Brazil is a treasure trove of inspirational music from the past, present, and future. Here we head back to 1976 for a one-of-a-kind kaleidoscopic journey, melding Brazilian regional rhythms with funk, rock, soul, and psychedelia by the married couple Eduardo Ara\u00fajo and Silvinha. A cult classic and beloved record for some of the scene\u2019s biggest DJs including Floating Points, it was further immortalised when Madlib sampled \u2018Opanig\u00ea\u2019 for his track \u2018S\u00e3o Paulo\u2019.<\/p>\n
Singers Eduardo Ara\u00fajo and Silvinha Ara\u00fajo had successful careers in Brazil beginning in the 1960s. Eduardo broke through with the rock-infused Jovem Guarda hit \u2018O Bom\u2019. Stepping into more soulful territory, Eduardo released \u2018A Onda \u00c9 Boogaloo\u2019 in 1969, produced by a young Tim Maia and followed it up with a number of other notable releases. Also part of the Jovem Guarda movement, Silvinha recorded a string of excellent albums and numerous 7\u201d compactos for Odeon and RCA.<\/p>\n
In 1976, the duo set forth the landmark underground album Sou Filho D\u00easse Ch\u00e3o, complete with its eye-catching psychedelic cover art by Gustavo Matula and Jan Matula. The album featured a heavyweight line up of musicians, including accordionist supreme Dominguinhos, the drummer Dirceu Medeiros, who played on the first Os Mutantes album, and members of the esteemed bands Banda Black Rio and Som Nosso.<\/p>\n
Sou Filho D\u00easse Ch\u00e3o was inspired by the pair’s travels to Salvador, Bahia. Eduardo was influenced by the Brazilian culture of the region and wanted to incorporate and capture the sounds of capoeira, Forr\u00f3, and candombl\u00e9 into the album. Here we have the traditional African-Brazilian culture of Northern Brazil fusing with the contemporary commercial music of Rio and S\u00e3o Paulo\u2019s Tropicalia, MPB, psych-rock, and Black Rio movements. Uniting the cultures, Eduardo and Silvinha managed to combine these genres seamlessly.<\/p>\n
It’s an album full of highlights, with the Tim Maia-esque funk of \u2018O Tempo Que Esse Tempo Tem\u2019 laced with its rock tones, sitting side by side with the accordion-driven \u2018Sou Filho Desse Ch\u00e3o\u2019 and rolling groove of \u2018Manda Embora A Tristeza\u2019. Elsewhere the elegant trippy psych-funk of \u2018Capoeira\u2019 sees Eduardo and Silvinha effortlessly trading vocal duties. The record would also reach a new audience outside of Brazil when one of the standout tracks, the highly original spacey \u2018Opanig\u00ea\u2019, was sampled by Madlib for his track \u2018S\u00e3o Paulo\u2019.<\/p>\n
Even though on release it was not a commercial success, Sou Filho D\u00easse Ch\u00e3o has since found its place as an iconic and treasured LP.<\/p>\n
A1 Sou Filho Desse Ch\u00e3o
\nA2 C\u00edrculo Vicioso
\nA3 Girassol
\nA4 Capoeira
\nA5 O Tempo Que Esse Tempo Tem
\nB1 Manda Embora A Tristeza
\nB2 Misturando Rock Com Bai\u00e3o
\nB3 Ter O Que Eu Tenho Sem Voc\u00ea
\nB4 Capoeira
\nB5 Opanig\u00ea<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":59508,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[131,107,132,137],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-63082","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-60s-70s-psych-rock-garage-rock-en","7":"product_cat-new","8":"product_cat-soul-funk-disco-rnb-en","9":"product_cat-world-music-traditional-ethnic-en","10":"pa_formaatti-lp-en","11":"pa_kaytetty-uusi-new","13":"first","14":"instock","15":"taxable","16":"shipping-taxable","17":"purchasable","18":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/freshgarbage.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/63082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/freshgarbage.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/freshgarbage.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freshgarbage.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/freshgarbage.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freshgarbage.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=63082"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freshgarbage.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=63082"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freshgarbage.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=63082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}