Afro Brazil

• Artist: Various Artists
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1988
• Total Time: 66:59
• Type: Collection (various artists)
• Genre: World

Review

Verve's international division issued a four-disc anthology series of Brazilian music covering selections mostly from the 1970s and '80s, plus a few things done in 1990. The 18 tracks compiled for Afro Brasil spotlight the rhythms and sounds from Bahia, the most African section of Brazil. The influence of the Candomble and Macumba religions, coupled with the sounds of samba, reggae, and the afoxes and bloco afros genres, are displayed by such artists as Caetano Veloso, Nana Vasconcelos, the Bushdancers and the lush vocals of Margareth Menezes and Beth Carvalho. This is the modern Afro-Brazilian sound, captured in stark, digital glory. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Uma História de Ifá	Tropicalia Ytthamar, Rey Zulu	Margareth Menezes	(4:17)
Guerra No Mar	Gerônimo	Maria Bethânia	(3:09)
Bença Negro	Paulo César Pinheiro	Agepê	(3:36)
Male Debale	Edil Pacheco, Paulo César Pinheiro	Lazzo	(2:58)
Um Canto de Afoxé Para O Cloco de Ilê (Ilê Ayê)	Caetano Veloso, Moreno Veloso	Caetano Veloso	(3:05)
Odilê, Odilá	João Bosco, Martinho da Vila	Elba Ramalho	(4:55)
O Bondade (Abaixo a Força Bruta)	Luiz Caldas, Edmundo Carôso	Luiz Caldas	(3:28)
Ilê Aiyê	Edil Pacheco, Paulo César Pinheiro		(3:35)
Ifá, Um Canto Pra Subir	Veve Calasans, Walter Queiroz	Margareth Menezes	(4:02)
Tropicana	Alçeu Valença, Vicente Barreto	Alçeu Valença	(3:52)
Maracatu Colonial [Instrumental]	Alçeu Valença	Alçeu Valença	(2:13)
Two Naira Fifty Kobo	Caetano Veloso	Caetano Veloso	(5:05)
Oleré Camará	Paulo Debétio	Alcione	(3:05)
Salve As Folhas	Gerõnimo-Ildásio Tavares	Maria Bethânia	(3:43)
Eh! Bahia		Naná Vasconcelos	(5:16)
Ijexá (Filhos de Gandhi)	Edil Pacheco	Tribo Nação Ijexá	(3:21)
Grito de Guerra	Moraes Moreira, Antonio Risério, Tony Costa	Moraes Moreira	(3:32)
Mafestadde Real	Tonho Matéria	Beth Carvalho	(3:47)

Credits

Alcione (Performer), Maria Bethânia (Performer), Naná Vasconcelos (Performer), Caetano Veloso (Performer), Beth Carvalho (Performer), Elba Ramalho (Performer), Sandra Sà (?), Margareth Menezes (Performer), Alçeu Valença (Performer), Luiz Caldas (Performer), Lazzo (Performer), Gerald Seligman (Liner Notes), Gerald Seligman (Production Coordination), Gerald Seligman (Translation), Gerald Seligman (Sequencing), Gerald Seligman (Project Coordinator), Gerald Seligman (Series Concept), Gerald Seligman (Repertoire), Mayrton Bahia (Art Direction), Agepê (Performer), Moraes Moreira (Performer), Tim Rooney (Series Concept), Tim Rooney (Repertoire), Dominique Dreyfus (Liner Notes), Dominique Dreyfus (Creative Assistance), Nathalie Baylauco (Design), Livio Campos (Photography), Jacques Sanjuan (Creative Assistance), Tribo Nação Ijexá (Performer)