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This item usually ships in 1-3 days 01. Angel's Robot List 02. Pandeiro-Deiro 03. Covered Saints 04. Cumplicidade De Armario 05. Argila 06. Tour 07. Bog La Bag 08. O Bode 09. Comunidade-Lobos 10. Frases Ventias 11. Quixabeira 12. Seo Ze 13. Mares De Ti 14. Zanza 15. A Namorada 16. Vaju Concessa   Pandeiro-Deiro (mp3)   Covered Saints (mp3)   O Bode (mp3)   Comunidade-Lobos (mp3)   Seo Zé (mp3)   Mares de Ti (mp3) Personnel: Carlinhos Brown (vocals, various instruments) Gal Costa, Gilberto Gil, Maria Bethania, Marisa Monte, Moreno Veloso, Jorge Amorim Lele, Angeline Annonier, Alexandra Theodoropoulou, Pedro Sá (vocals), Wally Badarou (vocals, background vocals), Rowney Scott (tenor saxophone, horn arrangements), Alexandre Desphat (flute), Ron Mezza (flugelhorn, trumpet), Serginho Trombone, Zaak Alcouffe (trombone), Alfredo Moura (keyboards, piano), Maika Munan (electric guitar), Arthur Maia (bass), Jorginho Gomes, Jose Carlos Ramos (drums, electronic effects), Lazão Luiz Carlos André Barbosa, Agnaldo André (percussion) Walter Wanderley (tambourine). Produced by Arto Lindsay and Wally Badarou. Arranged by Carlinhos Brown and Pascoal Perrotta. Total time:

We’re not quite sure how to say “The hardest working man in show business” in Portuguese, but Carlinhos Brown is surely it. ‘Alfagamabetizado’ is a masterwork, where African rhythms, Brazilian Candomble’ chants and the latest sampling technology blend together. Brown, who adopted his last name in tribute to the godfather of soul, James Brown, has built an unmatched reputation in Brazil as a songwriter, drummer and percussionist and producer. He’s written dozens and dozens of #1 hits for singers like Gal Costa, Maria Monte, Gilberto Gil and Daniela Mercury. He’s performed with Djavan, João Gilberto, and João Bosco, and as Caetano Veloso’s musical director. In 1993, he helped to guide Sergio Mendes to a Grammy with ‘Brasiliero’. To say that Carlinhos Brown has his finger on the pulse of Brazilian pop is an understatement. Recorded in Rio, Salvador and Paris, ‘Alfagamabetizado’ is an adventure to unite cultures through music in its most innovative forms. Brown marries traditional with futuristic, frenzied rhythms with soft melodies, big band swing with electric fuzz guitar. This isn’t ‘The Girl from Ipanema;. More like The Girl from Ipanema Goes Night Clubbing. Or is it? Check out “Frases Ventias” with it’s gentle water drums and breezy melody. Marisa Monte and saxophonist Leo Gandelman deliver a delightful cha-cha on “Seo Ze’,” and “Quixabeira” reunites Veloso, Gil, Costa and Maria Bethania. The ensuing years have shown his solo recordings to be uneven, but through it all, Carlinhos Brown has maintained his sense of purpose: ”Brazil synthesizes Africa and Hollywood. My pleasure is to blend all this music into one.” In our opinion, ‘Alfagamabetizado’ has stood well the test of time, making it one of his best recordings from beginning to end. As a result, it has also become something of a collector’s item, as copies of this recording can be difficult to find.