Neil Spencer 

Various: Oi! A Nova Música Brasileira!

Neil Spencer is impressed by a double-CD selection of new Brazilian music
  
  


A welcome short cut to Brazil's prolific musical scene and its ever-changing hybrids, this well-packaged two-CD collection bypasses the customary languid sambas to concentrate on indie rock and electronica. Bands like Do Amor ("Brazil's Vampire Weekend") mix African and western styles, others like Porcas Borboletas major in surf guitars. Amid the retro-synth sounds and hip-hop you'll also find dub (Guardaloop), Afrobeat (DJ Dolores), "the Amazonian Beyoncé" (Gaby Amarantos) plus the occasional folk songstress like Siba. Not all the cross-pollinations come off, but the appetite of young Brazil for experimentation and psychedelia is striking. Watch this space.

 

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