2008-12-14 Pull Date: 2009-02-15 Charts: Reggae/World
Week Ending: Feb 15 Feb 8 Feb 1 Jan 25 Jan 18 Jan 11 Jan 4 Dec 21
Airplays: 2 2 3 1 1 2 5 3

Recent Airplay
1. Dec 14, 2013: 12-14-2013
Fraturando
4. Feb 22, 2010: Happy Hour (Coverin' for PACC)
Siding
2. Jul 07, 2012: Bouge Mood
Fraturando
5. Feb 12, 2009: Sunshine ... in the Afternoon
Road Sweet Home
3. Mar 11, 2010: poetry in parlando
Fraturando
6. Feb 10, 2009: At the Cafe Bohemian
Vai Explodir

Album Review
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2008-12-15
San Francisco based Brazilian band, plays The Elbo Room and appeared on KZSU's Wednesday Night Live, great percussion, most vocals in Portuguese.
***1: 3:52 fast Carnaval Frevo ( High energy rhythm danced with an umbrella while doing lots of fast deep knee bends with kicks) rhythm
2: 4:59 Brazilian rock
***3: 3:23 mid to fast, male vocal (in English), very cool collage of rhythms & sounds
4: 2:19 fast Samba percussion, male vocals,
5: 0:47 a very short lament
****6: 4:19 fast percussion, Samba, male vocals,
**7: 5:42 flute thing, male vocals, Maracutu rhythm, rock
**8: 5:00 instrument noodling intro., male vocals, slow rock,
*9: 4:00 big percussion, minimal Brazilian rhythm, e guitar, male vocal (in English), chorus, faster rock toward end.
10: 4:07 rock, male vocal, flute , e guitar, big rock sound
***11: 4:55 cool flute noodling with cool percussion, male vocal, chorus.
12: 5:15 mid rock, male vocal, sax, chorus
***13: 3:36 rock, e guitar, male vocal, then samba, then rock, nice sound
D  Farrell   12/2008

Track Listing
1. Vai Explodir   7. Natureza
2. Nacao Francisco   8. Vem De Dentro
3. Siding   9. Road Sweet Home
4. Sambalele   10. Saco Cheio
5. Saudade Mengao   11. Cade Minha Muie?
6. Fraturando   12. Tempo E Dinheiro
  13. Boteco