| 1. Trailblazing Brazilian rapper announces the release of new direct-to-disc album via Night Dreamer on 2nd November 2024 |
| 2. Recorded alongside electrifying live band Sambadrive, the album revisits some of ’s most important tracks, mining 25 years of ground-breaking music from the Brazilian legend and capturing his now timeless ‘samba hip-hop’ sound in full flow |
| 3. A generational voice in Brazil who emerged in the mid-‘90s as founder of hip-hop group Planet Hemp, has achieved the charmed status of both household name and musical innovator, collaborating with the likes of the late great Sergio Mendes and esteemed producer will.i.am. Since the release of his debut solo album Eu Tiro É Onda in 1998, he has developed an instantly recognisable sound that skips between classic Brazilian groove and contemporary rap, guided by the motto ‘looking for the perfect beat’ which graces his second album À Procura da Batida Perfeita |
| 4. Now, in 2024, is telling his story again in a new light. Inspired by the iconic jazz-samba trios of the ‘60s and ‘70s, Sambadrive emerged from the improvised and often spontaneous jams that would preface ’s live shows. Touring the world and reunited with producer Mario Caldato Jr., the group dropped in on Haarlem’s Artone Studio in October 2022 to record an album of 10 tracks, drawn from four of ’s most loved albums |
| 5. First single ‘MD2 ’ reimagines the syncopated boombap of the 2013 original into an elastic piece of funky, Azymuth-esque, jazz-samba, carried on the wings of ’s featherlight vocal flow. The first of three tracks taken from Nada Pode Me Parar, ‘MD2 ’ sets the tone for an album that bubbles with astute musicianship and virtuoso lyricism |
| 6. Up next, ‘A Maldiçâo do Samba’, strips out the back beat and horn stabs of the original - released in 2003 on À Procura da Batida Perfeita - in favour of sparse and syncopated instrumentation, the serpentine bass line ducking and diving between shuffling drums and piano vamps. Opening out into expansive jazz samba solos against which ’s strident verses stand tall, ‘A Maldiçâo do Samba’ shimmers with energy and intensity |
| 7. Raising the pulse one notch more, ‘Desabafo’ drops into a classic piano-led jazz samba groove, referencing the iconic sound of Claudia’s 1973 track ‘Deixa Eu Dizer’, which is sampled on the original. Taken from 2008 album A Arte Do Barulho, ‘Desabafo’ showcases the stunning breadth of ’s sound, traversing eras, rhythms and styles with ease |
| 8. A celebration of ’s legacy, an exposition of a master at work and as consummate a recording of live samba rap as you’re ever likely to hear, and Sambadrive looks back to light a way forward, each track shining like a blueprint of the genre-defying hits they would become |
| 9. Vocals |
| 10. Mauro Berman - Bass |
| 11. Pablo Lapidusas - Keys |
| 12. Lourenço Monteiro - Drums |
| 13. Tracklist: |
| 14. 1-1. , SambaDrive, Mauro Berman, Pablo Lapidusas, Lourenço Monteiro - A Maldiçâo do Samba |
| 15. 1-2. , SambaDrive, Mauro Berman, Pablo Lapidusas, Lourenço Monteiro - MD2 |
| 16. 1-3. , SambaDrive, Mauro Berman, Pablo Lapidusas, Lourenço Monteiro - A Procura da Batida Perfeita |
| 17. Encontro com Nogueira |
| 18. 1-5. , SambaDrive, Mauro Berman, Pablo Lapidusas, Lourenço Monteiro - Qual É? |
| 19. 1-6. , SambaDrive, Mauro Berman, Pablo Lapidusas, Lourenço Monteiro - Profissão MC |
| 20. 1-7. , SambaDrive, Mauro Berman, Pablo Lapidusas, Lourenço Monteiro - 1967 |
| 21. 1-8. , SambaDrive, Mauro Berman, Pablo Lapidusas, Lourenço Monteiro - Eu Tenho o Poder |
| 22. 1-9. , SambaDrive, Mauro Berman, Pablo Lapidusas, Lourenço Monteiro - Desabafo |
| 23. 1-10. , SambaDrive, Mauro Berman, Pablo Lapidusas, Lourenço Monteiro - Rio |
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