SAFTA..Brazil Appropriates JB
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The little known SAFTA (South American Funk Trade) agreement of 1969 allowed for the arrival of American FUNK in Brazil after decades of restrictive tariffs that had begun almost 70 years earlier. The availability of James Brown records caused a funk explosion throughout the 70's in Urban Brazil. Please find Toni Tornado here and more tuneage from Black Rio in comments.
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Funk Brother Soul - Gerson King combo
Tony Bizarro - Não Pode
Sssssssmokin'! And not a touch of samba...
Nice cuts B. I could listen to these all day.
That Toni Tornado is a suave mother and do you think Bizarro is his real name?
Do you think Bizarro is his real name?
Yes..its a common Brazillian name, like Smith or Tewksbury in English. Actually, I don't know. Seems like most of Brazil's funk came out a little later down there. These records are more mid to late 70's..
Thanks for coming to the rescue Knife Man, my sambaless post did not seem to dredge up too much support..perhaps my pseudo-wonkish title was not strong. I should've said: Black Brazil's Best Porn Soundtracks, or something to that effect.
To hear yet another Third World country fall in line behind one of our musical genres makes me even prouder of the U.S.of A.! They nailed it. I love the grinding keyboard riff in "Funk Brother Soul," hard to hear over the singer's frantic passion. Tony Bizarro's way-cool "Nao Pode" conjures in me unfair images of Cookie Monster saying "No podgie!" and also reminds me of Bill Withers' "Steppin' Right Along." Great post.
what Spike said. all three sound so incredibly, amazingly American. seems like Brazil really imbibed it, perhaps down to an art. i love all three. so American, in fact, that Toni Tornado practically looks like a Jackson 5. (;
It was that City Of God movie and this comp that got me started..
The blogosphere did the rest. Tim Maia is hit and miss but he's got some killer funk as well, including that stunner from City of God, O Cahminho Do Bem...Just for fun though here he is on the disco tip..
hey, that Black Rio album cover - dig!
i loved City of God, the film and soundtrack both.
Cody, that was a Tim Maia i did not expect at all. can't say i did not keep my eyes glued to the tube though, watching those silly backup dancers. ;d
That film was an eye opener..a lot of beauty (visual,viceral) amid that turmoil.
After I found that Tim Maia made that tune from the film, I went digging. Dude had a few issues, weird religious sect, drug problem, weight and wildly uneven records. Veering from sublime to silly, but always soulful.
His two record Racional from the mid 70's prolly ended up my fave. I'm glad I can't understand the lyrics, 'cause I bet they are whacked..
Also complicating matters is the fact that about 10 of his records are self-titled, making Peter Gabriel easy to fathom by comparison.
hahahah. 10 self-titled records? i thought i've heard it all. and weird religious sect? and here i thought he had such a warm, friendly, do-goody face...
nice weekend to ya, Cody.