In The Bay Area And Want To Hear A Little Brazilian Sabor?

January 23, 2009 – 12:37 am

While there are plenty of young musicians (Brazilian and otherwise) combining the breezy sounds of samba and bossa nova with electronic beats, the fertile grounds of the South American nation’s later movements like Tropicalia and ’70s samba funk have remained relatively untapped outside of such notable American artists as David Byrne, Devendra Banhart and Beck.
 
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MP3: Curumin Mashes J-Pop, Hip-Hop, Tropicalia

July 25, 2008 – 12:41 pm
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Curumin’s JapanPopShow is a dense blend of flavors

May 15, 2008 – 12:52 am

If you’re seeking the summer record to take you from sun-drenched, top-down drives to a hot, sweaty block party to an after-hours sojourn, Luciano Nakata Albuqurque, a.k.a.
Curumin, has the soundtrack you need.
His new LP, JapanPopShow, offers a dense cultural blend that’s emblematic of his ethnic heritage: Brazilian samba-funk mixes with Japanese [...]

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