EXPRESSO 2222: the semi-official BRAZILIAN MUSIC LISTENING CLUB.

"Languorous" is otm. And yes, "bom dia..." does have a downbeat, restrained quality to it that does sound a bit like Veloso.

turns out "bom dia, boa tarde" is in the fine tradition of ben recycling his own material, an earlier version is on 1967's o bidu silencio no brooklin.

looks like "amante amado" might be a veloso cover? or did he cover ben? internet is failing me but either way ben's version is way better...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSjflObz-LY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws3r24Uhu74

It sounds more like a Ben song than Veloso to me, especially the way the lines end in that drifty way I associate strongly with JB.

Paulo Bagunca "...E A Tropa Maldita" 1974
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQskStan7du5BpcP21K4R5cCvhzP2gwHkBKDOCEHGGxAi4yMSY_JQ

I know next to nothing about this record or the performer(s) that made it. What I do love about it is the combo of acoustic instruments and hard-driving, loose-limbed Brazilian funk rhythms. The guitars are bright and dense, the melodies sundazed and meandering, the percussion is fantastic, and there are flashes of horn parts, moog, and other great touches. it's like the perfect cross section of funk, folk, and samba to my ears. It bears some similarity to Tim Maia's 70s stuff (altho not as firmly rooted in American R&B) and Jorge Ben (altho not as pop-savvy or concisely arranged). Kinda hard to find any info (in English) about it, if anyone has any insights please chime in.

sweet

so this paulo bagunca album is really good

in some weird way it reminds of new zealand pop stuff, in that it's simultaneously droney and driving and tuneful

but yeah I'm liking it a lot!

looks like the whole thing is on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmt2YbI1Ajk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLUHqMfBsYI

Any recommendations (old or new albums)?