Brazil-samba-roots VARIOUS

Personnel: Henrique Cazes (guitar, cavaquinho); Claudio Jorge (guitar); Mauro Diniz (cavaquinho); Dazinho (flute, alto saxophone); Chiquinho do Acordeon (accordion); Paulo S?rgio Santos (clarinet); Nelsinho (trombone); Cabelinho (agogo, surdo); Casemiro (cuica); Beto Cazes (pandeiro, percussion); Lonatoto, Argemiro (pandeiro); Francisco Santana (reco-reco); Gordinho, Oscar Bolao Cazes, Marcos Suzano, Armando Mar?al (percussion).
Audio Remasterer: Scott Lehrer.
Liner Note Author: Gerald Seligman .
Photographer: Gerald Seligman .
Unknown Contributor Role: Elton Medeiros.
Arranger: Henrique Cazes.
Real Rio samba sounds like this: fine small groups, seemingly a bunch of friends in a corner bar, mostly with the little cavaquinho guitar well to the fore, as well as (of course) the usual jubilant percussion. Some of the bands heard on Brazil -- Roots -- Samba sound professional, some semi-professional, but they're all pretty close to the street. Ten minutes of this stuff would be preferable to an hour of the trendies anytime. ~ John Storm Roberts

• Format: CD
• Genre: Jazz