30 great bands from Brazil paying homage to one of the greatest Hard Rock Bands of all time.
This collection by the wonderfully gifted Brazilian vocalist Astrud Gilberto (wife of singer/songwriter and guitarist Joao) features 18 tracks including 'I Had The Craziest Dream', 'Look To The Rainbow', '(Take Me To) Aruanda', 'Fly Me To The Moon' and more. The honey-toned chanteuse on the surprise Brazilian crossover hit "The Girl From Ipanema," Astrud Gilberto parlayed her previously unscheduled appearance (and professional singing debut) on the song into a lengthy career that resulted in nearly a dozen albums for Verve and a successful performing career that lasted into the '90s. Though her appearance at the studio to record "The Girl From Ipanema" was due only to her husband João, one of the most famed Brazilian artists of the century, Gilberto's singular, quavery tone and undisguised naïveté propelled the song into the charts and influenced a variety of sources in worldwide pop music.
After the exceptional tributes to Motörhead, Black Sabbath and AC/DC released in recent years, Armadillo/Secret Service Records is back with another beautiful release, a true parade with the best of Brazilian Heavy Metal. This time, the honored band are the British veterans of Deep Purple who recently released “Whoosh!”, their 21st original work, surpassing 50 years of career with all the pomp.
In 2006, the Berman Brothers (Frank & Christian) created and produced the Album “Rhythms del Mundo”, a non-profit collaborative effort which fused an all-star cast of Cuban musicians including Ibrahim Ferrer and Omara Portuondo of the Buena Vista Social Club. The new album released on the occasion of the 2016 Olympics in Brazil. Just as “Rhythms del Mundo” Cuba, it contains rearranged pop hits, but this time in a Brazilian Samba and Bossa Nova sound garment. In order to achieve the authenticity that also distinguished “Rhythms del Mundo: Cuba, the Berman Brothers recorded with Brazilian musicians, as well as internationally popular pop-voices.