About this title: With tracks from seminal artists like Antonio Carlos Jobim, Jorge Ben, Elis Regina and Vinicius de Moraes, Brazil: The Essential Album is actually a fairly decent -- and fun -- collection of some of the country's musical traditions. Of course, there are exclusions (Caetano Veloso, Milton Nascimento, João Bosco, and Beth Carvalho, most notably), and most of the songs included fall into the MPB range, though there is some jazz and bossa nova in there, so it's perhaps not as comprehensive as it claims to be, but still, for what it is, 31 tracks -- including "Agua de Beber," "Embola a Bola," ...
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Tracks on this album
Tracks:
- Mas Que Nada
- Come with Me
- Águas de Março (Waters of March)
- Cena
- Âmbar
- It Might as Well Be Spring
- Ole Ola
- Embola a Bola
- So Danço Samba
- Brasil Pandeiro
- Roda
- Tiro Ao Alvaro (Hit the Bull's Eye)
- Adelita
- Samba de Flora
- Rapunzel
- O Dia Em Que Faremos Contato
- Agua de Beber
- Outro Inverno
- Girl from Ipanema
- Pára-Raio
- Milagre
- Vento de Maio
- Samba de Orly
- Swing de Campo Grande
- A Tonga da Mironga Do Kabulete
- Multo Obrigado
- Freio Aerodinâmico
- Beija-Flor
- Taj Mahal/Fio Maravilha/Pais Tropical
- Feminina
- Para Lennon e McCartney
Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is described below.
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