E16: Samba and the New Beat – Brazil pt.1

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In this week's podcast Tim and Jeremy begin a multi-show examination of the music of Brazil in the Twentieth Century, starting in part one with the emergence of Samba in the late 1920s, Bossa Nova, and the first shoots of what would become Tropicalia. We hear about the complex and hybrid makeup of the nation, considering its Indigenous, African and European sources, and the role of slavery and colonialism on the vast nation.

Tim and Jeremy talk about how music, and especially Samba, was used to cohere a new idea of Brazilian-ness, mobilised to express and represent a new national identity. We learn about new instruments like the cuica and surdo, and end with the introduction of a titan of Brazilian music, Jorge Ben.

Produced and edited by Matt Huxley.  

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Tracklist:
Almirante & o Bando de Tangarás - Na Pavuna
Ary Barosso - Aquarela Do Brasil
Geraldo Pereira - Cabritada Mal Sucedida
João Gilberto - Bim Bom
Luiz Bonfá - Manhã De Carnaval
Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto - The Girl From Ipanema
Bola Sete And His New Brazillian Trio - Soul Samba
Jorge Ben - Más Que Nada
Jorge Ben - Rosa Más Que Nada

Books:
Bryan McCann - Hello, Hello Brazil: Popular Music in the Making of Modern Brazil
Gilberto Freyre - The Masters and the Slaves