SIVUCA — Pau Doido (1992) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This album displays the energetic rhythmic power of Brazil's northwest in the hands of an accordion virtuoso with extensive international experience, Sivuca. After an extremely successful tour in 1992 through Scandinavia and northern Europe playing this album's repertoire, they got together in a studio for only four days and recorded it all through. Pau Doido presents a rich panel of northwestern music, with forrós, aboios, and baiões, together with the southeast tradition of samba, choro, and bossa, also reminding the classical influence over Brazilian music, with its valses -- even if "modernized" to a 6/8 jazzy feel -- and canções. Everything glued by creative improvisation, this is an instrumental album at the same time regional and universal, which constitutes an excellent opportunity to present Brazil's cultural diversity. Alvaro Neder
Tracklist :
1. Pau Doido  2:53 
Written-By – João Lyra
2. Fugu Para O Nordeste  3:48 
Written-By – Dominguinhos
3. Riacho Seco  6:07 
Written-By – João Lyra, Maurício Carrilho
4. Seu Tenório  5:22 
Written-By – Cláudio Guimarães
5. Deixe O Breque Pra Mim  4:32 
Written-By – Altamiro Carrilho
6. Forró Na Penha  3:09 
Written-By – Adelmo Arcoverde, João Lyra
7. Que Par Seria  3:21 
Written-By – Glorinha Gadelha, Sivuca
8. Mergulho  4:23 
Written-By – Afonso Gadelha / Glorinha Gadelha
9. Forró Em Timbaúba  2:54 
Written-By – Dominguinhos
10. Um Tom Pra Jobim  4:31 
Written-By – Osvaldinho do Acordeon / Sivuca
11. Canção Pizaaollada  3:38 
Written-By – Glorinha Gadelha / Sivuca
12. Jazz Tupiniquim  3:57
Written-By – Glorinha Gadelha / Sivuca
Credits :
Acoustic Guitar, Viola Nordestina, Guitar – João Lyra
Arranged By, Conductor, Accordion – Sivuca
Double Bass – Toni Dias
Drums – Fernando Pereira 

AIRTO ‎MOREIRA - Seeds On The Ground - The Natural Sound Of Airto (1971-1990) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Seeds On The Ground (1971) est le deuxième album solo du jazzman brésilien Airto Moreira, juste avant sa participation au Return To Forever de Chick Corea. On baigne typiquement dans l'atmosphère Jazz fin des années 60 / début 70 : Jazz Fusion, Free Jazz, Jazz teinté de rythmes exotiques. Le plus est apporté par les racines brésiliennes d'Arto Moreira via la Samba et les musiques Folkloriques Brésiliennes style Forro. Airto Moreira est accompagné par sa compagne, Flora Purim, au chant, et les excellents musiciens Hermeto Pascoal aux claviers e Ron Carter à la contrebasse. On note la présence de Sivuca. Mes plages préférées correspondent aux temps de l'album où le Jazz Fusion rencontre avec magie la Samba ("Juntos (We Love)"). Cet album "solo" et "débridé" d'Airto Moreira est souvent présenté comme une "récréation entre deux périodes, celle "Weather Report" et celle "Return to Forever". Seeds On The Ground est un très intéressant album de Jazz Fusion créatif et aventureux fortement teinté de musique latine sauce brésilienne, donc à découvrir. by Dominique Deret
Tracklist  
1 Andei (I Walked) 2:40
Bass – Ron Carter
Vocals, Percussion, Berimbau – Airto
Written-By, Harpsichord, Flute – Hermeto Pascoal
2 O Sonho (Moon Dreams) 7:45
Bass – Ron Carter
Drums, Percussion – Airto
Keyboards – Hermeto Pascoal
Vocals – Flora Purim
Written By – J. Livingston & R. Evans
3 Uri (Wind) 6:10
Accordion – Sivuca
Bass, Cello – Ron Carter
Flute [Bass], Acoustic Guitar [Violão], Voice, Written-By – Hermeto Pascoal
Viola – Severino De Oliveira
Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Voice – Airto
Vocals, Voice – Flora Purim
Voice, Written-By – Googie
4 Papo Furado (Jive Talking) 3:29
Acoustic Guitar [Caipira], Voice – Severino De Oliveira
Acoustic Guitar [Violão], Voice, Written-By – Hermeto Pascoal
Bass, Voice – Ron Carter
Percussion, Voice – Dom Um Romão
Vocals, Percussion, Voice – Airto
5 Juntos (We Love) 3:22
Bass – Ron Carter
Drums, Percussion – Airto
Flute [Bass], Piano, Written-By – Hermeto Pascoal
Organ – Severino De Oliveira
Percussion – Dom Um Romão
Written-By, Vocals – Flora Purim
6 O Galho Da Roseira (The Branches Of The Rose Tree) 7:54
Acoustic Guitar [Violão], Accordion – Severino De Oliveira
Bass – Ron Carter
Keyboards, Other [Japanese Sapho], Written-By – Hermeto Pascoal
Percussion – Dom Um Romão
Vocals – Flora Purim
7 O Galho Da Roseira (The Branches Of The Rose Tree) Part II 8:21
Acoustic Guitar [Violão], Accordion – Severino De Oliveira
Bass – Ron Carter
Keyboards, Other [Japanese Sapho], Written-By – Hermeto Pascoal
Percussion – Dom Um Romão
Vocals – Flora Purim

SIVUCA - Sivuca (Adeus Maria Fulo) (1973) FLAC (tracks), lossless

 On the cover photograph, Sivuca may resemble an elf whose voice one would expect to be a high falsetto chirp, accompanied by the thrummed acoustic he has in hand. With white locks and a full beard, staring delightfully into the skin of his own eyelids, Sivuca has an ecstatic smile that is only half an indication of the joy this album contains. That is to say it is somewhat aesthetically deceptive. Additionally, given the fact that the album originally appeared on Vanguard, it would be predictable that it could be a folk exploration similar to those of the late John Fahey, who also recorded for the label periodically. However, the label also specialized in diversity, and Sivuca is a composer with one of the most far-reaching and exotic repertoires that the legendary label released. With Latin jazz, folk, and bossa nova of the highest order, as well as arrangements that touch on Sergio Mendes, this album should hold great appeal for fans of the Jorge Ben, Caetano Veloso, andGilberto Gil axis of Brazilian music. by Dean McFarlane