This collection focuses on the relationship between Jamaican reggae and Brazilian music--particularly the accordion-driven forrÃ³ style popular in Brazil's Northeastern states. Lazzo's

Putumayo: Festa Brasil

This collection focuses on the relationship between Jamaican reggae and Brazilian music--particularly the accordion-driven forrÃ³ style popular in Brazil's Northeastern states. Lazzo's "Sim/Nao" is notable for its stylistic references to BookerÂ T. and TootsÂ & the Maytals, while Pepeu Gomes's "Sexy Yemanja" makes unusual use of a pedal steel guitar. (Think New Riders of the Purple Sage meet King Sunny Ade in a government yard in Trenchtown.) Other forrÃ³-based artists include Ale Muniz, Rita Ribeiro, Saldanha Rolim and Chico CÃ©sar, while DiDa Banda Feminina, Ivete Sangalo and Gal Costa represent Bahia, the musical heart of Afro-Brazilian culture. Most of the tracks on Festa Brasil are relatively unexceptional in themselves. But, like its Putumayo predecessor, Brasileiro, it adds up to a terrific party album. --Rick Mitchell
Country USA
Manufacturer Putumayo World Music
Binding Audio CD
ReleaseDate 2000-06-27
UnitCount 1
UPCs 790248016924
EANs 0790248016924

Putumayo: Festa Brasil