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A trip to Brasil awaits as we visit the world's 5th largest nation, but first in all of our hearts. Lizz Kalo was unable to join us but only because Danno has some flu business going on, but her influence as always was vital.
"The Drop with Danno" on GFN 광주영어방송 98.7FM in Gwangju & 93.7FM in Yeosu, Korea. An eclectic radio curation of all things musical spanning the spectrum every week. Broadcasting 8-10pm KST nightly.
Nov 17, 2021
Tim Maia – Gostava Tanto De Você
Marcos Valle – Estrelar
belina – a gente não tem nada a ver
Deodato – Whistle Bump
João Donato feat Jazz Is Dead – Não Negue Seu Coracão
Azymuth feat Jazz Is Dead – Ao Redor Do Samba
Elis Regina – Aguas de Março (MPB Especial 1973)
Antonio Carlos Jobim – Children’s Games
Bebel Gilberto – Samba de Bencão
Erasmos Carlos – Grilos
Caetano Veloso – You Don’t Know Me
Titcho Looper feat Rodrigo Samsara – Primeira Pessoa
Victor de Albequerque – Sinto Maito
I.
It is 20 hours past midnight on a sunsplahed Wednesday afternoon, and approapriately enough with our sunny, fun-loving destination this evening awaiting. It is our no passports required Round Trip Wednesday for tonight and we will indeed fly from sunny and cold to sunny and much warmer as we head for Brasil at 9pm on flight TD 052. And this evening is smiled upon by the sun above as November 17, 2021. This is getting all my things together before I head off to Rio on the solo tip tonight, coming at you but certainly not for you from studio 2 GFN HQ in downtown Gwangju, how do you do? As mentioned, tonight we head off to Brasil for our 2nd hour feature, but unfortunately Lizz Kalo could not join us this week, as I’m definitely packing my own bag tonight with antihistamines, cough syrup and the like as I’ve had some flu business going on the last couple of days, but she has added her half of the playlist for our fun-filled destination tonight. So, to start things tonight Brasil back in September celebrated their 199th year of independence, so I was looking for something classic & celebratory to kick off the jam and I think Tim Maia will do just the thing. This is The Drop.
Tim Maia – Gostava Tanto De Voce
The Drop is aboard the VIP bus & on our way to ICN tonight for our Round Trip Wednesday, and for those just getting with the program we heading to Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport in sunny Rio de Janeiro this evening on flight TD 052. However, I’m packing a lot of cough syrup & such due to the flu, so out of an abundance of caution Lizz Kalo is unable to join us aboard the flight, which thankfully is only inside our minds anyway, and not out at a real airport where a cough probably sets off alarms nowadays.
So, to start the excitement for tonight, we began with something from Tim Maia and that was called Gostava Tanto De Voce or I Liked You So Much.
Brasil on September 7 just celebrated the 199th anniversary of its independence from Portugal, and this was part of a little celebratory independence day playlist I stumbled across on spotify.
Now, this all goes back to Napoleon, as all things did at the time (which was basically the real first world war or world war zero). In 1808, French troops commanded by Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Portugal as a retaliation for the Iberian country's refusal to participate in the trade embargo against the United Kingdom. Fleeing persecution, the Portuguese monarchs transferred the Portuguese Court from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro, then capital of Colonial Brazil. In 1815, Prince Regent John VI created the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves, elevating Brazil to the rank of kingdom and increasing its administrative independence. Brazil, Portugal, and Great Britain were the three major contributors to the Independence of Brazil all three motivated by the circumstances peculiar to each.[1] Brazil's Independence was ultimately won through diplomacy after three years of war against Portugal in 1822.
Pedro, the son of the Portuguese King, and Prince of Brasil, now was Emperor of Brasil, and would rule until 1831.
Now as for Tim Maia, he’s an incredibly interesting & mystical character in Brasilero music. As to just the music, he is often cited as the James Brown of Brasilero funk & soul, and his sounds influenced generations beyond. Very worthy discography to check out, one of the greats of Brasilian music.
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So, moving forward we are going to keep it upbeat & in the celebratory funk vein, with Marcos Valle starting things off then something new from an indie artist who calls herself Belina, and we’ll finish with a bit of jazzed out biz from Deodato. This is The Drop on your Round Trip Wednesday on our way Rio.
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The Drop returns and we’re about to get off the bus at the terminal to check in for flight TD052 bound for sunny Rio tonight but it must be noted I’m flying solo this evening as I’m fighting off some fluish business that Prince Paolo was kind enough to impart on me, but of course Lizz Kalo’s selective influence will be in play for the 2nd hour tonight as she’s done her half of the selecao, shall we say. We just started with some old & new & then old again, so let’s get to the rundown of our first triforce of tunage for tonight...
Marcos Valle – Estrelar (…this tune meaning star was released in 1983 on Valle’s self-titled album. At this point in his career, it had been 20 years since his debut, and now approaching 60 years in the music business since his professional debut, he shows no signs of slowing down, having dropped two albums in 2020, one of them with Jazz Is Dead, which we’ll hear more from shortly.)
Belina – a gente nao tem nada a ver (…not to be confused with the old school Polish singer, this is a male trio out of Brasil that has been turning heads here in 2021, but still a local phenomenon. Interesting group to keep an eye on, the title of this tune means we have nothing to do.)
Deodato – Whistle Bump (…back to 1978 with this one. Full name Eumir Deodato, he’s mainly known in jazz circles but his discography goes all over the place. This tune is off his Love Island LP from 1978, which was his major label debut outside of Brasil with Warner Bros.)
Now let’s finish part 1 tonight by putting a spotlight on Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Adrian Younge’s label Jazz Is Dead. Based in Los Angeles, the duo has really featured some Brasilero giants of the jazz & funk game on a few of their 9 albums so far, and first we’ll feature Jazz Is Dead with Joao Donato and a tune that translates to Don’t Deny Your Heart, and then it’s Azymuth rocking a cut off Jazz Is Dead 4 called Ao Redor Do Samba, or All Around The Samba, and that’s gonna round it out for our first fourth this evening. THIS is The Drop all about the samba on our Round Trip to Rio.
Joao Donato feat Jazz Is Dead – Nao Negue Seu Coracao
Azymuth feat Jazz Is Dead – Ao Redor Do Samba
II.
The Drop returns here to for the initial airbreak of our 2nd quarter tonight, keepin’ it kinda chill to start things in the sophomore stanza as we wait in line to check in at ICN’s main terminal for the looooong flight to Rio tonight. Unfortunately, I’m flying solo tonight as I was just being cautious with this flu bug I’ve caught the last couple of days, but she will be on the flight in spirit as she’s made the selects for hour 2. As to our 2nd quarter starters, let’s run it down right now...
Elis Regina – Aguas de Marco (MPB Especial 1973) (…a nationally televised event, this was Elis at the very heights of her sorcery singing a Tom Jobim original and possibly the most famed song ever out of that lovely country. Just like that, Regina would be gone 10 years later after a tumultuous life of an overdose, may she rest in power supreme. Just a magical vocalist.)
Antonio Carlos Jobim – Children’s Games (…all you really need to know about the man affectionately known as Tom is that the main international airport of the country that we fly to this evening is named after him. An absolute titan and the man who along with Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto put Brasilero music on the map in the 50’s & 60’s, this tune appeared on Stone Flower, his 6th studio album from 1970.)
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So onwards and upwards we’ll continue with some classics in the next block before we give a nod to some of the younger players to end part 2 tonight. Up next we have Bebel Gilberto along with Erasmo Carlos and Caetano Veloso, all of which we’ll let fly with the verbiage after we let them fly musically. THIS is The Drop on your Round Trip Wednesday to Brasil.
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The Drop continues down the path tonight and we are into the final verbal jousting for the first half presently. Danno here, checking my stuff and having a little drink at the bar, as we take off on flight TD052 for Rio de Janeiro shortly. For right now, we had some historical gems from the old days to accompany us through security, so let’s get to the details...
Bebel Gilberto – Samba de Bencao (…the samba of blessing as it says in English. This came out on Tanto Tempo which celebrated its 20th year since release last year, the American-born daughter of Joao Gilberto and Miucha. She says her father taught her to be a perfectionist but her mother taught her how to lose herself in the music.)
Erasmo Carlos – Grilos (…this appeared on dreams & memories in 1972, which was part of a series of three reflective albums & arguably his greatest release. A household name in Brasil, Carlos never quite crossed over to shores farther afield like contemporaries Gilberto Gil or Caetano Veloso, for example.)
Caetano Veloso – You Don’t Know Me (…arguably his signature tune from 1972’s Transa LP, or Trance. Veloso and his sons are still doing their thing together nowadays, sometimes together. What is the secret to the longevity of Brasilero singers & artists? It’s amazing as Veloso is also approaching 60 years since his debut.)
Okay, so final call to board just blurted out rather loudly over the PA, so we gotta board but not before we get a couple of recent gems in from some young artists on the rise in Brasil today. First up is Titcho Looper & Rodrigo Samsara with a tune called Primera Pessoa, or First Person. Then we’ll finish with Victor de Albequerque and Sinto Muito or I Am Really Sorry. THIS is The Drop now boarding flight TD052 all sick & solo on our way to sunny Rio at the half.
Titcho Looper feat Rodrigo Samsara – Primeira Pesso
Victor de Albequerque – Sinto Muito
III & IV Round Trip
Jorge Ben - Descobri Que Eu Sou Um Anjo
Gilberto Gil - Toda Menina Baiana
Elis Regina - Tiro Ao Álvaro
Elis Regina – Como Nossos Pais
Clara Nunes - Você Passa Eu Acho Graça
Caetano Veloso – Nine Out of Ten
Sergio Mendes & Brasil ‘66 - Mas Que Nada
Toco - Guarapiranga
IZA - Meu Talismã
Tim Maia – Ela Partiu
South Club - If I were rich
O.O.O – 눈이 마주줬을 때
Jorge Ben – Descobri Que Eu Sou Um Anjo (I Found That I Am An Angel)
- Released in 1969 on his self-titled 6th LP, Jorge Ben Jor is one of the greatest and longest-running artists of Brasil. This album is often referred to simply as 1969, and might be his greatest overall LP, a classic in the Tropicalia craze of the late 1960’s and arguably the diamond of the bunch.
- Also coming up on his 60th anniversary since his 1963 debut, his relevance just continues to know no bounds all over the worlds, with his version of Mas Que Nada becoming a massive hit for The Black Eyed Peas and a huge part of the hype build-up to the World Cup in Brasil that year.
Gilberto Gil - Toda Menina Baiana (Every girl from Bahia)
• Released in 1979 from the album Realce
• Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira, known professionally as Gilberto Gil, is a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and songwriter, known for both his musical innovation and political activism.
• He specializes in the genres of musica popular brasileira, Tropicalia, Samba, Bossa nova and more
• From 2003 to 2008, he served as Brazil's Minister of Culture in the administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Elis Regina - Tiro Ao Álvaro (Shooting target)
• Elis Regina Carvalho Costa, known professionally as Elis Regina released this song in 1997,
• She was born in Porto Alegre and is also the mother of well-known singers Maria Rita and Pedro Mariano.
• She sadly passed in 1983 but her music remains.
Elis Regina – Como Nossos Pais (Like Our Parents)
Clara Nunes - Você Passa Eu Acho Graça (You Pass & I Think It’s Funny)
• Clara Nunes was a Brazilian samba and MPB singer, considered one of the greatest of her generation.
• She was the first female singer in Brazil to sell over 100,000 copies of a record, with "Tristeza Pé No Chão" and her achievements in the samba genre earned her the title of "Queen of Samba".
Caetano Veloso – Nine Out of Ten
- We covered Veloso’s Transa from 1972 in the first hour, and this is another cut off that absolute classic of an LP.
- Interestingly, this album and his previous one were recorded in political exile in London, as the singer had run afoul of the military dictatorship that had taken over the country starting in 1966.
Sergio Mendes & Brasil ‘66 - Mas Que Nada (More than anything)
• Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 is the first album by Sérgio Mendes and Brasil '66. It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2011.
• Concerning the song "Mas Que Nada" Mendes said in 2014: "It was the first time that a song in Portuguese was a hit in America and all over the world", making it one of the biggest Brazilian songs ever.
Toco – Guarapiranga
- Born in San Paulo in 1976, Toco started playing guitar when he was a young boy. He took his first steps in the music scene working for a TV program called “Ensaio” dedicated to the Brazilian music, while he was studying Science of Communication at the Faap University of his hometown. Thanks to Fernando Faro, the director of this show, Toco was introduced to famous artists like Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso and many others.
- This one appeared on his 2007 album Outro lugar, or another place.
IZA - Meu Talismã (My Talisman)
• This artist rose to fame recording cover songs of artists such as Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Sam Smith on her self-titled YouTube channel.
• She signed a contract with Warner Music Brasil and released her debut album “Dona de Min” in 2018 which got her nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album.
Tim Maia – Ela Partiu (She Left)
- Well, we kicked off the show with this artist and we’ll end the Brasilero portion of the show with him.
- A tune off 1978’s Tim Maia & Guests. Along with Jorge Ben, Maia pioneered sambalanço, combining samba, soul, funk and rock and roll.[1] He is recognized as one of the biggest icons in Brazilian music.
- His discography has shown lasting popularity with even younger people as well since his death in 1998, may he rest in power.
South Club - If I Were Rich
• South Club is a South Korean band formed in 2017 by singer Nam Tae-hyun.
• The band's current line-up consists of four members: leader, vocalist, guitarist, composer and producer Nam Tae-hyun, bassist Jung Hoe-Min, drummer Lee Dong-Geun and guitarist Kang Min-Jun.
• This is one of their most recent releases from earlier this year, in March.
O.O.O – 눈이 마주줬을 때 (When Our Eyes Met)
- This is trio that simply pronounced 5 5 5, but the English stands for Out of Office.
- They debuted in 2014 under Interpark Entertainment, and consist of Ga Sanghyun, Lee Jisang, and Kim Woo-seok.