Various Artists - Batucada: The Sound of the Favelas

Various Artists - Batucada: The Sound of the Favelas
Label - Mr Bongo (UK)
Recorded - ???
Style - Latin, Brazilian, Batucada, Lee Library, Percussion

Tracklist:
1. Paulinho Da Costa - Ritmo Number One (8:31)
2. Portinho - Batumata (4:35)
3. Padre Miguel - Só No Apito (4:48)
4. Nicos Jaritz - Otão E Eu (5:07)
5. Dom Um E Jadir De Castro - Repimar (5:20)
6. Verde Amarelo - Vibrando Com A Seleção (2:54)
7. Par Ney De Castro - Ba-Tu-Ca-Da (8:20)
8. Dom Um E Jadir De Castro - Comunic-Ritmo (2:43)
9. Padre Miguel - Mulata Faceira (3:13)
10. Portinho - Rápido (3:54)
11. Pontela - Pai Bene, Queimou O Pé (3:09)
12. Dom Um E Jadir De Castro - Ozônio (2:59)
13. Fernando - Quando O Couro Fala (4:02)

(from Dusty Groove)
Billed in the press as "the original bass and drum", this is a wonderful set of rare Batucada percussion tracks, lovingly packaged by Mr Bongo for the hipster London scene. In case you're not familiar with Batucada, it's got that hard, fast percussion sound, with lots of instruments in unison, that you hear on samba records, or other older Brazilian percussion sides. This volume's one of the best ways you could ever get into the music -- and there's an excellent sampling of tunes by a wide number of artists. Titles include "Ritmo Number One" by Paulinho Da Costa, "Pai Bene, Queimou O Pe" by Pontela, "Rapido" by Portinho, "Repimar" by Jadir De Castro and Dom Um Romao, "Vibrando Com A Selecao" by Verde Amarelo, and "Quando O Couro Fala" by Fernando.

(from MrBongo.com)
The drums of the samba, the sound of Rio at 180bpm. The secret weapon of all DJs be they house, techno, jazz or latin orientated. This is the music that provides pulsating cannon that goes off in the house clubs. The most exciting dance rhythm in the world.

This album contains all the essential classics brought together under one roof. From the No 1 much sampled mega-anthem Batucada by maestro Par Ney De Castro, to the in-demand mid tempo burner Batumata with the legendary bongo solo leading to the crash as the Batucada beat kicks in.

Most of the more obscure tracks have been culled from the OLD SKOOL OF BATUCADA: the legendary Fantastic Bateria series on Top Tape. With the main man Padre Miguel leading the way this is bread & butter Batucada. The samba rhythm gets speeded up by each batucada troop matching the pace of the street. The favela is humming as the tempo builds. No one beats a drum as rapido as the boys from Rio.

We must thank Raphael from Tokyo's UFO for unearthing the gem Reprimar Jadir clashes heads uptown with Dom Um in this furious guica led showdown. No club has ever rocked as large as when the mighty Sebag dropped this science.

Legendary percussionist Paulinho De Costa opens up with a one man percussion shakedown. He burned with the eternal flame of BATA. Like a man possessed he furiously creates wave after wave of hardcore triangle, tamborim, bata and cuica solos.

Who can forget the first time they heard Nicos Jarit's deeply dubby bass sound blowing the windows out of every club from the Sub to the ministry.

Thanks to the rough neck jazz Dancers and those who can stay with the rhythm as we cross from the lay down tempo Drum & Bass to the hardcore Bateria.

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Various Artists - Batucada Capoeira

Various Artists - Batucada Capoeira
Label - Soul Jazz
Recorded - 1969-1978
Style - Brazilian, Jazz, Funk, Batucada, Capoeira, Samba, Lee Library

Tracklist:
1. Luciano Peronne - Samba Quente (1:43)
2. Welcome To Rio - Ensaio De Escola (2:13)
3. Bateria Fantastico De Potela - Demonstracao De Som E Andiamento (6:15)
4. Mestre Bimba - Sao Bente Grande (2:17)
5. Mestre Geraldo & Sua Bateria - Mistura #2 (7:20)
6. Mestre Suassuna E Direceu - A Morte Do Capoeira (3:47)
7. G.R.E.S. Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel - Apresentacao (3:28)
8. Luciano Perrone - Berimbau & Capeoira (3:16)
9. Welcome To Rio - Ritmo De Brasil (2:26)
10. Mestre Suassuna E Direceu - Cavalaria (2:37)
11. Bateria Fantastica Da Portela - Demonstracao De Grupos (4:13)
12. Mestre Bimba - Santa Maria (1:51)
13. Luciano Perrone - Samba Vocalizado (2:27)
14. Mestre Nago - Hora De Renzar (2:24)
15. G.R.E.S. Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel - Repiquereza Forte (2:54)

(from AMG)
When looking for a collection of authentic Brazilian music, it is difficult not to end up buying an album of '60s exotica claiming to be pure Brazilian, or a new age guide to samba that sounds as authentic as "Blame It on the Bossa Nova." Soul Jazz remedies this problem by collecting acoustic tracks on Batucada Capoeira that sound like they were recorded in the center of the carnival. The intensity of live drumming and layered percussion are captured on the early recordings that span from 1969 to 1978. Nothing is diminished by the age of the recordings. The age of the recordings make them easy to compare to musical styles that came much later. Samba is essential dance music and foreshadows house music and other kinds of techno. The same breaks in drumming and build-ups that are used in samba are used in modern dance music to facilitate the dancers. Through the comparison of these early Brazilian dance tracks, it makes apparent the influence of dancers on the music. What truly separates Batucada Capoeira from modern dance music is that it is acoustic and the fact that it sounds so spontaneous. All of the tracks sound more like they occurred rather than were arranged. This adds to the album's feeling of authenticity. All tracks use traditional Brazilian folk instruments and manage to make music that outplays any programmed and supposedly crafted percussion-based music. Numerous comparisons of each track with its electronic counterpart could be made, but somehow it would seem to take away from the purity of these recordings. Of all the recordings on the excellent Batucada Capoeira collection, Mestre Suassuna e Dirceu's "A Morte do Capoeira" is paramount and deserves even wider recognition than this collection can offer. Soul Jazz has created a collection of recordings that does justice to a style of music that is so often ill-represented in an album format.

- Matt Whalley, All Music Guide

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Luciano Perrone - Batucada Fantastica Vol. 3

Luciano Perrone - Batucada Fantastica Vol. 3
Label - Whatmusic (UK)
Recorded - 1972
Style - Brazilian, Batucada, Lee Library, Spacey

1. Luciano Perrone - Escola De Samba
2. Luciano Perrone - Berimbau (The Sound Of The Berimbau)
3. Luciano Perrone - Capoeria (Em 3 Andamentos)
4. Luciano Perrone - Tamborins Envenenados
5. Luciano Perrone - Samba Volcalizado (The Vocal Samba)
6. Luciano Perrone - Reco-Reco Da Lavaderia
7. Luciano Perrone - Polca-Samba-Choro
8. Luciano Perrone - O Som Da Criancola (The Sound Of The Criancola)
9. Luciano Perrone - Apito No Embalo (The Carnival Whistle)
10. Luciano Perrone - Cuicas Loucas (The Crazy Cuicas)
11. Luciano Perrone - Afro-Brasileiros
12. Luciano Perrone - Frevo (The Beat Of The Frevo)
13. Luciano Perrone - Samba Cruzado
14. Luciano Perrone - Sorongo (The Sound Of The Bamboo)
15. Luciano Perrone - Reco-Mola
16. Luciano Perrone - Samba Em 5 Sons
17. Luciano Perrone - Choro Brasileiro (Em 2 Andamentos)
18. Luciano Perrone - Ze Pereira (The Carnival Sound Of Ze Pereira)

(From Dusty Groove)
Excellent work from Luciano Perrone & "Seus Ritmistas Brasileiros" -- a crack percussion ensemble that recorded some of the best batucada work of the 60s! The album's recorded with a nice spacey sound that really adds to the "fantastica" feel of the set -- as the driving drum work of the group echoes out with a really magical sound! The album's a key classic in the batucada tradition -- one of the best of the type you could find -- and titles include "Ciucas Loucas", "Afro-Brasileiros", "Samba Em 5 Sons", "Berimbau", and "Capoeira".

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