CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A FREE 4 TRACK EP FROM THE ALBUM feat novo-tropicalia from Mini Box Lunar, kuduro-baiana from Baiana System, tropical rock from Porcas Borboletas & balkan-tecnobrega from Catarina Dee Jah! Boha!Thought Brazilian music began with bossa nova, morphed into tropicália and then finished with baile-funk? Well think again.
“Oi! A Nova Música Brasileira!” is a sonic-snapshot of the most exciting new Brazilian music from artists influenced by the likes of Kraftwerk, Massive Attack, Talking Heads, Os Mutantes, Beastie Boys, Sly & Robbie, Sonic Youth, Ween & Stereolab.
CD1 features 20 of the hottest artists from Brazil’s new wave, tropicália, folk & indie scenes inc. the hyped Mini Box Lunar (currently drawing comparisons with the legendary Os Mutantes) & Do Amor (“Brazil’s Vampire Weekend”).
CD2 collects together 20 electronic, dancehall, baile-funk, dub, hip-hop, r ‘n’ b & folktronica gems inc. an exclusive track from Céu, plus Catarina Dee Jah (Brazil’s answer to Blondie) & Gaby Amarantos (“the Amazonian Beyonce”).
To listen to the entire album please click the MUSICA link to the right. You can find out more about the artists using the tabs in the menu above – we have grouped artists by genre ROCK, TROPICALIA, ELECTRONIC, FUNK & HIP-HOP, FOLK & CINEMATIC. The VIDEOS features videos for some of the songs featured & the MUSICAL MAP is exactly what it says.
‘Oi!’ is released on the 13th September – you can pre-order a copy from Amazon by clicking here.
