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"Márcio Faraco with Chico Buarque's 'Cirando'" from Putumayo Presents: Acoustic Brazil
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"Ceatano Veloso's 'Cajuina'" from Putumayo Presents: Acoustic Brazil
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"Monica Salmaso's 'Moro Na Roça'" from Putumayo Presents: Acoustic Brazil
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Putumayo Presents: Acoustic Brazil
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This is not a soundtrack to Brazil's famous carnival. There are no festive drums or blaring whistles. This is the soundtrack for more intimate moments: hand percussion and chords from nylon-stringed guitars pulse in steady rhythm under vocals as gentle as a sigh. Bossa nova and samba cancao are the musical genres showcased by legends and new comers alike on "Acoustic Brazil," which savors the softer side of Brazilian music.

Caetano Vefoso, founding member of the tropicalismo movement that blended bossa nova, rock, psychedelica and protest music, is represented here with the jaunty "Cajuina." Monica Salmaso's "More Na Roca," an homaga to an Brazilian singer, gives us a taste of why she was once voted "The Best Singer in Brazil." And Rita Ribeiro's reggae-influenced "Tern Quern Queira" is also a standout on an album full of gems.

-Aimee Maude Sims
 02/25/05
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