Africa Brasil

This was quite funky, but Brazilian music is not my favourite. 3.5 stars

MPB isn't my favorite genre, but this brings in some electric guitar and funk elements that are pretty cool . Highlights for me were "Ponta de Lança Africano", "Meus Filhos, Meu Tesouro", and the title track. 3.5 stars.

Not my favourite Brazilian singer but some lush funky carnival vibes and Taj Mahal is a corker of a tune - covered on Paulinho Da Costa’s Sunrise which is possibly an even more essential album. Melody of Taj Mahal also copied by Rod Stewart on his 1978 single Do Ya Think I’m Sexy and put to excellent use on Lisa Lougheed’s Here I Go Again which appears on her synthpop album Evergreen Nights and on a couple of montages in the 80s cartoon show The Raccoons. 3.5 stars.

Now we’re talking!! I don’t know what genre is this but I love the energy of it!! Sounds very Brazilian and I would love to get more albums like this!!!!

every song sounds like the perfect needle drop for an establishing scene in brazil for an iron man movie, extremely fun highlights: ponta de lança africano hermes trismegisto escreveu o plebeu taj mahal cavaleiro do cavalo imaculado africa brasil (zumbi)

Good beat. Got very samey and wished I knew what they were singing.

Hmmm….acceptable funky rhythms

Funky! No clue what he was saying but I did enjoy it!

First listen

Mostly fun, again no idea if it's good. And got Rod Stewart to give royalties to UNICEF so that's good.

Nice album, I don’t know what head singing about but it doesn’t matter because band is great.

I put this on as I was doing work outside, and it was perfect for that. It's pretty funky. 6.5/10

With the chants and callbacks it rides a line between being catchy and too repetitive, but overall it had a fun energy that I enjoyed

This feels very over-produced. There’s so much going on that the rhythms get lost under it all. Excellent musicianship though.

This is the album that’s probably surprised me the most, no idea what was being said but it was fun listening

It’s certainly very pleasant to listen to- upbeat, rhythmic, dancy type stuff. Feels like music you’d hear in the background of a movie set in some exotic locale, be that South America, Africa, or the Caribbean. It has that salsa/samba flow to it, some ska-like parts, and even kinda funk. It was a nice departure from the stuff I’ve been listening to lately, even if I wouldn’t add it to a playlist necessarily. ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

This is one I would have never discovered on my own. It was a fascinating listen, even if it won’t necessarily be something I’ll revisit.

Great breezy listen, perfect for driving or walking around on a sunny day. However, it didn't change my life or impress me too much.

The first half of this album in particular had some really good beats.

Fun.

Pretty good Samba-infused Rock (or Rock-infused Samba). Also, very political like most of these very famous Brazilian albums are. I do wonder why is it the political albums get championed the most by non-Portuguese speakers. Just a curiously thing I've noticed. Either way, that doesn't really matter if the music is good, as is the case here. Key tracks: Ponta de Lança Africano (Umbabarauma) Taj Mahal

Review - a really good Brazilian album. Didn't know Taj Mahal was a cover (had heard Masayoshi Takanaka's version), also hadn't spotted that Rod Stewart ripped it off. Score - 7/10 Need to listen? YES

Ponta de lanca africano - 4 Hermes trismegisto escreveu - 4 O filosofo - 3 Meus filhos, meu tesouro - 3 O plebeu - 3 Taj mahal - 3 Xica da silva - 3 A historia de jorge - 3 Camisa 10 da gavea - 3 Cavaleiro do cavalo imaculado - 3 Africa brasil (zumbi) - 4

Has a funky samba sound I liked, though they did start to run together by the end.

Very good and groundbreaking album. The way he merged african music and samba is top notch and edgy at the time. Think he overused some sounds but they made sens for the songs individually so not sure what to think about the rating

Braziliero vibeess, nije lose, al nema svih pjesama na spotifyu

Bra! Mysigt album att lyssna på. Dansigt och svängigt. Jag blir genast på gott humör.

Some nice music with a quality vocals by Jorge Ben Jor. Smooth rhythms and danceabke tunes.

Ponta de Lança Africano (Umbabarauma) - 4/5 Hermes Trismegisto Escreveu - 3.5/5 O Filósofo - 3/5 Meus Filhos, Meu Tesouro - 4/5 O Plebeu - 3/5 Taj Mahal - 4/5 Xica da Silva - 4/5 A História de Jorge - 3.5/5 Camisa 10 da Gávea - 3/5 Cavaleiro do Cavalo Imaculado - 4/5 África Brasil (Zumbi) - 4/5 Not my cup of usual tea but it's a fun jaunt. A good mix of Brazilian popular music and African theme to create some latin-funk-worldbeat fusion that fun to listen to throughout. Overall: 3/5 Favorites: Ponta de Lança Africano, Taj Mahal, Xica da Silva

I enjoyed this album. It was fun and refreshing.

Pretty high energy and fun. The list actually has a pretty good selection of music not in English which has made for some fun listens. That bass in O Filosofo was a highlight for me.

De repente quiero ir a brasil

새로운 느낌의 음악이었다. 뭔가 전통적인 느낌이 많이 나는 듯한 느낌이었다. 음악 자체는 나쁘지 않았다. It was music with a fresh feel. It seemed to have a strong traditional vibe. The music itself wasn't bad.

Die afrikanischen und südamerikanischen Beiträge zu dieser Liste konnten mich bislang nicht überzeugen. Bei einer Kombination aus beidem bin ich also skeptisch. Aber das ist echt gar nicht schlimm. Auch nicht super, aber geht im Vergleich schon.

Ich schwanke zwischen „interessant“ und „unerträglich“.

Halte ich für gut, Gesang mag ich aber nicht immer.

By coincidence, this album has appeared during the World Cup with Brazil playing Morocco over the weekend in an entertaining game. This would have made a decent background noise as I always turn the commentary off. I'll play this the next time Brazil are on at a sensible time! Cool album with rump-shaking beats. Good stuff!

This was a pleasant surprise, rootsy and funky. Like a Portuguese language samba JJ cale. Loved how he would sit in a groove and allow the band to lock in. Also surprised to discover the tune to do you think I’m sexy was originally here in the song Taj Mahal. One of the hidden surprises of this list

Good, laid-back summer music

Destaca este listado por la abundancia de artitas americanos y británicos, es decir la mayoría es en inglés. Fuera de esto, hay mucha world music y sobre todo música brasileña. Sería necesario revisar la escasez de música, latina, pero sobre todo en castellano o al menos mediterránes (italiana y española). Artistas como Sabina; Radio Futura o Serrat, obviamente Rosalía, parece imprescindible que estén aquí. En cuanto al dosco que nos ocupa, es importante, de gran influenci por ejemplo en Byrne, pero prefiero el sonido tropicalia y mucho más Clube da Esquina.

A fun album that further cemented my sense that Brazil in the 1960s and ‘70s was vibrant for its music as well as its football (in spite of the military dictatorship). As much as ‘O Jogo Bonito’ was more myth than reality for those teams, this almost feels like a sound track for that vibe- free flowing, fun, and well executed. I’m not sure I would place this any higher than ‘nice background music’ though ultimately. A good listen, but stuck in my head more for the vibe than specific moments.

This is the kind of album for which I’m really glad this list exists. There’s very little chance I’d have ever listened to it had I not signed up on this website, but I’m glad I did. It’s a really fun Brazilian album, with a cool and (to my British ears) unusual samba-rock sound, in which the percussion is a big highlight. I can’t say if the lyrics are any good, but I thought the vocals sounded pretty solid too. I probably won’t listen to it often, but I enjoyed it quite a bit, enough for a strong 3 stars.

Pretty fun songs, got my feet tapping.

Interesting. Never heard of before.

wel leuk! maar na een tijdje heb ik er wel genoeg ervan.

portugees klinkt als frans en spaans gemixt..

It surprised me how much I liked this album.

Only good vibes and something portuguese that is not a bossa! Feels like a random inclusion with the rich brazilian music scene but oh well

Not my jam but pretty cool. Won't relisten.

Nice

Fun samba rock. Might return to it in the future.

Interesting mix of cultures.

This was really good. Another one that I've never heard of before that I discovered through this. Probably listen to it more and it's ranking will probably go up as I digest it further

This had a fun rhythm to it and I think it does a good job of representing The Samba and MPB genres. 7/10

I mean it was pretty good. I don't think it's a genre I'll revisit, but it's fine.

This was fine. Won't list to it again, but "Taj Mahal" was good 2.5

pretty good

'África Brasil' contains a good amount of funky fun. Top tracks: "Ponta de Lança Africano (Umbabarauma)," "Cavaleiro do Cavalo Imaculado," "África Brasil (Zumbi)"

i mean sure, whatever

--Ponta de Lanca Franco…head bopper --Hermes Trismegisto Escreveu…don’t understand the lyrics but the vibes are great. This could slide right into a Tarantino movie --O Filósofo…sounds like something Paul Simon stole for Graceland (complimentary) --Meus Filhos, Meu Tesouro…starts out a head bopper but gets over complicated towards the end. still compelling --O Plebeu…maybe a little too busy but I could see this growing on me --Taj Mahal…fun groove. great rhythm guitar --Xica da Silva…another fun groove --A Historia de Jorge…Tarantino/Soderbergh shit. Hells ya --Camisa 10 da Gavea…nice bass but it’s too wordy. lyrics get in the way of the groove --Cavaleiro do Cavalo Imaculado...the hips don't lie. booty shaker --África Brasil (Zumbi)...another great bass groove. there's a cool percussive chirp in the background, not sure what instrument it is

Enjoyable to listen to, a few bops

Fun! But not entirely memorable.

taj mahal was a huge standout for more excellent 70s brazilian music, listen to the I'M STILL HERE (2024) soundtrack

Ich habe mich gefreut, dass meine 2 Jahre Portugischer Wortschatzapp dazu geführt haben dass ich einzelne Worte wiedererkannt habe. Aber das hat mit der Musik ja nichts zu tun. Ich mag das, es läuft entspannt durch, ist okay abwechslungsreich. Aber es flasht mich jetzt nicht als absolute Entdeckung, vermutlich auch weil es so prägend für so viel gewesen ist was danach kommt. Solides Mittelfeld für mich. Fun Fact: er wohnt seit ein paar Jahren im Hotel, wie der Udo.

Great vibes! I've never listened to this kind of Brazilian groove before, but it definitely put me in a good mood. Ended up saving a couple of tracks to my library. Really cool surprise and a well-deserved 3 stars

Great and very cool. Love Brazilian Music.

Not much to note for me. The beats were good but nothing else stuck out too much.

Ok musically but couldn’t keep my interest.

Heck yeah, this was fun. Also apparently the Soulfly cover was hidden in the back of my brain.

This was a very fun samba, rock, soul album. I am enjoying the non english music I'm learning about, and this was great. Taj Mahal was particuarly good. I don't think I was fully into it, but still solid.

Lovely for a Friday morning drive to Brooklyn, windows down, reveling in the sunshine

It's a vibe

Ok

всё ещё не знаю чем я это заслужила. иц ок)

Faves: O Filosofo

Fun and bouncy in a seventies beach hotel way with little umbrellas in the drinks but after a while it gets too much.

I enjoyed this far more than I expected. Its a surprisingly easy listen given its a foreign language album and I usually put most of my value in the lyrics. That said I know I'll never listen again. Was nice to try something out of my comfort zone.

solid 3. a few good songs (favorite is probably "Cavaleiro Do Cavalo Imaculado").

This was a satisfying listen from a highly regarded album by Rolling Stone and an example of samba fusion with rock elements. Not an outstanding album but clearly very influential on Brazilian popular culture and a real contrast with Santana's virtuosic take on the samba form.

Yeah, liked it. A bit samey overall, but good vibes, nice bass sound, enjoyable.

Very groovy and funky. Has a lot of replay ability

This album is ok.

3.5 La primera mitad es buenisima

Groovy

Really good and soothing as background music.

tung tung tung jorgur

If I could understand it I would love it. But since I can’t I still like it just not as much. 3 stars

Another fantastic listen of an album from a place other than North America or the UK. Very groovy and funky, played with a lot of passion. Once again it made me wonder how many great albums are out there not from primarily english speaking countries. The inclusion of this album definitely puts a good portion of the english language albums on this list to shame. Would love to get some more fascinating world albums to replace the other crap on this list.

Never heard of album or group. Cool production on ponta de lança. Great bass line. Good vocals. Hermes is musically pretty good. Hard to comment on lyrics when I have no idea what they’re saying. Moderately catchy I guess. Really cool sounds on o filosofo. Again Greta production on meus filhos. Musically this album is super impressive. This one is pretty catch too. Good harmonies. Plebeu is pretty cool. I like the chorus best on this one. Some weird sounds that they used tho, don’t like the moaning type deal. More weird sounds on Taj Mahal but they work a lot better with the rest of the song. This is the best one so far I think. Xica da Silva is cool too. Very chill. Good writing even tho idk what he’s saying. Guitar solo towards the end is sick too. Just a really good song again. Jorge is fine. A little repetitive. Usually I hate whistles but it works really well on camisa. Really good keys on this one too. Cavaleiro is fine. Good production again but forgettable. The weird creaking sound they use in all the songs is really annoying me. Just unnecessary. Title track is really cool beyond that. Love the horns. Catchy vocals again. Overall this was a fun album. Nothing life changing but a really nice listen. 3.3/5

Have never heard of this artist. I've been pleasantly surprised with a bunch of the non-English language albums on this list - so eager to hear this one. Thoughts after listening 3 times... First song ("Ponta De Lanca Africano") has a great sound and fun energy. It also slightly reminded me of the Songhoy Blues group that I heard on this list. They are from Timbuktu, Mali in Africa. Their album from 2015 is on this list. Don't know if there is a direct influence there but it's cool to notice it. "Taj Mahal" - funny - while listening to this I noticed that the melody sounded like that Rod Stewart song - Do You Think I'm Sexy. Looked it up and sure enough Jorge Ben sued Rod Stewart and the settled out of court, This was from a couple of years before that song came out. This was a fun listen. I ended up liking 6 of the 11 songs - the 2 mentioned above plus "Hermes Trismegisto Escreveu", "Xica Da Silva", "Cavaliero Do Cavalo Imaculado", and "Africa Brasil (Zumbi)" Liked songs on Spotify: 6/11 Rating: 3/5

Groovy samba. The first track is a classic.

Had a hard time connecting to this music and the vocals annoyed me a bit on a couple of early tracks. But then it gets kinda fun and feels like it could playing at a cool party. Overall music is absolutely fine, and I’m sure it moves many people. For me , fun but meh.

Very chirpy.

Groovy

3.5

I thought this album just sounded okay, nothing bad but nothing that crazy

Listened to on my Apple EarPods. I threw this on before a walk on a bright, sunny day, and the album certainly matches that vibe. It's a genre I'm not too familiar with, MPB, and even though it is in a language foreign to me, there are still many rhythms and melodies to hook your ear in and engage. It's not my favorite style of music, and I found the album to be a little repetitive at times, especially with the heavy use of the cuíca instrument, which while fun and upbeat sounding seems pretty limited in range, making it feel a little tired to my ears as it carried it's way through the full length of multiple songs. I found myself particularly stuck on the track "O Plebeu", with a smooth and relaxing "la la la" singing out over many portions of the song, and I ran that one back many times. This was an enjoyable listen, and I'd definitely go back to it, even though I didn't get super attached to it.

Interesting

langweilig

Feels mean to give this a 2 because there's nothing inherently wrong with it, it's just not that enjoyable for me, but I'll be kind because it's fine really.

Get it Jorge!

This got better and better as it went on, I need to give it another listen. 3 for now, but it could easily turn into a 4.

Its hard for me to rate albums I don’t understand but I’ll say this. This was a really well done record sonically. I love the funkiness/groovieness that it carries throughout. It’s one of those records that regardless of wherever you are listening, you are teleported to an entire different universe. I got this same feeling with a Brazilian Jazz record recently, and here we are again. Also, you’re telling me Rod Stewart ripped this dude off for a shitty pop song?? #loredrop

Muy nice :D

Better than I thought it would be

having fun while we learn yay an album that shouldnt feel any more foreign than the rest of anglosaxon music up to now, but it still does; despite living with this language just a few kilometers away, i understand less than I understand in any other english recording these rhythms invite you to move, bringing your hands together at chest level and taking little steps. i find the pauses for explanations amusing. very good vibes, but it feels like the songs dont go anywhere. entertaining from beginning to end

Didn't listen to all of it but really liked what I heard

Классный дядя. Мне понравилось!

This is great. Not as funky as i expected but well done.

Weird shit, i have no idea what's happening but it would be perferct for samba dancing.

Perfectly timed listen whilst I am currently rereading Pelé’s autobiography. This album, combined with a bit of April sunshine, transported me to the beaches of Santos!

I listened to this while ripping through the nurburgring in an R34 Nissan GTR on a racing sim. The two didn’t match at all but it was a great experience. Also Rod Stewart fully stole the chorus from Taj Mahal

This was groovy overall, but somewhat repetitive. Of course, I don’t know Portuguese, so the lyrics were lost on me. I truly loved all the auxiliary percussion throughout. So many fun sounds! My favorite tracks were Taj Mahal and Cavaleiro Do Cavalo Imaculado.

Fun album, dancy, funky, vibey

Saaaammbaaa , 2.999999991/5

lowkey peak

This was enjoyable, but the fact that the songs that came up on shuffle after I finished the album were markedly better/more enjoyable knocks it down.

pretty funky

I liked most of this album. The mix of beats was compelling. I enjoyed most of the vocals. I might listen again.

Good but liked it less than I thought I would.

Like it 3/5

Interesting mix of styles

This is fun - Ben's decision to use an electric guitar was a good one.

Day 224 Looking at the previous reviews, glad I wasn’t the first person to immediately look whether this was before Rod Stewart. Highlights Ponta de lanca africano Take Mahal

This was fun!

Started strong with a great funky vibe, but lost me at the third track. After that it was uneven, with a mix of pleasant and less interesting songs. As often with Samba / Latin music, it's musically solid, but a bit too sweet for my taste. Instrumentals are good, especially the electric parts, but the slightly corny singing kind of puts me off. I prefered the more African-sounding tracks, like Meus Filhos Meu Tesouro (I could almost mistake it for West-African music if it wasn't for the language). The last track, Africa Brasil, was also gorgeous. I doubt I'll come back to it, but I'm glad I listened once. I did enjoy the overall vibe of the album, it works better for me than the Astrud Gilberto record we got a few days ago. 6/10

Rhythmic samba-funk and MPB built on syncopated guitars, percussive grooves, electric bass, and warm, fluid vocals pulses with vibrant, organic energy. Listening feels like moving through a sunlit street festival where rhythms overlap and constantly invite motion. The result is lively and infectious, sustaining momentum with effortless groove inviting to dance but without doing it lost my interest soon.

Groovy, funky, fun 👌👌👌

Day 21 — Jorge Ben Jor — África Brasil (1976) Listened: Mar 19, 2026 Genre: Brazilian Funk / Samba-Soul / Afrobeat-influenced Pop Vibe: Fun Latin music infused with funk and pop Highlights: • Ponta de Lança Africano • Taj Mahal • Xica da Silva Impression: I enjoyed it despite not understanding the lyrics because of the relentless energy and funk infused into the music. Rating: 2.7/5 Keep songs? Yes Revisit album? Probably

So, two days in a row with an album by a Brazilian artist from the 1970s. I did like this one more than the others I've listened to. The music was much more upbeat with a funkier beat. It also sounded more modern to me with Ben using an electric guitar and the use of horns throughout. Still ready to move on to a different time period and genre, so fingers crossed that the next album the generator gives me is something different.

OK.... Didn't understand any of it but the vibe was solid enough.

c’est bien, mais sans jamais être exceptionnel 3.5/5

kind of sounds like chase scene music for a 1970s Portuguese cop show

It was pleasant but nothing stood out on this first listen - I might go back though as it was a nice album and might click with me later on?

Quite enjoyed this album, feels like a weaker version of "Clube Da Esquina". Probably inspired by "Clube" which is fine. 3/5

Surprisingly modern sounding for a pop album from the 70s. Fun.

Another one I probably would not have ever heard without this project. Obviously I wish I spoke Portuguese, but it's still pretty dang enjoyable stuff.

Really enjoyable. More stuff like this would be very welcome on this list.

its good but this isn't where I parked my car

3,5

Despite the obvious language barrier (Although I’m pretty sure I caught a “feche a porta” on one of the songs) I actually enjoyed this album. The beats are lively on every track and full of energy. I liked the use of a multitude of instruments and back up singers to make this cool sound. Not gonna lie, it reminded me of the soundtrack to the animated movie Rio on more than one occasion while listening but it was still a good break from the normal selections.

Brazilian funk? All right, I’m in. Got a little repetitive for me after a bit, but still a funkin’ good time.

Está bien incluir música brasileña en esta selección, pero no es memorable este interprete.

I thought I would like this one more than I did. The music is gorgeous, but I imagine this as a gold mine of tracks for a good playlist as opposed to a great single album listen.

Good album. I can't speak to the lyrics of course, but the instrumentation is quite interesting. Doesn't overstay its welcome. Would be open to listening again, even if it's not my thing.

Didn't understand a thing but straight vibes

Not bad

醒了

I find it difficult to critique a genere i'm really not familiar with, but this was a good listen

It's fine. Won't listen to it again.

Solid enough world music. Didn't leave much of a lasting impact.

I enjoyed this but it’s not something I see myself returning to. It definitely has a lot of great grooves and rhythms, and is extremely danceable, but for my taste it’s not something I would ever causally just throw on. I really appreciated the different blends of styles and genres between African and South American music, but for me personally they never came together to create anything wholly memorable.

Really catchy even though I have no clue what he is saying.

Having never been to Brazil, I cant really be confident of this statement, but I feel like Africa Brasil is representative of music in Rio at carnival time. This album is full of samba rhythm and party spirit and even makes a dancing impaired person like me want to move their hips. Strictly speaking this is a MPB or samba-funk album, which is a style of music I have never experienced before. It has lead electric guitar and strings. So appeals to a western ear. But add the Cuica (the hooting friction drum that you will absolutely know from other samba or carnival songs), cowbell and funky backing singers and the whole thing is just taken to a rich and fun place. Would listen to again. (3.000)

Yllättävän menevä ja kiva levy. Nollaodotuksilla liikkeelle, mutta yllätti positiivisesti.

Tässähän oli kiva meininki, kolmosta ruutuun

Good vibes, but not something I find myself coming back to.

Poucos artistas encarnam a musicalidade de um lugar como o Jorge Ben encarna o Rio de Janeiro, é impressionante como o som dele praticamente tem cheiro e imagem do lugar, brasilidade e latinidade reverberam. O titulo de Africa Brasil cai como uma luva o disco transpira o que é a afrobrasilidade, ele mescla figuras negras históricas como Xica da Silva e o componente da fé das religiões vindas da Africa como em Ponta de Lança Africano. Um discão onde o Jorge até se permite uma auto referência, um boa descoberta de um artista local que conheço pouco

One of the more enjoyable international records for me. Esp that Tah Mahal song LOL it’s Funky!

Not bad despite not knowing what they were singing about.

Nice

(4/7) a little too funky for my general lifestyle

Intressant med sydamerikansk funk och portugisiska. Stabilt sväng men många halvtrista låtar. Kul allmänbildande anekdot att Rod Stewart snodde melodin till Do you think im sexy rakt av från Taj Mahal.

Not awful, but not something I'd search out either. High energy kind of party vibes. I don't really like it for desk sitting.

I have no idea what he is saying, but the music is pretty groovy. It's got a classic latin feel, with a 70's vibe. Lot's of sax, synth, horns, with some bongo and symbols. I think if I understood it, I would like it a lot more. I find myself moving to the beat pretty often. Upbeat, groovy, dance music.

just like the bad bunny halftime show: don’t know what he said, but i enjoyed it.

Noice

I'll have to give this another listen. It was growing on me. I'd stop and listen if I passed them live at a festival. The playing is tight, they know what they're doing. Not really my go-to vibe though, especially the vocals.

Jorge Ben, África Brasil ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Album #17. I’d never heard of this album until I joined this and started the 1001 album generator. I’d seen it reviewed a few times and people have really waxed lyrical about it, giving it five stars. For me, it’s good. At points it’s very, very good. It’s just not really my thing. I like African-influenced music — I’m a big fan of Fela Kuti — but I don’t really care much for samba or that style in general. I don’t hate it. I just don’t feel much towards it. The positives: the vocals are incredible. Some of the songs, like the opener, “Xica da Silva” and “História de Jorge”, are class. And the repetitive rhythms are something I usually really enjoy in music, but unless the rhythm really catches me, it doesn’t bear repeating, if that makes sense. It’s an interesting album. I gave it a few listens when I had the time, but it didn’t click with me in the way it seems to for most people. Just my opinion. That said, I’m looking forward to more stuff like this. It was a completely new discovery for me, and I really enjoyed that part of the experience.

Interesting album. Cool grooves and catchy hooks.

Very fun

Those studio sessions must have been a blast. I want to know how one specializes in playing the rubber chicken... 3.4/5

I need to listen to this again, so many good grooves but I was a little distracted.

Not my thing, but thank fuck for something other than a shitty Brit pop record.

I'd never heard of the artist let alone the album but this was a lot of fun and really exciting and joyous fusion of music. Everyone talks about Taj Mahal from this album but that wasn't the one that landed best for me personally. Playlist Track: Africa Brasil (Zumbi)

There's quite a bit going on here, but works together really well. I have a soft spot for Portuguese and really enjoy the sound of it in music. I don't know what the lyrics are saying, but I appreciated the tunes and vocals a lot. 7/10

This was unlike anything I’ve listened to before but was a lot of fun.

Fine, but not something i will revisit.

I danced like crazy to this album

I'm usually more of a groove guy than a lyrics guy so this was cool. Cool music from someone I'd never heard of.

Very good vibes

This is great fun, and a reason I'm enjoying the journey of these 1001+ albums as I'd never known this existed until now. Didn't understand a word but it makes you want to dance. Taj Mahal is a banger and one I'll be adding to my playlists for a long time.

:)

This was such a fun album to listen to. Who knows what he is saying but it’s still a great time nonetheless.

Mouaiiiiiiiis

interesting. reminds me of davyd byrne work. rod stetewart story is crazy

3.5/5

First listen to this one. Pretty Cool.

Decent album, some good ones, hard to understand bc I only speak English

Started out funky and groovy, felt repetitive by the end. 3/5 stars.

Genuinely got me moving but I know other people who would admire this album

Actually heard this one before long ago, really sick MPB record. Very funky

helps with mood

Another album that fits into the category of not something I would ever seek out on my own but glad it was assigned.

Recorded in Brazil in 1976, released that same year. Good sounds, good rhythms. Well BUILT songs, basically from intros through the main bodies of the music. Defined as "samba rock" and also "samba funk." I would lean toward the second genre, good blend of elements that could have been produced in LA or New Orleans in the same era First song follows my rule of Opening Tracks, really grabs your ear. A few really good songs throughout, the only limit really bring my non-existent study of Portuguese. Alas, by the end of the album, a lot of the songs seemed like they were written/recorded with the same formula. It's a good formula, don't get me wrong, but kind of made them all a little less memorable for me. Good music, not great. Probably 3 1/2 stars, but 3 for this poll...

Really interesting background album. Couldn't understand a single word, which is fine. Guitar work is really great on this and I loved how lively the best and flow was throughout. Some fun riffs here and there.

3+

I would have thought this came out in the 1990s, not the 1970s. Impressive.

Did not understand a word of this, but had some pretty good grooves

Lowk a vibe

Ethnic African folk sounds. Interesting

This album is a lot of fun.

i can see at times when i really like it

groovy!

fun sound!

Here's an example of an album that I don't really feel qualified to talk about. Africa Brasil at it's samba-filled core seems like it'd be right up my alley. Maybe it's because I don't have the knowledge to understand the lyrics, but musically nothing really stood out here for me. Except the Cuica. The Cuica kills every time. Highlight: O Plebeu

#824. Decent. 3/5: good.

Do I like Brazilian bossa nova now? I guess I kinda do. A significant upgrade from my first experience with Brazilian music (Os Mutantes).

Listened Before? N This was unexpected! A very rockin' world-music album. I guess according to Wiki it's considered Samba Funk or Samba Rock. Whatever it is, I found it charming and groovy. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Ponta De Lanca Africano

Groovy

Nice beats

I enjoy hearing world music from time to time. This was enjoyable.

surprisingly pretty good. Not what i usually listen to but i enjoyed it quite a bit

This one was fun. 3.5/5

Pretty good. Not into it enough to warrant a 4 though.

Enjoyable good music. Nice to get something from somewhere other than the US/UK.

Good instruments and voice.

Nice. Very cool rhythms. Short but chill.

Not a huge afrobeats enthusiast but very summery and upbeat which I enjoyed

Really fun listen for not know a word he's saying. Good turn off the brain and have a good time album.

Smells of white boy critical paternalism. (I’ll like this so that they’ll think I’m progressive. ). Not bad. But not essential. 3. Just.

Hade högre förväntningar baserat på första låten. Sen höll den inte riktigt tyvärr. 3a i alla fall, från både mig och från pappa.

Can recognise it was good but wouldn’t reach for it again

I enjoyed this. The first song was covered by Soulfly years ago so I loved hearing that one. A nice relaxed production, top stuff

Fun

Pleasant. I would play this again for background music at a party to act cultured. joking aside, even though I dont understand the language, it's genuinely pleasant.

I liked this because, well, I like anything that's got some FUNK. "O Plebue" was super fun.

This is very much outside my wheelhouse, but enjoyable all the same. The book highlights how much Jorge Ben incorporated James Brown-style funk, which I can definitely hear in songs like "Ponta De Lanca Africano." I saved that one to a playlist, but I doubt I return to this otherwise. Glad to hear it though.

Wow, certainly an album to make you move and dance!

Pleasant listen but not rememberable

Enjoyable, but probably wouldn't think to put it back on again.

Majority of the album is hidden for some reason Nice and energetic

Cool funky rhythms. For which the album gets a 3. But I don't want to hear a load of singing (and even more talking)! In a language I don't understand. Call me a xenophobe I don't care, but I wouldn't listen to this again. I would actually say it's probably more because I don't particularly dig the fella's voice, because if this was Astrud Gilberto it would be added to my playlist.

The album starts and it is VERY funky. Some excellent playing all around. But, there is only so many times you can feature electric jug before it gets annoying. It started taking over songs, I couldn't focus my hearing on anything but that goddamn jug

3+ Stars (9/15)

Fun

Loved it, Brazilian essence felt throughout. Also, major heist movie vibes. Favorites are "Ponta De Lanca Africano", "Hermes Trisnegisto Escreveu", "Xica Da Silva", and "Cavaleiro Do Cavalo Imaculado. "O plebeu" was very sweet.

The part of the production that sounds like a rubber chicken is very distracting. I would like all the songs more without it.

Love the beats.

Good

Not what I’d normally listen to but very fun music

First song was awesome

This was a fun one. Not that I've got my finger on the pulse of Brazilian popular music, but I'd never heard of this artist. Chalk up another discovery thanks to 1001 albums!

A nice boppy listen. Good for work since it is French.

It was certainly unique but it suffered from everything blending together. High 3

A new band for me. Foreign language. Nice vocal and great beat. A good album.

Fun listen.

good vibes

reviewing the songs as i listen to them for the first time ever:: ponta de lança africano: interesting. not my style at all. i'm invested. hermes trismegisto escreveu: portugese sounds interesting. maybe i should consider learning it after italian and serbian. i have no idea what the lyrics mean but greek mythology mentioned ! o filósofo: the songs' melodies are quite interesting and nice but i honestly don't see myself listening to them everyday. maybe i'll crave them once in a while. meus filhos, meu tesouro: i'm enjoying this one more than the first three. but again, not something that i'd listen to on a daily basis. at least not for now. o plebeu: this album is really growing on me. taj mahal: again, i'm starting to really enjoy this genre, whatever it's called. i could've never discovered this album or this genre on my own. most of the album isn't even available on spotify in my country. xica da silva: it's a nice song that made me interested in the lore of chica da silva. i'll look into it. a história de jorge: might be my favorite song so far. cavaleiro do cavalo imaculado: i like the name. again, like all the others, nice and interesting melody that i'm not used to at all. áfrica brasil (zumbi): very nice start. i don't really have anything to say lmao it's not that different from the rest of the album. would i listen to this album again? maybe. maybe i needed to look the lyrics up. great experience overall.

This was somewhat difficult for me to evaluate. Most of the lyrics rest pretty high in the mix and cover the instruments. I don't mind that ordinarily, but I don't speak Portuguese, so all I have is the instruments to rely on. The vocals I don't understand being the most prominent feature, for me, isn't ideal. If there was an instrumental version of this album, I think I'd like it a lot.

it was okay, some of the instruments were a bit annoying

its quite good! probably won't go back to it but an enjoyable listen and something a bit different to what I normally listen to!

I heard a cover of the first track about 25 years ago. I didn’t know it was a cover until today. Great world music album with great drums and vocals. 3.8/5.0

Im a huge dummy. Classic English pilled American. I dont know languages i guess. I had this pegged as French but more like Ghana rsther than the European type. But its just Portuguese. Jesus. I thought i was listening to afrobeat type shit. But either way its good no matter how dumb I am. I love the classic McDonald's hi c straw ass instrument. Very funny but it fits too. The backing track other than that is pretty good too. Its maybe not my favorite thing but I got a couple songs outta this one. Worth

Brilliant! The mix of funk and Latin styles is so much fun. I found myself dancing to this more than any of the other albums I've listened to on the list.

If I could dance I think I would enjoy this album even more but it was still a fun album to listen to. And from an artist that I had never heard of.

África Brasil was my first exposure to Brazilian music, but it felt familiar. I heard echoes of the funk from my early childhood memories of the ’70s, backed by a steady rhythm. The call-and-response vocals evoked the image of a storyteller leading a participatory crowd, somewhere between sing-along and ritual. Not well-versed in Portuguese, I read the translations and saw themes of history, practical wisdom and soccer, all carried by rhythmic and hypnotic grooves.

Good feel from this album, unfortunately I don’t understand Portuguese, so the lyrics are lost on me, but it feels good

A fun album throughout I found. I mean I don't speak the language, but my head bobbed a bunch

Wow holy shit

I think I understand what a sound stage is now

Funky and unpretentious Track to Track: Cavaleiro Do Cavalo Imaculado

Didn’t understand a word, but it was enjoyable

not much I can say.

Not an artist I had heard of before. I know very little Latin American music. I enjoyed this. Great 70’s sound. Funky, full of great rhythms and Jorge Ben seems effortlessly cool . This is the kind of stuff I want to discover from doing the list.

JOGA BALLER RICHARLISON SUIIIIIIIIIIII

Ca change, ambiance SAMBAAAAA

C’est sympa

Interesting and upbeat. Great rhythms.

this was cool & fun & i liked it. aside from the one song that sounded too much like a rod stewart song??

This was a nice little surprise. Really good background music. I’ll have to investigate who he is and listen to the album again.

done

é bom

Cool background music. Sounded good,

Rann ljúft í gegn

That lalaaalalaa makes me kinda nervous. 3.5

Jorge Ben Jor en andere Música popular brasileira proponenten, komen steeds meer op mijn radar. Het gevoel van Afrikaanse ritmes in combinatie met de Braziliaanse affiniteit met swingende melodieën zorgt voor een extreem rijke pophistorie in het Zuid-Amerikaanse land. Alhoewel ik betere werkjes hebt ontdekt dit jaar in dit straatje - vooral verscheiden albums van Gilberto Gil en Milton Nascimento - is dit toch ook wel weer een fijne verdieping van mijn MPB spoedcursus. 7,5/10 Highlights: Ponta De Lanca Africano Taj Mahal

Goed voornemen voor dit jaar is om meer Zuid- en midden-Amerikaanse muziek te luisteren. Bevalt me altijd goed en wil de weg een beetje kennen in de Son, Salsa en Bossanova. Jorge Ben Jor komt dus als geroepen. Vind het een lekkere plaat. Vaste ritmes maar toch veel verschillende melodieën. Zijn stem is oké maar vind ik niet super speciaal. Album blijft wel interessant en sommige tracks steken er wel echt bovenuit. Ik vind A História De Jorge echt waanzinnig. Een super vol geluid door de blazers en de ritmes die maar door gaan. Hier heeft David Byrne goed naar geluisterd voor hij Remain in Light opnam. Maar in alle nummertjes zit wel een irritant geluid. Een uilenschreeuwtje, oehoehoeh. Die komt in meerdere tracks terug. In Taj Mahal is het meer een duif. En als je deze bewust opmerkt is dat best irritant... Verder ben ik enthousiast. Ik ga hier meer van luisteren. 7,5/10 Highlights Taj Mahal A História De Jorge

This was an alright album, nothing about it made me like more or less 🤷

Decent beat probs wouldn’t go back

this is the first time i've learned about the cuíca. i quite enjoyed it, and also hated it, swinging back and forth constantly. i'd welcome another album in this style of music for me to really decide on if I personally like the style.

Cool album.

Unbelievable that this is almost 50 years old. Cool sound, still fresh. Will listen again

Sicher ein Meilenstein. Für meine Ohren jedoch heute nicht mehr besonders spannend.

Some good grooves, and I see how it influenced Beck, but I don't understand Portuguese.

Pretty enjoyable but unlikely to return

Makes me feel like I'm in a rickety bus on a bumpy mountain pass about to get to a hidden waterfall while half the bus are commuters and have some chickens with them - I'm OK with all these things!

Jugador de futeball

Album Nr. 89 Interessant. Ich hatte mir aber mehr erhofft.

good album, not my style but definetly something that enriched my knowlegde and enlighted me in some things.

Interesting, cool, kind of out there

Kinda fun.

Had never heard of this artist before and it’s not my typical genre but the music was funky and had great swagger

This is one that needs more time, I enjoyed it but don't really know how much I love it and would keep coming back for me. This may be one to revisit my rating in the future so don't be surprised if a 3 changes to 4!

Cool sound right out of the gate, was hooked right away - good background music

Unable to understand the songs - decent background music

Sounds like spy movie music but I kinda like it?

Pretty decent. Nice to have something that wasnt from the US or UK in the 80's

Quite enjoyed it although it's not exactly my jam. favourite: "Ponta De Lanca Africano", "Meus Filhos, Meu Tesouro", "Taj Mahal" 2,5

нормалек - 3,5. хорошо бы подошло в фильмы Тарантино.