| Various Artists / Black Rio 2: Original Samba Soul 1971-1980 |
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| Album: | Black Rio 2: Original Samba Soul 1971-1980 | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | 06/2009 | |
| Label: | Strut-Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2009-06-28 | Pull Date: | 2009-08-30 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | 30 Aug | 23 Aug | 16 Aug | 9 Aug | 2 Aug | 26 Jul | 19 Jul | 12 Jul |
| Airplays: | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
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| Album Review |
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| Don Farrell Reviewed 2009-06-29 | ||
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VARIOUS ARTISTS compiled by DJ Cliffy (a British club (Batmacumba) record spinner). compilation of Black Rio Samba Soul & Funk in Brazil during the 1970's All tracks are pretty good dance numbers ****1: 2:58 fast Portuguese, male vocal & chorus with very cool chang-a-lang funk guitar, with brass & bass+ Brazilian percussion 2: 2:24 more vocal, almost an early 60's pre Motown girl group sound ****3: 3:23 fast fast funk fusion with percussion, keyboards, male chorus harmonizing ***4: 2:31 fast Samba, male vocal, big bass 5: 2:59 fast male vocal to a funky more bossa groove, 10 second fade at end 6: 1:55 very nice female vocal, mid tempo Tropicalia sound, Big bass ***7: 2:35 almost a James Brown soundbed, female vocalists, cool sound, 6 sec fade at end **8: 3:27 almost a Earth Wind &Fire soundbed, female vocalists, nice harmonizing ****9: 4:55 Isaac Hayes Shaft sound, male vocal in English. not much hint of Brazilian influence, but still very cool sound 10: 2:52 mid to faster bossa groove, instrumental ***11: 4:25 female chorus, slower sultry groove, various percussion 12: 4:07 berimbau intro, male chorus, mid to faster, nice percussion 13: 2:33 fast soul groove, female vocal with effects 14: 2:37 fast Samba with CUICA, male vocal, slows a bit with male chorus ****15: 3:14 funky keyboard with great Brazilian percussion, female chorus ****16: 3:39 big rhythm section, fast, male vocal, chang-a-lang funk guitar **17: 2:18 big rhythm section, fast, female vocal, ****18: 2:55 cavaquinho, CUICA, female vocal mid to fast. D Farrell 06/2009 | ||
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