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1	Live in Montreux (1991) more music like this by João Gilberto add to wishlist The eminence grise of bossa nova steps halfway out of the shadows in a performance that, as always, adds new depth to the word reflective. Guitar of perfect simplicity backs vocals at once provisional-seeming and definitive. The songs themselves mix standards like "Aquarela do Brasil" and "Garota de Ipanema" with less familiar songs. ~ John Storm ... see all copies from $15.38! new only from $15.38!
2	Brazil Classics, Vol. 1: Beleza Tropical (1989) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist Brazil Classics, Beleza Tropical is the first in a series compiled by Talking Heads singer David Byrne that preceded the big wave of interest in Tropicalia during the late '90s by almost a decade. Performers include such influential Brazilian figures as Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, and Jorge Ben, with several songs from each. The selected ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00!
3	Tremenda Rumba! [Ahi-nama] (2002) more music like this by Maraca add to wishlist When there is an artist whose entire body of work is head and shoulders above that of his peers, how does one choose that artist's finest work? Who can say what is the best from the best? This is a hard question to answer until that work is staring you in the face in all of its lush, swinging, funky glory. Maraca could be the hippest group coming ... see all copies from $9.99! new only from $17.23!
4	Everything Is Possible: The Best of Os Mutantes (1999) more music like this by Os Mutantes add to wishlist The first major-label release of Mutantes material was this 1999 compilation, put together by longtime Brazilian fan David Byrne through his Luaka Bop label. Including tracks from the band's late-'60s and early-'70s LPs (available separately through Omplatten), Everything Is Possible is a solid collection that only includes 14 tracks but does ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
5	Livro (1998) more music like this by Caetano Veloso add to wishlist Caetano Veloso continues his free-thinking explorations of tropicalismo on this ambitiously arranged, elaborately packaged suite of songs devoted to whatever happens to cross his mind. Veloso says that he was listening a lot to the collaborations of Miles Davis and Gil Evans around this time, and Jaques Morelenbaum's charts often reflect their ... see all copies from $2.68! new only from $10.00!
6	Brazil Classics, Vol. 4: The Best of Tom Ze - Massive Hits (1990) more music like this by Tom Zé add to wishlist A cofounder of the tropicalista movement with Veloso, Gil, Bethania, et al., Zé has faded into obscurity as his music becomes more and more experimental and eccentric. This is by far the best Brazilian recording I've ever heard (caveat emptor!), partly because of the gentleness of Zé's weirdness and partly because he sounds so Brazilian even as ... see all copies from $7.94! new only from $7.94!
7	Nova Bossa: Red Hot on Verve (1996) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist In the hope that Red Hot + Rio would ignite interest in Brazilian music within the X-Generation, Verve simultaneously released a historical survey with similar cover art, similar noise interludes between tracks, and occasionally, the same tunes (do not be confused!). Although some of the same old stuff reissued a thousand times before is here (the ... see all copies from $2.86! new only from $9.10!
8	Samba Brasil [Philips] (1992) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist Samba Brasil is a fine collection of some of Brazil's best active performers, not really definitive of anything but full of quality material. Some of the biggest names here include Caetano Veloso, Elis Regina, Gal Costa, Beth Carvalho, Maria Bethania, Joao Bosco, and Chico DaSilva -- so the lineup leans toward an overall tropicalia flavor ... see all copies from $4.95! new only from $9.14!
9	Gil e Jorge (1975) more music like this by Gilberto Gil/Jorge Ben add to wishlist Recorded with little rehearsal and only two acoustic guitars (plus a percussionist) for accompaniment, Gil e Jorge focuses squarely on the individual talents of Gilberto Gil and Jorge Ben as musicians, vocalists, performers, and improvisers. Of course, they prove up to the task. The nine lengthy tracks on the album (it was originally configured as ... see all copies from $12.51! new only from $12.51!
10	The Early Years (2004) more music like this by Gilberto Gil add to wishlist Another album on Wrasse from a Brazilian legend, this one collects the early work (before 1976) of Gilberto Gil, one of the major founders of the tropicalismo movement. While a little out of order, the pieces here represent essentially all of the aspects of the early Gilberto Gil as well as the early tropicalismo sound in general. His first hit ( ... see all copies from $14.10! new only from $14.10!
11	Gil Luminoso (2006) more music like this by Gilberto Gil add to wishlist Throughout his four-decades-plus career as one of Brazil's most popular singers, Gilberto Gil has restlessly sought new avenues of expression, from the heady and fiery psychedelic Tropicalia of the '60s to his 2002 album of Bob Marley covers, Kaya N'Gan Daya. But there was one thing Gil had never attempted until now, an album spotlighting nothing ... see all copies from $12.34! new only from $12.34!
12	Clube da Esquina (1972) more music like this by Milton Nascimento/Lô Borges add to wishlist A classic double LP recorded in 1972 by Milton Nascimento and Lô Borges, the album had orchestrations from Eumir Deodato and Wagner Tiso under the conduction of the renowned clarinetist/composer/orchestrator Paulo Moura. The title Clube da Esquina is related to the gang of mineiros (people from the Minas Gerais state) that populate this release, ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $11.47!
13	Bossa Nova Brasil (1991) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist A good various-artists sampler of the modern Brazilian sound, including cuts from contemporary artists like Jorge Ben and Gilberto Gil. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide see all copies from $9.14! new only from $9.14!
14	30 Years of Bossa Nova (1990) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist see all copies from $12.51! new only from $12.51!
15	Horse & Fish (2004) more music like this by Vinicius Cantuaria add to wishlist Horse and Fish is Brazilian guitarist and composer Vinicius Cantuaria's fifth studio outing and his sixth overall. It is in some ways a radical departure and in others a full maturation of the hints and promises he's made since his debut offering, Sol Na Cara, in 1997. Cantuaria -- playing electric and acoustic guitars -- and his sextet (which ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.49!
16	Os Mutantes [Universal] (1968) more music like this by Os Mutantes add to wishlist Few albums have had such a massive impact on the popular music scene of Brazil as the self-titled debut album of Os Mutantes. Serie Estreia is a 2002 reissue of this landmark recording that, together with two other 1968 albums by Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, marked the start of the highly controversial and amazingly creative Tropicalismo ... see all copies from $12.47! new only from $12.47!
17	Antologia 67/03 (2004) more music like this by Caetano Veloso add to wishlist Antologia 67/03 is a 34-track anthology of Caetano Veloso's career from the late 1960s to 2003. A compilation like this, from a true giant like Caetano Veloso, is of course bound to contain a lot of gems. However, the selection of songs here is rather unconventional, omitting nearly ubiquitous landmark tracks such as "Alegria, Alegria," "Terra," ... see all copies from $13.99! new only from $13.99!
18	Chill: Brazil (2002) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist A quick survey of the track listing of Warner Music Latina's Chill: Brazil collection is sure you make you salivate if you're into Brazilian music, especially any kind with a bossa nova slant. Marcos Valle, Milton Nascimento, Gilberto Gil, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Bebel Gilberto, João Gilberto, Os Cariocas, Elis Regina, Jorge Ben, Banda Black Rio -- ... see all copies from $15.38! new only from $15.38!
19	Maxximum (2005) more music like this by Maria Bethania add to wishlist see all copies from $10.99! new only from $10.99!
20	Live in Bahia (2002) more music like this by Caetano Veloso add to wishlist Caetano Veloso has released his share of live albums over the years, but he still manages to make each one a delight, which is no mean feat. Live in Bahia takes him home to the region where he grew up, and where the audience is his from the first note. Put out to coincide with the publication of his book, Tropical Truth, he's not afraid to delve ... see all copies from $10.95! new only from $32.43!
21	Putumayo Presents: Brasileiro (1999) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist The great thing about Putumayo's world music compilations of the '90s was the label's tendency to make such unlikely choices. If a Putumayo compilation focused on Celtic music, many of the artists wouldn't be Irish or Scottish -- and if the focus was salsa, Putumayo wasn't about to limit itself to big stars out of Cuba and Puerto Rico. A ... see all copies from $5.70!
22	A Diva from Bahia. The Definitive Collection (2004) more music like this by Gal Costa add to wishlist Part of the never-ending series of Brazilian greats on the British Wrasse label, A Diva From Bahia is a fine compilation of Gal Costa's work, spanning the whole of her career. As with similar releases for other artists, the album collects pieces from the very beginning of her career up nearly to the present day. Also like others in the series ... see all copies from $9.99! new only from $15.88!
23	Tecnicolor (2000) more music like this by Mutantes add to wishlist In 1970, Os Mutantes re-recorded in English a full LP's worth of their best songs, apparently hoping to crack the American and European market. (Brazilian expats Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil would make the same move, for political reasons, one year later.) If ever, the late flowering of the psychedelic era was the perfect time for a Mutantes ... see all copies from $15.88! new only from $15.88!
24	Caetano Veloso (Irene) (1969) more music like this by Caetano Veloso add to wishlist This second Caetano Veloso solo LP was recorded in June 1969, when Veloso and Gilberto Gil were behind the bars of the military dictatorship. The albums (Gil also recorded his own) were devised in part to provide them with a connection to the outside world through which authorities would be discouraged of attempting some violence against them. The ... see all copies from $18.99! new only from $18.99!
25	Rita Lee [Chega Mais] (1979) more music like this by Rita Lee add to wishlist This is a CD reissue of the LP, recorded in 1979, that marked the beginning of Rita Lee's partnership with husband Roberto de Carvalho. At the time, she was pregnant with her son Beto Lee, who became an accompanist in her music. Several of her biggest hits are present: "Chega Mais" (dance music), "Papai Me Empresta o Carro" and "Arrombou a Festa ... see all copies from $26.62! new only from $26.62!

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