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Big hiatus, but it’s summer again and we’re back. First order of business is: Curumin. Following much in the tradition of Tropicália, Curumin is a modern Brazilian artist who plays funky jazz-rock with elements of the Brazilian classics, samba and bossa nova. Not only is the music fun and danceable, but the Portuguese words are of course beautiful. Enjoy a few songs!

Guerreiro

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Tudo Bem Malandro

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Not to be confused with the French “New Wave” genre in general, Nouvelle Vague is the name of a French group which covers a variety of songs in a bossa nova style, making them quite different from their originals. To make sure that their covers are significantly different, the singer they use for each song has to be unfamiliar with the song she sings. It produces great covers that are very interesting in their difference from the originals, and still sound really good.

Blue Monday

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