Tim Maia
Tim Maia 1970
Father of Brazilian soul music, Tim Maia needs no introduction, as he is one of the greatest artists in Brazilian music. From his debut album, self-titled and released in 1970, it was clear he was destined to become a legend. Considered one of the 100 best albums in the national discography, the record returns to shelves just like the original, as part of the “Classics on Vinyl” collection from Polysom, licensed by Universal.
Tim Maia 1971
Fifty-five years ago, Tim Maia released his second album, self-titled. As impactful as his debut album, “Tim Maia” (1970), this was the continuation of one of the brightest careers in national music. Considered one of the 100 best albums in the national discography by Rolling Stone magazine, the album returns to shelves this year on 180-gram vinyl as part of the “Classics on Vinyl” collection from Polysom, licensed by Universal.
Racional Vol 2
Music historians and funk aficionados rejoice: the ultra-rare second volume of Tim Maia's groundbreaking Racional album series from the 1970s is back, delivering an even funkier, harder-edged evolution of the Brazilian soul legend's visionary sound.
Building on the heavy soul vibes of Maia's early '70s Polydor albums, this gem channels a potent dose of American funk and R&B—drawn straight from the raw energy of the East Coast indie scene. Tim Maia, one of Brazil's few true masters of the groove …
Tim Maia 1973
Tim Maia’s self-titled 1973 album is one of those records that hits you from the very first groove and doesn’t let go. Originally released on Polydor Brazil, this was the fourth in a series of Tim’s self-titled albums and many fans and critics still consider it the crown jewel. Packed with irresistible hooks, lush arrangements, and that unmistakable Tim Maia swagger, the album captures the singer at the peak of his creative powers. If you’re new to Tim Maia, here’s the quick story: born in Rio d…
Racional Vol 1
Racional Vol. 1 is the 1975 album from Brazilian funk and soul master Tim Maia, created during his brief but intense conversion to the Rational Culture cult. The album’s cosmic themes, spiritual lyrics, and deeply grooving arrangements have since made it a revered cult classic - once obscure and self-released, now hailed for its blend of spiritual quest and irresistibly tight Brazilian funk.
Racional Vol 1 + 2
2023 Reissue. Exact LP repro edition. Grey-area reissue of these legendary albums, with top audio quality privately released by Tim Maia on his own Seroma imprint (the name Seroma is the sum of the first syllables of Tim Maia (Sebastião Rodrigues Maia) names. SE from Sebastião, RO from Rodrigues and MA from Maia). It’s difficult to overstate the importance of Brazil’s Tim Maia. A wildly restless creative mind Tim Maia was also a huge personality. The larger than life man made a huge contribution…
Tim Maia
Originally issued in 1978, his last one from the 'Seroma' period. A great one from Brazilian soul singer Tim Maia – an album that's sung almost entirely in English, and which shows Maia really maturing into one hell of an international star! The set's got some great mellow grooves – tracks that would be right at home in the New Jersey scene of the early 70s – especially given their laidback execution, and honest, heartfelt lyrics – as well as the relatively spare, stripped-down instrumentation –…
Tim Maia Racional Vols. 1 & 2
At the height of Tim Maia's soaring fame, he joined a radical, extraterrestrial-obsessed cult and created two plus albums of some of Brazil's - and the globe's - best funk and soul music. This book explores the career of the man often hailed as the James Brown or Barry White of Brazil, and the time of his radical transformation from a musician notorious for hedonistic living to a devoted follower of Manoel Jacinto Coelho's Rational Culture.After suddenly joining Coelho's cult in 1974 (which star…
Nobody Can Live Forever
In the early 1970′s, Brazilian popular music was approaching a high water mark of creativity and popularity. Artists like Elis Regina, Chico Buarque and Milton Nascimento were delivering top-shelf Brazilian pop, while tropicalists Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Os Mutantes (see World Psychedelic Classics 1) were entertaining the college set with avant-garde fuzz-pop poetry. Enter Tim Maia with a massive cannonball into the pool. It was the only dive Tim knew. Standing just 5’7 (6′ with the Afr…