In episode #74, we discussed some of the best Brazilian albums released in 2024. From the spiritual jazz of Amaro Freitas and its world recognition, the return of magnificent Céu, the Afrobeat ensemble Nomade Orquestra, and the beautiful meditations-like songs from singer/multi-instrumentalist Luiza Brina.

We also talked about brother Alvaro Lancelotti, Domenico Lancelotti, the latest from Moreno Veloso, the veterans Zeca Baleiro and Wado releasing an album as a duo, the psyche-rock of Boogarins and the good-vibes samba from Rogê. Follow our playlist on Spotify: "⁠Soundtrack: Brazuca Sounds⁠".

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Brazuca Sounds #49: Best Albums of 2023

Brazuca Sounds #29: New Sounds of 2021

Brazuca Sounds #6: Best Albums of 2020

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"Mentira" by Marcos Valle (M. Valle / Paulo Sergio Valle)

Influenced by Stevie Wonder, and blending Brazilian popular music and American black music, Valle released "Mentira" in his groundbreaking 1973 album "Previsão do Tempo". It is a song with many grooves, Fender Rhodes, wah wah guitars, hypnotic drums, and bass leading the way, and it is also considered one of the first to feature a beatbox in Brazil. Not a big commercial hit in the 1970s, "Mentira" got a new life rediscovered by DJs and prominently sampled in Planet Hemp's "Contexto".

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"Tudo o Que Você Podia Ser" by Quarteto Em Cy (Lo Borges/Marcio Borges)

Written for the "Clube da Esquina" album by Lô and Marcio Borges, the song marked the return of Quarteto em Cy in 1972, following a two-year hiatus. Their first album for Odeon, which was Milton Nascimento's label, a lot of the musicians involved in this recording had contributions to Clube da Esquina.

The album was a commercial failure at the time, but over the years this version became a hot commodity among DJs, record collectors, producers, and rappers including Kanye West and Pharell Williams.