Universal Music Special Markets · in the Kissa Kissa racks
África Brasil
| Recorded | c. 1976 |
|---|---|
| Label | Universal Music Special Markets |
| Released | 1976 |
| Personnel | 23 credited players |
| Discogs | master 112296 |
The record
Thick, funk-heavy grooves and layered percussion define this 1976 set, Ben's tightest fusion of samba, rock, and Afro-Brazilian rhythm -- with Bertrami's keys and a deep conga-and-atabaque battery driving "Taj Mahal" and its neighbors into a hypnotic strut.
Session personnel
- Mazzola — arranged by [arranjos de vocal]
- Dadi — bass
- Marcio Montarroyos — cornet [piston com barcus berry]
- Darcy Da Cruz — cornet [piston]
- Ariovaldo Contesini — drum [tumbas], congas, drum [atabaques]
- Djalma Correa — drum [tumbas], congas, drum [atabaques]
- Hermes Contesini — drum [tumbas], congas, drum [atabaques]
- Pedrinho Batera — drums
- Jorge Ben — guitar [guitarra solo], soloist [guitarra solo], guitar [guitarra centro], guitar [phase guitar]
- José Roberto Bertrami — keyboards
- Doutor — percussion
- Gustavo Schroeter — percussion
- João Parahyba — percussion
- Wilson Canegal — percussion
- João "Bum" — piano
- Oberdan Magalhães — saxophone
- José Carlos — saxophone, flute
- Wilson Das Neves — timbales
- Claudia Telles — vocals
- Evinha — vocals
- Marisa Fossa — vocals
- Regina Werneck — vocals
- Waldyr — vocals
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
The earliest we list is the 1976 Brazilian Philips, 6349 187, stereo -- the number to look for, and one that gets reused on later Brazilian repressings and on an unofficial copy, so check the label and jacket rather than trusting the digits alone. International issues followed in 1977, including Japan's Philips FDX-352. For a clean modern copy, Polysom's Brazilian 33057-1 from 2010, repressed in 2020, is the straightforward option.
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 31 pressings on file.
| 1976 | Philips · 6349 187 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file |
|---|---|
| 1976 | Philips · 7128 171 — Cassette, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Philips · 7128 171 — Cassette, Album |
| 1977 | Philips · 9286 713 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Philips · 6245.073 — Vinyl, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1977 | Philips · FDX-352 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1977 | CBS · CBS 81813 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Philips · 6349 187 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1977 | Philips · FDX-352 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Philips · 7128 171 — Cassette, Album |
| 1978 | S&S · 11053 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1978 | Philips · 71617 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo |
| 1978 | Philips · 6349 187 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · laminated sleeve |
| 1978 | Philips · 60135 — Cassette, Album, Club Edition, Stereo |