Quarteto Em Cy
Originally released in 1972 on the Odeon label, Quarteto Em Cy stands as a high-water mark in the group’s prolific discography—and a hidden gem for collectors of Brazilian vinyl. Known for their intricate vocal harmonies and deep roots in the bossa nova movement, the quartet ventures into post-bossa territory here, where sophistication meets groove in all the right ways.Arrangements by Edu Lobo and Luiz Eça (of Tamba Trio) lend the album a richly layered sound—elegant, jazzy, and emotionally res…
A Bossa Negra
Released in 1960, this album stands as one of the most powerful stories in Brazilian music. Born into deep poverty in a Rio favela, Elza Soares faced a life marked by unimaginable hardship, forced into marriage at 13, surviving abuse, and enduring the heartbreak of losing three children. Yet she refused to be defined by tragedy. Through sheer strength and talent, she rose to the top of Brazil’s music scene, her voice becoming a symbol of resilience and fire. A Bossa Negra is often hailed as her …
MPB Especial 1972 TV Broadcast
Dive into an extraordinary musical moment with Jorge Ben - MPB Especial 1972 TV Broadcast, a rare and captivating live performance recorded during a turbulent era in Brazil’s history. This unique album captures Jorge Ben, one of Brazil’s most influential musicians, delivering extended versions of his timeless classics such as "Fio Maravilha", "Mas Que Nada", "País Tropical", and "Domingas", along with other beloved tracks.
Recorded live for television in 1972, while Brazil was under a strict mil…
Ao Vivo 1981 (Live at Swiss TV with Tiso Wagner)
Experience the breathtaking artistry of Brazilian music legends with the remarkable release of "Milton Nascimento/Wagner Tiso – Ao Vivo 1981 (Live at Swiss TV)." This album captures an unforgettable 1980 performance, where Milton Nascimento’s flawless melodies and rich harmonies bloom in every note.
Joined by his long-time collaborator, the renowned pianist and arranger Wagner Tiso, Nascimento delivers a wondrous set—his evocative vocals and warm acoustic guitar intertwining with Tiso’s masterfu…
Domingo
Domingo is the groundbreaking debut album by legendary Brazilian singers Caetano Veloso and Gal Costa, released in 1967 by the renowned Polydor label. This album captures the essence of traditional bossa nova, presenting smooth melodies and sophisticated rhythms that define the genre's timeless appeal. Although Domingo predates the tropicalist movement that Caetano Veloso would later champion, it offers a captivating glimpse into the early artistry and vocal interplay between two of Brazil’s mos…
Gal
*2025 repress* After Caetano Veloso broke out with his solo debut, the self-titled 1968 release recognized as the building block for the now infamous Brazilian Tropicalia movement, his friends and musical peers released similar albums, always upping the ante in terms of outrageousness and inventiveness. This release, the second of two self-titled albums released by Gal Costa in 1969, set the high watermark in terms of overall insanity and complete experimental freedom for the entire lot; not Vel…
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.
Milton
“Milton,” the fourth studio album from groundbreaking Brazilian artist Milton Nascimento, emerged in 1970 as a pivotal moment for the Minas Gerais music scene. Released in partnership with the progressive rock band Som Imaginário, this landmark record continues to inspire generations, both for its audacious blending of genres and its trailblazing studio innovations.
Renowned for its rich instrumentation and stylistic diversity, “Milton” laid the essential groundwork for Nascimento’s subsequent m…
Os Afro Sambas
Recorded in 1966, Os Afro-Sambas is a groundbreaking album that fuses traditional samba with Afro-Brazilian spiritual rhythms from candomblé and umbanda. The collaboration between virtuoso guitarist Baden Powell and poet Vinícius de Moraes creates a deeply evocative soundscape, blending haunting melodies, rich harmonies, and intricate arrangements. Featuring the vocal harmonies of Quarteto em Cy, the album honors Bahia’s cultural roots while expanding the expressive possibilities of Brazilian mu…
Revoada
Revoada is the anticipated solo album by Mauricio Fleury, blending traditional Brazilian musical heritage with jazz, electronic, and global influences. Singles like “Briluz” and “Kadıköy” showcase Fleury’s ability to traverse styles, drawing on the spirit of artists such as Gal Costa, Joao Donato, and his work in the Afrobeat collective Bixiga 70. With organic grooves, nuanced arrangements, and sonic references to both Brazilian and Turkish musical history, the album is a celebration of migratio…
Tropicália Ou Panis Et Circencis
Originally released in 1969, "Tropicália: Ou Panis et Circencis" remains one of the most significant and transformative albums in Brazilian musical history. This groundbreaking collective work spearheaded the Tropicalia movement, led by Brazilian legends Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, along with Gal Costa, Tom Zé, Nara Leão, and the wildly inventive Os Mutantes.
Blending traditional Brazilian sounds with psychedelic rock, avant-garde experimentation, and international pop influences, the alb…
Sou Filho Dêsse Chão
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 Araújo and Silvinha. A cult classic and beloved record for some of the scene’s biggest DJs including Floating Points, it was further immortalised when Madlib sampled ‘Opanigê’ for his track ‘São Paulo’. Singers Eduardo Araújo and Silvinha Ar…
Afim
Tip! Mr Bongo proudly presents, ‘Afim’, the second solo album by one of Brazil’s most exciting new talents, Zé Ibarra. You may be familiar with the hypnotic, entrancing tones of Ibarra’s vocals through his work with the Latin Grammy award-winning, four-piece, Bala Desejo and the band Dônica. He has also toured with the musical titan, Milton Nascimento, performing guitar and vocals, which is quite the honour and a testament to Ibarra's craft. As a solo artist, he has performed headline solo shows…
Marcos Valle
Internationally acclaimed Brazilian composer, musician, and singer Marcos Valle proudly reintroduces his self-titled album, "Marcos Valle," a vibrant testament to the artist's unmatched influence on global music and the Brazilian soundscape.
Marcos Valle, born in Rio de Janeiro in 1943, has traversed an extraordinary musical journey—from his classic bossa nova roots to inventive fusions with soul, funk, rock, and jazz. His self-titled album, originally released in the 1980s, marked a pivotal ret…
Caetano Veloso
Originally released in 1968, Caetano Veloso's debut album did for Brazilian music what the Beatles' Sgt. Peppers did for rock & roll, giving birth to the soon-to-be Tropicalia movement, which fused Brazilian music with pop, psychedelia and social awareness (and Veloso's leftist politics actually earned him a stint in jail in 1968 for 'anti-government activity'). Veloso, nonetheless went on to become one of the most popular and influential Brazilian musicians of all time. Includes the genre-defin…
The Wonderful World of Antonio Carlos Jobim
Elemental Music proudly presents the reissue of The Wonderful World of Antonio Carlos Jobim, a timeless recording that celebrates the artistry and influence of one of Brazil’s greatest musical icons. Originally released in 1965, this classic album showcases Jobim’s unique ability to merge the sophistication of orchestral arrangements with the delicate sensuality of bossa nova, a genre he helped define and bring to international acclaim.
Produced at the height of the global bossa nova wave, The…
Construcao
Construção (Portuguese for 'Construction') is the eighth studio album by Brazilian singer-songwriter Chico Buarque, released in December 1971. It was composed in periods between Buarque's exile in Italy and his return to Brazil. Lyrically, the album is loaded with criticisms of the Brazilian military dictatorship, especially with regard to the censorship imposed by the government at the time. It is widely regarded by music critics as one of the greatest Brazilian albums of all time.
Amoroso
When this album landed on the turntables in 1977, João Gilberto, the Nestor and father of bossa nova, had long enjoyed praise for his life’s work which was still far from complete. His straightforward, sometimes dry and rasping voice sounds out distinctively in the mezzo piano and forges his totally unique and personal style of playing Latin jazz with international appeal. With "Wave", "Triste", "Caminhos Cruzados" and "Zingaro" he brings together on this LP four splendid numbers by his congenia…
Personalidade
1987 release ** "One of Brazilian PolyGram's anthologies of homegrown music, this volume offers a cross-section of Milton Nascimento's Brazilian output from 1980 to 1985, with a side trip way back to the unforgettable tune that launched him in 1967, "Travessia." From North American rock/funk -- a live rendition of a tune dedicated to the Beatles, "Para Lennon e McCartney" -- to smooth-textured pop, lush electronic backdrops, a mournful Villa-Lobos melody ("Cantiga"), and various Brazilian backgr…
Estudando O Pagode
2006 release ** "Tom Zé has always had a knack for mixing rural, back-porch compositions with whatever technology was available to him -- giving his music a distinctive spice of the avant-garde. His tunes may be centered around the strumming of his battered acoustic guitar, but his production and mixing techniques often take his songs into a weirder world. A self-described "musical journalist," Zé isn't concerned with making you boogie as much as he is concerned with telling you what the deal is…