Brazilian Roots
Posted by Cybel in Art on 01 25th, 2007 | 6 responses
I love to listen to Brazilian music when I paint: Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Stan Getz etc. I just read this absolutely fascinating article in the NY Times about the origins of Brazilian music: how it was influenced by Arabic culture & how its aesthetic was passed onto American Blues. I have to get my hands on the recently released “Musica Tradicional do Norte e Nordeste 1938,†It’s a 6 CD box set of Brazilian music circa 1938.
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Great !
Now,………. where is it available – since the NYTimes failed to include any source to purchase and we’re still clueless ?
I contacted the reporter and he wrote back that it’s not available yet in the US…..
James, thanks for letting us know. I can’t wait to finally hear the music. I wonder where it is currently released (what country) and maybe I can do a special order? If anyone knows, please share! Thanks.
You can find this CD on ebay!
http://cgi.ebay.com/Musica-Tradicional-do-Norte-e-Nordeste-1938-6-CD-box_W0QQitemZ270090364234QQihZ017QQcategoryZ307QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
You can go to the link below and listen to a large portion of the box set- it also gives you information about the set and where to buy it since it is still unavailable in the U.S.
http://www.sescsp.org.br/sesc/hotsites/missao/textos_frameset.html
Thanks Andre & Matt for your excellent research skills. Since that NY Times article, a lot of people in the US have been looking for the CD Box set. Hopefully it will be available soon. I wonder, has anyone tried going to a Virgin Mega-Store and looking in their Import section? They often have a pretty healthy import section. I’ll look tomorrow and will let everyone know what I find in NYC.