Awesome Brazil

In preparation of my trip to Brazil in four months, I created this next playlist. It's mostly MPB (musica popular brasileira). All the nine songs are great. One of the highlights is Jurubeba, played by Gilberto Gil and Jorge Ben from the album Gil e Jorge from 1975. Witty vocals and effervescent guitar playing by both artists as they have fun interacting with each other, constructing rhythmic vocal melodies and later demolishing them to make space for new waves of melodic inspiration. Gil is heard giggling and chuckling throughout the song, and, in the listener's ear, this good energy and childlike playfulness is translated into infectious joy. Check the song out below.
The playlist also includes songs by Chico Buarque, Caetano Veloso, and Chico Cesar, among others.
Here's the link:
Awesome Brazil

Jazz Evolution

Hello eveyone,
It's been a while I haven't posted anything, but the long wait has been worth it.
Lately, I've been in the mood for jazz, as you can tell from previous posts. I just finished my second playlist on 8tracks.com called Jazz Evolution. It highlights jazz genres from its origins in blues all the way to contemporary jazz. Featured is the first ever blues recording by Mamie Smith with Perry Bardford's Jazz Hounds playing Crazy Blues. Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, etc. are all present as well. I put a lot of time and effort into this one and, in my opinion, it paid off. Check it out.

Jazz Evolution