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Oi! A Nova Musica Brasileira

Various Artists

Oi! A Nova Musica Brasileira

Label: Mais Um Discos

Genre: Freestyle / Nu Jazz / Funk / Afro

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<p><em><strong>“I was blown away when I heard (Oi! A Nova Musica Brasileira!). It wasn’t just one or two tracks… most of it was sensational. What you’re doing in Brazil is amazing” Gilles Peterson</strong></em></p>
<p>Mixing Brazilian styles such as <strong>tropicalia, manguebeat </strong>andwith <strong>rock, pop, new wave</strong> and <strong>electro “Oi! A Nova </strong><strong>Música</strong> <strong>Brasileira!” </strong>is the sound of the Brazilian alternative/ leftfield scene now and features a dizzying array of mind-blowing new Brazilian genres.</p>
<p><strong></strong>Compiler <strong>Mais Um Gringo</strong> explains how the album came about:<strong> </strong>“All the Brazilian compilations I found either offered a tired mix of <strong>nu-bossa</strong> and <strong>nu-samba</strong> or were titles covering niche genres like <strong>baile-funk</strong>. I was looking for an<strong> </strong>album that provided an overview of the most exciting new <strong>Brazilian</strong> music across all genres”</p>
<p>Following months of 21st century crate-digging – trawling blogs and websites for the hottest artists and tracks – compiler & owner of Mais Um Discos <strong>Mais Um Gringo</strong> set off to Brazil in late 2009. From <strong>Sao Paulo</strong>’s thriving singer-songwriter scene to the fertile manguebeat scene of <strong>Recife </strong>via the tecnobrega rave heartland of <strong>Belem</strong> and rock city <strong>Goiana</strong>, he left no MP3 unheard of ending up with a wishlist of 40 artists from 14 <strong>Brazilian</strong> states.</p>
<p>“The artists that really excited me were those who mixed Brazilian styles with more western influences such as <strong>new wave</strong>, <strong>rave, electro, dub</strong> and <strong>indie </strong>to<strong> </strong>create Brazilian music that was both foreign yet familiar. <strong>Western</strong> artists have always taken musical inspiration from <strong>Brazil</strong> yet thanks to affordable music equipment and widespread broadband <strong>Brazil’s</strong> young musicians are now redressing this balance. ‘Oi!” is this generation’s calling card.”</p>
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