Pure Brazil: Tribal Bahia - The Best of Timbalada

• Artist: Timbalada
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• Release Date: June 15, 2004
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Latin

Review

Timbalada has always based its music on the traditional timbau drum from Bahia. The group, led by the multi-talented Carlinhos Brown, incorporated elements of axé pop and turned it into a great commercial success in the early '90s. Since then, even long after Brown's departure from the group, Timbalada has been one of the most famous and artistically ambitious projects of the Bahian axé scene. Pure Brazil: Tribal Bahia brings together several of Timbalada's finest and most popular songs, such as "Beija-Flor," "Mulatê do Bundê," "Canto Pro Mar," "Toque de Timbaleiro," "Se Você Se For" and "Fricote da Terezinha" -- all full of Afro-Bahian drum rhythms and contagious party energy capturing the essence of the Timbalada's fascinating timbau sound. Two of the highlights of the collection are "Margarida Perfumada," which is performed live with the legendary Caetano Veloso and "Papá Papet" another live caption, but this one with the queen of axé music, Ivete Sangalo. ~ Philip Jandovský, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Braseira Ardia	Carlinhos Brown	Timbalada	(3:43)
Beija-Flor	Zé Raimundo	Timbalada	(4:28)
Mulate Do Bunde	Carlinhos Brown	Timbalada	(4:42)
Canto Pro Mar	Carlinhos Brown	Timbalada	(3:23)
Toque de Timbaleiro		Timbalada	(3:05)
Se Você Se For	Armandinho	Timbalada	(3:13)
Fricote da Terezinha	Carlinhos Brown	Timbalada	(3:20)
Mimar Você	Alain Tavares	Timbalada	(4:00)
Al	Carlinhos Brown	Timbalada	(2:51)
Anágua	Carlinhos Brown	Timbalada	(3:29)
A Latinha	Carlinhos Brown, Alain Tavares	Timbalada	(3:19)
Agua Mineral	Carlinhos Brown	Timbalada	(0:45)
Papá Papet [Live]	Carlinhos Brown	Timbalada, Ivete Sangalo	(4:16)
Margarida Perfumada [Live]	Carlinhos Brown	Caetano Veloso, Timbalada	(5:07)

Credits

Timbalada (Main Performer), Geraldo Alves Pinto (Art Direction), Geraldo Alves Pinto (Graphic Conception), Geysa Adnet (Graphic Coordinator), Dario Zalis (Photography), Ricardo Garcia (Audio Master), Michael Canno (Artwork), Christiano Menezes (Art Direction), Christiano Menezes (Design), Ricardo Moreira (Concept), Ricardo Moreira (Repertoire)