Artist: Various Artists Rating: Release Date: November 19, 2002Type: Collection (various artists), Lyrics are included with the albumGenre: World
Review As detailed on the back cover, the Tropique Samba Lounge series promises "exotic rhythms, soft melodies and hot colors," a dubious-sounding proposition to fans of Brazilian music. Fortunately, the music inside is much more elegant than the liner notes, focusing mostly on samba and Brazilian easy funk of the '70s by many of the decade's most familiar artists. Four of the country's giants --
Caetano Veloso , Tom Jobim,
Milton Nascimento ,
Gilberto Gil -- are represented with excellent songs, although the highlights tend toward those artists who focused on a distinctly '70s brand of mellow MOR, such as
Banda Black Rio 's "Cravo e Canela" and
Ed Motta 's "Dez Mais un Amor." ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
Tracks
Credits Nana Caymmi (Vocals), Gal Costa (Vocals) , Milton Nascimento (Guitar) , Milton Nascimento (Arranger) , Milton Nascimento (Vocals) , Naná Vasconcelos (Percussion) , Naná Vasconcelos (Drums) , Caetano Veloso (Guitar) , Caetano Veloso (Arranger) , Caetano Veloso (Vocals) , Ron Carter (Bass) , Gilberto Gil (Guitar) , Gilberto Gil (Vocals) , Urbie Green (Trombone) , Toninho Horta (Guitar) , Hubert Laws (Flute) , Deodato (Arranger) , Elis Regina (Vocals) , Wagner Tiso (Organ) , Wagner Tiso (Piano) , Wagner Tiso (Arranger) , Wagner Tiso (Vocals) , Bijou (Clarinet (Bass)) , Airto Moreira (Percussion) , Bom Bom (Guitar) , Luís Alves (Bass) , Jorjao Barreto (Keyboards) , Jorjao Barreto (Piano (Electric)) , Chico Batera (Percussion) , Paulinho Braga (Drums) , Copinha (Flute) , Wilson DasNeves (Drums) , Helio Delmiro (Guitar (Electric)) , João Donato (Arranger) , João Donato (Piano (Electric)) , João Donato (Vocals) , Luíz Eça (Percussion) , Luíz Eça (Arranger) , Luíz Eça (Keyboards) , Everaldo Ferreira (Percussion) , Harry Lookofsky (Violin) , Antonio Carlos Jobim (Piano (Electric)) , Luizão Maia (Bass) , Armando Marcal (Cuica) , Hélcio Milito (Percussion) , Hélcio Milito (Vocals) , Ramiro Mussoto (Bongos) , Ramiro Mussoto (Sound Effects) , Ramiro Mussoto (Bells) , Ramiro Mussoto (Berimbau) , Ramiro Mussoto (Caxixi) , Ramiro Mussoto (Surdo) , Ramiro Mussoto (Shaker) , Novelli (Bass) , João Palma (Percussion) , João Palma (Drums) , Robertinho Silva (Drums) , Rubao Sabino (Bass) , Celso Fonseca (Guitar) , Celso Fonseca (Arranger) , Arthur Maia (Bass) , Tomas Improta (Piano (Electric)) , Aloisio Milanez (Piano (Electric)) , César Camargo Mariano (Piano) , César Camargo Mariano (Arranger) , César Camargo Mariano (Mixing) , Luíz Melodia (Vocals) , Ed Motta (Arranger) , Ed Motta (Vocals) , Geraldo & His Orchestra (Flute) , Netinho (Sax (Soprano)) , Emilio Santiago (Vocals) , Vinicius Cantuaria (Drums) , Toni Costa (Guitar (Electric)) , Tutty Moreno (Drums) , Geraldo Alves Pinto (Graphic Coordinator) , Edson Bastos (Vocals) , Glauton Campello (Piano (Electric)) , Glauton Campello (Clavinet) , Perinho Santana (Guitar (Electric)) , Ronaldo Bastos (Compilation) , Zé Rodrix (Organ) , Zé Rodrix (Percussion) , Zé Rodrix (Ocarina) , Zé Rodrix (Vocals) , Zé Rodrix (Whistle (Human)) , Claudio Stevenson (Guitar (Electric)) , Arnaldo Brandão (Bass) , Rosinha de Valença (Guitar) , No (Rhythm) , Luis Carlos (Percussion) , Mario Fernandez (Bass) , Bebeto (Bass) , Bebeto (Flute) , Bebeto (Percussion) , Bebeto (Saxophone) , Bebeto (Vocals) , Fabio Fonseca (Synthesizer) , Fabio Fonseca (Mini Moog) , Fabio Fonseca (Arp 2600) , Fabio Fonseca (Arp Strings) , Marçal (Tamborim) , Ney (Surdo) , Genaro (Rhythm) , Tavito (Guitar) , Tavito (Guitar (Electric)) , Tavito (Vocals) , Tavito (Bells) , Chiquinho Azevedo (Percussion) , Canegal (Ganza) , Celso (Flute) , Eliseu (Tamborim) , Formiga (Trumpet) , Beto Martins (Art Direction) , Chiquito Braga (Guitar (Electric)) , Luiz Tornaghi (Mastering) , Monica Trindade (Producer) , Edison Viana (Producer) , Edison Viana (Research Assistant) , Mariana Amin (Producer) , Sidinho Moreira (Pandeiro) , Sidinho Moreira (Ganza) , Sidinho Moreira (Apito) , Aurino Ferreira (Sax (Tenor)) , Jorge Ferreira da Silva (Flute) , Jorge Ferreira da Silva (Pandeiro) , Edmundo Maciel (Trombone) , Marcela Boechat (Producer) , Marcela Boechat (Research Assistant) , Luiz Carlos Batera (Percussion) , Luiz Carlos Batera (Drums) , Barrosinho (Trumpet) , Valdecir Nei (Bass) , Marcos Gurgel (Producer) , Geraldo Bongô (Reco-Reco) , Helio Capucci (Guitar) , Marnie Marques (Producer) , Alberto Das Neves (Percussion) , Leonel Pereda (Compilation) , Renato "Massa" Calmon (Drums) , Do Cavaco, Carlinhos (Cavaquinho)
