Bossa Rio - Saiupa

Bossa Rio - Nanã (1969)

Wilson Das Neves - Sarro (1969)

Noelita - Sambalanço (1975)

TRIO TERNURA - A Gira (1973)

Teo Azevedo - Vá Pentear Macaco (1974)

Zé Roberto - Lotus 72D (1973)

Helio Matheus - Eu, Réu, Me Condeno

Roy Ayers - Liquid Love

Darker Than Blue - Ghetto Funk

Janko Nilovic - Drug Song (1975)

Baby Huey - Hard Times (1971)

Labi Siffre - I Got The... (1975)

Marvin Gaye - Midnight Melodies

This video is over an hour long... be sure that you have ample space...it's easy to get seduced by the sounds

Since I Had You

The addition to the format

I decided to add songs to my blog because my life, although pleasant, leans more towards the tranquil side. Tranquillity doesn't always keep people intrigued. But some incredible music brings them right to you!!


I am delighted that you have visited my blog.

Sabrina Malheiros - Opara

Marcos Valle - Terra De Ninguém

Labi Siffre - I Got The... (1975)

CRIOLO- Sucrilhos

Dexter Wansel - Life On Mars

Dexter Wansel - The Sweetest Pain

Leon Ware - Rockin You Eternally

Leon Ware - Come live with me

One Brazilian Man's Lifelong Fight Against Forced Eviction in Rio De Jan...

GILBERTO GIL - MARINA

“Find meaning. Distinguish melancholy from sadness. Go out for a walk. It doesn’t have to be a romantic walk in the park, spring at its most spectacular moment, flowers and smells and outstanding poetical imagery smoothly transferring you into another world. It doesn’t have to be a walk during which you’ll have multiple life epiphanies and discover meanings no other brain ever managed to encounter. Do not be afraid of spending quality time by yourself. Find meaning or don’t find meaning but 'steal' some time and give it freely and exclusively to your own self. Opt for privacy and solitude. That doesn’t make you antisocial or cause you to reject the rest of the world. But you need to breathe. And you need to be.”
 ― Albert Camus

Marvin Gaye - Since I Had You (1976)

Aba Alem Lemenea

Jimmy Smith - My Place In Space - 1977

Ejigayehu Shibabaw ( Gigi ) - Alesema

Marcos Valle - Nega do Balaio

Cirandar (Live)

Gil Scott Heron - Home Is Where The Hatred Is

ESTHER PHILLIPS HOME IS WHERE THE HATRED IS

Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom

Criolo "Cartão de Visita (Part. Tulipa Ruiz)" Letra (Lyrics)

Criolo "Fermento pra Massa" Letra (Lyrics)

Yutaka Yokokura - Lembranca [Audio HQ]

Banda Black Rio - Expresso Madureira - 1978

Kamau - Poesia de Concreto

Zé do Caroço - Leci Brandão (1985)

Leci Brandão - Natureza (1978)

Kamau - Equilíbrio

I am digging this dude! Great beats and poetry... I want more success for him.

Kamau - Evolução na locução

Criolo - Não Existe Amor em SP

Airto Moreira - Partido Alto - 1979

Evinha- Esperar pra ver

Gilberto Gil Toda menina Bahiana

Minnie Riperton - Every Time He Comes Around

Soy Loco Por Ti, America~Caetano Veloso

Morena Flor~Maria Creuza

You Bring the Sun Out~Randy Crawford

Planet Home ~Jamiroquai

Marcos Valle ~Não Tem Nada Não, Parts I and II

If I lived in New York

My borough would be Manhattan without question. Nolita, the Upper West Side and Tribeca sound like they would suit me. I looked up Nolita first and it resembles a chic Parisian neighborhood. The Upper West Side seems quiet and populated by early birds. Tribeca attracts me because of the film festival. I love that NYC has an immense library system. Plenty of bookstores as well. I couldn't get tired of either of those. 

Anyone care to share their fantasies about living in New York or any big city? Do any of you live there and want to tell?

Yutaka - Evening Star