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Tall, tan, young, and lovely; the fantasy of a girl from Ipanema is still as hot, exciting, and romantic as the very music born and bred of Brazil. The Groove Gravy people revisit the world’s sexiest country to assemble BRAZIL REMIXED 2, a compilation of songs rooted in the traditional bossa nova and samba beats, but produced with modern, electronica sensibilities.
BRAZIL REMIXED 2 presents 14 tracks ranging from cool, down-tempo jazz to danceable samba with funky backbeat percussion. Supplying the sounds is an impressive list of artists with a well-known penchant for the eclectic exotica, including Jazzelicious, The Tao of Groove, Rithma, and Cyz.
As smooth as jazz can get, “Uma Saudade” by RioListic, features tickled piano keys, whimsical flute, and breathy, flirty vocals in sultry Portuguese. DJ Rain brings steamy nights on Rio de Janeiro beaches into the L.A. / N.Y. dance club with his soulful house track, “Mi Vida Samba.” The best song on this collection is “Eu Tenho Pena” by Cyz, featuring Gilberto Gil; a modern bossa nova classic with a funky afro beat, soul claps, playful vocals, and then some sophisticated piano blended in to smooth it out the ending.
After futbol, and coffee, dancing runs through the veins of the people of Brazil. This album is exotic, jazzy, colorful, sexy, and hot - beautiful in its simplicity. So, until you save up enough money, and hours for vacation-time, enhance your summer with a daydream, and with BRAZIL REMIXED 2.
OBA! OBA! OBA!
-- review by ursula
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