Killer clubby braziliano breaks and scat vocal bossa nova by British library head Pete Winslow. 4-5 great tracks with Bossonolder, Back To Brazil and October Butterfly the highlights. Rare commercial RCA release but c...

DJ goodies here from Jose Prates and his dance ensemble. Batucada heaven with loud in-your-face drums but the winner is clearly E Nana that always work a blast in the clubs. Like new copy with NM vinyl and cover in sh...

Top choice compilation with 10 years of finest samba settings from the Vila Isabel stable. Melodic yet fast and pumping sambas that you will likely find it hard sitting still to. Top Tape original straight out of Rio....

Interesting compilation mixing samba, bossa and soulful dancefloor MPB. Good blend of classic Brazilian artists and some very rare stuff by Joao Nogueira, Agepe, Bezerra Da Silva. Check Bebeto's uplifting Grito De Gue...

Rare Copacabana recording that is unique in introducing so many drum, batucada and samba schools and groupings on one record. Heavy drum action throughout on rare local Rio label. Record is clean except for a small ma...

Rare Brazilian original from one of the most productive samba heads in Brazil. Plenty of upbeat dancefloor friendly stuff on here but really got to like the chilled Olhos De Nana. Copy with clean EX vinyl, cover has l...

Clubby affair by Jair Rodriguez with several upbeat jazzy dancers. Highly recommended DJ item for Brazil and Jazz fans. Original Philips mono issue from 1967 in visual VG yet audible VG+ condition. Cover has dedicatio...

Super hard catch by Brazilian samba vocalist Jose Bispo Clementino dos Santos working under his Jamelao name. Nice blend of jazz, chanson, bossa and obviously samba. Several hairlines but playback is mostly VG+. Cover...

Seldom seen fourth and last Brazilian Singers album with uplifting vocal harmonies. Camisa, Requenguela and Ta Hi stand out but all in all an excellent recording if you like this style of samba and bossa. Strongest EX...

Finding it hard not to love this record, starting with the beautiful cover but musically it is as good if not better than the artwork. Incredible Brazilian jazz backing the Rio born bossa nova queen. Mundo Melhor, Gin...

Very much under the radar samba funk compilation with exclusive tracks by Swiss tag team Arturo Perez and Ambros Seelos. The single output Funk Samba is already hard to find and add to that clubby versions of Oye Como...

Beautiful 3 LP box set with thick picture / text booklet included celebrating Samba in Brazil. Musically lots of goodies here with highlight in covers by Jorge Ben, Baden Powell and Martinho Da Vila. All records in fl...

This one is still somewhat under the radar but actually one of the best releases on the French folk label, Arion. Brilliant mix of straight samba, batucada and forro. Listen to the hypnotic vibes of A Coroa Do Rei tha...

Highly recommended split album with half the action credited Orchestra Ipanema and the other half Grupo Novo Rio. Upbeat and funky at times, chilled and jazzy at others. All in all 23 tracks fitted on two discs in lo...

Seriously funky compilation here with Astrud Gilberto, Baden Powell and notably the Franco-Brazilian group Os Maracatu. Some serious Batucada, Bossa and Samba grooves for the floor on this record. Check out Birimbau a...

Solid set of samba dancers on late seventies recording. I like the mid tempo pieces best on this one but some fast and furious stuff to be found as well. Check the enjoyable Pra Que Vou Recordar O Que Chorei for a fee...

Rare samba release by Jorge Goulart on Som Livre. My highlights are the melodic Ily Aye and Bahia De Tidos Os Deuses. Record and cover in decent EX shape, very light distortion at intro turns and run in groove.

Traditional Samba school recording but rather than a 'live' take here you get a studio recording without the background 'noice' of people celebrating the streets of Rio during the carnaval. Cover in shrink, disc is cl...

Mixed bag of sambas but mostly funky and dancefloor friendly. Highlights are the fine cover of Martin Cerere and the always popular Ilu Aye. Softest scuff on record, cover is clean EX.

Has to run with this Hoecht Chemicals promotional album as surely a one time find. The Sao Paulo Philhamonics join forces with the Severino Araujo group tackling classical, traditional compositions. Nothing dead funky...