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Putumayo Celebrates Carnival in Rio with Brazilian Beat

By Dan Storper, February 11, 2012  |  Meet the Blogger  |  More Posts by Dan Storper

Read on for a chance to win a 6-CD set from Putumayo’s Brazilian series. Dan Storper is the CEO and Founder of Putumayo World Music.

Warm up your winter and celebrate Carnival in Rio (or vicariously at home!) with Brazilian Beat, Putumayo’s latest release that uncovers the roots-influenced contemporary Brazilian music scene.

Glittering break beats are at home with bouncing berimbaus while rolling Afro-Brazilian rhythms, retro samba soul and velvety bossa nova vocals mesh and groove organically.

Selected from tens of thousands of songs collected by Putumayo to introduce new global music to broad audiences, Brazilian Beat chronicles the vibrant indie scene in Brazil and around the world. Musicians are taking samba, bossa nova, and MPB (Brazilian popular music) and deftly incorporating electronica, soul, funk and just about every other music imaginable.

Sultry or upbeat, the tracks on this compilation of hip, rootsy artists aim to raise listeners’ moods and introduce even die-hard fans to a new crop of Brazilian music innovators. Featured alongside unsung icons such as samba soul master Marcos Valle are rising new stars like Tita Lima, daughter of the bassist from psychedelic hipster darlings Os Mutantes.

Brazilian music has bubbled into an indie scene-to-beat-all-indie scenes in underground clubs and on small labels from São Paulo to Rome. You can go to Italy and find a hot bossa nova scene, and they have their own sound, like Roman bossa band BungaLove’s “Minha Loucura.” A diverse array of young musicians, such as Fino Colectivo, draw on Jorge Ben’s lush ’70s samba-soul sound—and transform it.

It’s a realm of discovery, even for ardent followers of global music. Brazilian Beat is available at most Whole Foods Market stores. Do you warm up your winter with music? Let us know how in the comments below for a chance to win a 6-CD set from Putumayo’s Brazilian series.

Comment by February 22nd for a chance to win. We’ll choose one comment at random to receive the CDs.

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Adi says ...
My all-time favorite is Sahara Lounge - the first CD. Putumayo World Music assembles pop stars from around the world on their compilations. They have great music, they help great causes, they have music to "make you feel good"!
02/15/2012 7:07:07 PM CST
Lauren says ...
Love Brazilian Music and my 18 month old LOVES Putumayo. She would love to dance to the brazilian music with me.
02/15/2012 7:07:14 PM CST
Erin says ...
I would love to add these to my music library!
02/15/2012 7:10:22 PM CST
jennifer says ...
My daughter, fiance, and myself dance around the living room to music from all different cultures with all different beats! We listen to whatever moves us!
02/15/2012 7:10:32 PM CST
Leila says ...
I warm up every season with music. It starts and ends every day and fills the middle. My iPod allows me to relax at work when coworkers are annoying. It also has playlists that allow me to feel happy. (The sad songs are for other times.)
02/15/2012 7:11:30 PM CST
Diane Mason says ...
Love Brazilian music! It makes one cheer up!!!!
02/15/2012 7:13:42 PM CST
Julie L says ...
I would love to introduce this type of music to my elementary school-aged boys.
02/15/2012 7:14:54 PM CST
Shelly says ...
Love the Putumayo especially when I'm in the kitchen cooking some beautiful winter soup!
02/15/2012 7:15:11 PM CST
kim doyle says ...
Love Brazilian music. Love to dance samba ..would love more music to dance to :)
02/15/2012 7:16:03 PM CST
Andree says ...
Our family warms it up in the evenings by dancing to music til bed time. Tires the little one out and puts everyone in a good mood!
02/15/2012 7:17:35 PM CST
Karen says ...
Love Putumayo's world music CDs. Interest in hearing this set.
02/15/2012 7:19:43 PM CST
Jennifer says ...
Putamayo always does a great job. I would love to hear this CD!!
02/15/2012 7:20:01 PM CST
Linda says ...
Music is healthy, healing, and touches all creatures. My Spirit really connects with tribal rhythms, drums & percussion instruments, which makes my body just dance wild and free. Thank God we have Music to comfort us whenever we need to be.
02/15/2012 7:22:05 PM CST
Linda Pannullo says ...
My brother loves going to Brazil. I think this would be a good cd for him.
02/15/2012 7:24:05 PM CST
teresa says ...
The Braziian Beat makes me want to dance!
02/15/2012 7:24:12 PM CST
Rosalie says ...
The Brazilian Beat is an excellent way to help warm up my winter.
02/15/2012 7:24:53 PM CST
Emma says ...
Love these CDs - our local library has them and we've borrowed on or two - my kids love them, too, but library checkout periods are just too short! We'd love tO
02/15/2012 7:25:28 PM CST
Dan says ...
Bossa nova rules!!!!
02/15/2012 7:26:13 PM CST
Meg says ...
I am so excited to listen to Brazilian music, I need a winter warm up!
02/15/2012 7:27:17 PM CST
cheryl says ...
Nothing lifts a bad mood or dreary winter day better than some pumped up music!
02/15/2012 7:27:27 PM CST
Jessica says ...
I'd love to win this. I had a bunch of Putumayo CDs in college and that was all I listened to.
02/15/2012 7:28:15 PM CST
Kathleen says ...
I love anything I've ever heard from Putumayo. I first discovered them years ago and still listen to some of those first tapes... tapes- ha- they are old. They are a great way to introduce children to the sound of world music, too. We put on the music, dance to the beat, and any crankiness fades away immediately. And it's fun to find the country of origin on the globe. Great on a gray winter's day! All moms, dads, and teachers should have a selection-- for the kids and for themselves.
02/15/2012 7:29:10 PM CST
PA Gallagher says ...
Something to warm up the winter gray days would be very welcome in Portland. I would love to win the set of CD's
02/15/2012 7:30:30 PM CST
Luz A Ramirez Robles says ...
listening to different types of music from different parts of the world is what I like to hear the most. It is a good feeling to hear and see other cultures that makes this world interesting and wanting to explore more of what is out there.
02/15/2012 7:32:55 PM CST
Monica says ...
My daughter studied in Sao Paulo for a year where met the man she is now married to. He now teaches Capoeira here in the US . Music is an integral of this dance/martial arts discipline. I love music from Brazil. My daughter loves the Putumayo Kids CD.
02/15/2012 7:33:11 PM CST

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