Rough Brazilian

Mention Brazilian jazz to most music fans and the inevitable bossa nova images flood into view: the beach, the female whisper-vocal, the rimshot snare drumming, the chord-plucked acoustic guitar, possibly a little muted batucada percussion, breathy alto saxophone and cabaret-vamp piano. It's an image ineluctably stuck in the 1960s, when most aspiring Brazilian musicians looked to America's West Coast 'cool jazz' scene for inspiration, listening to artists such as the Modern Jazz Quartet, Chet Baker, Paul Winter, Jimmy Giuffre and Stan Getz.

The Rough Guide To Brazilian Hip-Hop is a 2004 compilation of hip-hop with a bit of Portuguese dopeness. This was released by Music Rough Guide/World Music Network.

On this second volume of The Rough Guide To Latin Rare Groove, we’ve gone deeper to unearth even more treats for collectors of obscure, funky, tropical dance music. While taking the ‘rare groove’ genre too seriously can get you accused of snobbery or being a nerd, there is something to be said for the thrill of discovery and sharing something new, especially if it’s old and made of vinyl (even better if it was never originally released to begin with). So proceed without shame, dear digger. Just because ‘rare groove’ owes its name to the 1980s London club scene, where it was used to describe obscure soul, funk and jazz, doesn’t mean the movement is just some passing fad or even entirely new to Latin music fans – quite the contrary.

Discover this vast and varied South American countrywith the most incisive and entertaining guidebook on the market. Whether youplan to hit the beaches of Rio, take a boat up the Amazon or explore thegorgeous colonial towns of Minas Gerais, The Rough Guide to Brazil willshow you the ideal places to sleep, eat, drink, shop and visit along the way.

This Brazil guidebook is perfect for independent travellers planning a longer trip. It features all of the must-see sights and a wide range of off-the-beaten-track places. It also provides detailed practical information on preparing for a trip and what to do on the ground. And this Brazil travel guidebook is printed on paper from responsible sources, and verified to meet the FSC's strict environmental and social standards.

This Rough Guide invites you to dance Latin style with the hottest tango, rumba, samba, and salsa sounds from the likes of Bio Ritmo, Cuban son stars Sierra Maestra and Brazilian sambista Ruivao.

In line with the label ethos, this album promotes deeper understanding of musical traditions and global cultures, perfectly demonstrated by the meditative album opener ‘Sunno’ by Rafiki Jazz, a band with members who span four different continents. Their music includes some of the world’s most distinctive folk instruments including the West African kora, Caribbean steelpan, Indian tabla, Brazilian berimbau and Arabic ney. Likewise, the truly international ensemble Alba Griot’s sound combines Celtic (Scottish) and Mandique (Malian) traditions with blues, jazz and close harmony vocals.

Jordan Goodman explores the historical transformation of tobacco from Amerindian shamanism to global capitalism, from the food of the spirits to the fatal epidemic, from the rough pipe and cigar to the modern-day cigarette. This scholarly and comprehensive survey combines up-to-date published work with primary research to provide a systematic way of understanding current debates from a historical perspective. Goodman draws on a wide range of disciplines to present a history that explores larger themes, such as colonialism, consumerism, medical discourse and multinational enterprise. The book reveals the complex web of dependence and relationships surrounding this controversial commodity.