V/A - Beleza Tropical 2Format : LP Label : LUAKA BOP Catalog # : LBLBOP 0035 Genre : Brazil Colored Vinyl Its the 25th anniversary of this criminally under appreciated compilation of Brazilian pop music (New! More! Better!), so were putting it on vinyl for the first time. Brazilians are the original masters of mixology, blend and hybridization. Were just catching up to what theyve been doing for years, decades even. Its been 10 years since we at Luaka Bop released our first

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as if I was taking a cinematic approach

He placed one of his compositions among the album's tracks: "Chuva na Montanha

Turns out that's Bernard Sumner

Rather than look directly to Jamaica

On that tragic day Radio Quito had just broadcast a local adaptation of H

the groovy “Kebar” and the dazzling “Talhuama”

“Outplay” and “Apparel Music”

adding some additional instrumentation and raw sounds

combined with the venue’s unique decor (it was modeled on the inside of a London bank

the Indonesian artist is determined to breathe life into an underappreciated