Is It Summertime Yet?

Posted over 5 years ago
Wandering around the labyrinth of grooves that is Quannum Records, I discovered something familiar sounding yet completely unknown to me: Curumin. Steeped in the best of '70's Brazil, with vocals reminiscent of Seu Jorge and Tom Ze, Curumin has created a warm and funky record that I will be playing a lot this summer.Achados E Perdidos has been out since 2005. The title means "Found and Lost", which can easily apply to the musical references apparent in each song. Just look at a list of his influences: "Well, basically Afro-American music. What happened with the African music after the diaspora: the mixtures and recombinations of this music here in America (including South America)... samba, soul, salsa, funk, reggae, hip hop. From Stevie Wonder to Originais do Samba to Lebron Brothers to Augustus Pablo to Jorge Ben to Meters to Tim Maia to Cedric Brooks to De La Soul to Black Rio and the originals too, like Fela, Peter King, Lafayete, Geraldo Piño and here we go!" Let's get this guy on MOG!Luckily, I found a track to share with you on the Promonet site, which has kindly provided legal MP3's to all MOG users:Buy at iTunes Music Store
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  • Comments (16)

    1. kat3260 says I can smell the cocoa butter...this _is_ great summer tunage. Awesome.
      Permalink posted 01/31/2007
    2. tfisher420 says good post. i really dig curumin. i saw 'em in seattle about three months ago. i have listened to quannum alot. more specifically in the early stages of my hip-hop development. they have laid the ground work for my recent music interests. i never heard curumin before i went to the show. i have only heard OF them. i was not the least bit disappointed in the quannum artist. he blew the crowd away. it was so funky flavorful. good times for sure.
      Permalink posted 01/31/2007
    3. ookpik says Nice one. I was wondering when I was going to find somebody mixing up 70s sambasoul stuff in a non-cheezy way. This sounds pretty great!
      Permalink posted 01/31/2007
    4. Nixne Svix says sweetnees kate,score!
      Permalink posted 01/31/2007
    5. gradys kitchen says Love it. Feel the Michigan ice melting below me.
      Permalink posted 01/31/2007
    6. Spike says It sounds good. It has a similar melody to Traffic's "Feelin' Alright" also covered by Joe Cocker.
      Permalink posted 01/31/2007
    7. DUSTdevils says i want some sun & warmth... badly...
      Permalink posted 01/31/2007
    8. Wozniak says Can I 'borrow' your music collection...I can't guarantee I'll give it back. :)
      Permalink posted 01/31/2007
    9. fistula spume says Oh this sounds so nice. Some thing bright and sunny to help me with this Seasonal Affective Disorder I seem to be experiencing. It's bad enough it's snowing right now. Thanks Kate. This is just what the witchdoctor ordered. I think I'll be checking out Quannum when I get home.
      Permalink posted 01/31/2007
    10. Jess Horrible says NICE. i want to do a dorky white-person dance to this. maybe later though.
      Permalink posted 01/31/2007
    11. ivylander says Love this madly. Thanks for calling it to our colelctive attention.
      Permalink posted 01/31/2007
    12. Mike the Knife says Is that also a hint of the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band groovin' with Bill Cosby? Mmm-mmm-mmm. Nice.
      Permalink posted 01/31/2007
    13. Blue Meenie says this has to be a cover type thing of "Feeling Alright" by Joe Cocker (at least thats the version i know). Really nice groove. Thanks for the promonet notice :-)
      Permalink posted 02/01/2007
    14. Blue Meenie says 'my bad...didn't Spikes post.....
      Permalink posted 02/01/2007
    15. spaceling says I love those "When You PLAY IT, SAY IT" stickers. Wish I had a whole sheet of 'em to stick on random stuff.
      Permalink posted 02/01/2007
    16. iodapril says I had to dance around a bit listening to this guy. Grrrrreat post, though I'm not partial or anything ;)
      Permalink posted 02/09/2007

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