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Oh Brazilian music I love you so. I have a couple of routes to keep tabs on new Brazilian music (there’s a lot) that often isn’t well promoted this side of the Atlantic, but sadly I don’t currently have the time to pursue them. Luckily there are some great UK labels like Mr. Bongo, Mais Um Discos and Far Out who have a strong Brazilian focus, great taste and which are easier to keep tabs on.
So thank you to Mr. Bongo for introducing me to Dora Morelenbaum who, with co-producer and TSMM fave Ana Frango Elétrico, has just released surely one of the debut albums of the year. There’s no real new ground being broken here, but when someone joins the dots between the last 50 years of the country’s music from MPB to bossa through to samba soul, and gives it a modern tickle for good measure then I’m all in. Just wonderful.
Playlist Companion.
Find Dora Morelenbaum and other great far flung artists in the Slow World Playlist.
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