February 3, 2010

Monobloco, June 2009

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Paradinhas with excellent tamborim playing ( 01:35 ).

Formed in 2000, the mass-membered outfit have a dual motivation - to revive the classic Rio samba sound but also to extend its horizon to embrace funk and pop. As such, their battery of percussion readily tackles the finer moments of Brazilian pop, often via the songbooks of icons like Chico Buarque, Jorge Benjor and the mighty Nacao Zumbi.
( Womad.org )

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