Brazil Classics 1: Beleza Tropical

Just adding the missing first track to a previous post by: syliphone.

The first David Byrne collection for Luaka Bop

You couldn\\\'t ask for a better sampler of post-bossa nova pop than this. Well, you could, but it\\\'d be darned hard to find. Byrne did a fabulous job cherry-picking the best of \\\'70s and early \\\'80s MPB, throwing in several super-catchy tunes such as Jorge Ben\\\'s \\\"Umbabarauma\\\" and Caetano Veloso\\\'s \\\"Ile Ale,\\\" songs which really stick in your head and win you over. Also included: \\\"Sonho Meu,\\\" perhaps the sweetest song recorded by either Gal Costa or Maria Bethania; several songs by Chico Buarque, including a wonderful duet with Milton Nascimento (\\\"Calice\\\"), and a couple of interesting tracks by the lesser-known female singer, Nazare Pereira. Admittedly, the second half of this record slides into cheesier terrain, but the slippage is relatively minor. This remains one of the best -- if not the best -- introduction to Brazilian pop available.

Track listing
1. Ponta de Lança Africano (Umbabarauma) - Jorge Ben
2. Sonho Meu - Gal Costa/Maria Bethânia
3. Só Quero Um Xodó - Gilberto Gil/Caetano Veloso
4. Um Canto de Afoxé Para O Cloco de Ilê, Un (Ilê Ayê) - Caetano Veloso
5. O Leaozinho - Caetano Veloso
6. Caçada - Chico Buarque
7. Calice - Chico Buarque/Milton Nascimento
8. Equatorial - Lô Borges
9. San Vicente - Milton Nascimento
10. Quilombo, O el Dorado Negro - Gilberto Gil
11. Caramba! ... Galileu da Galiléia - Jorge Ben
12. Caixa de Sol - Nazare Pereira
13. Maculele - Nazare Pereira
14. Queixa - Caetano Veloso
15. Andar Com Fe (To Walk With Faith) - Gilberto Gil
16. Fio Maravilha - Jorge Ben
17. Anima - Milton Nascimento
18. Terra - Caetano Veloso


Cover scans included