Sou Filho Desse Chao

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Eduardo Ara?jo & Silvinha - "Sou Filho Desse Ch?o" album from 1976 unites a dream team of musicians from OS MUTANTES, BLACK RIO, SOM NOSSO and special guest DOMINGUINHOS, into an amazing fusion of Brazilian regional rhythms of capoeira, forr? and candombl?, with the heaviest funk, soul, rock, progressive and psychedelic music ever released in Brazil. In his own words, Eduardo Ara?jo stated in 1976: 'Our musical philosophy remains the same: mixing rock and northeastern music to make a universal sound'. It is curious to observe the aesthetic changes that Eduardo Ara?jo underwent until he reached the cult sound of this 1976 album: Echoes of SANTANA, TIM MAIA, LUIZ GONZAGA and EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER in an album that was released independently at the time and, until today, never re-released. The original release of "Sou Filho Desse Ch?o" in 1976 was made totally independent by Eduardo Ara?jo himself, with total lack of commercial distribution, remaining obscure from music charts and later rediscovered acquiring a well-deserved status of rare gem for music collectors

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Brazil is a treasure trove of inspirational music from the past, present, and future. Here we head back to 1976 for a one-of-a-kind kaleidoscopic journey, melding Brazilian regional rhythms with funk, rock, soul, and psychedelia by the married couple Eduardo Araujo and Silvinha. A cult classic and beloved record for some of the scene's biggest DJs including Floating Points, it was further immortalised when Madlib sampled 'Opanige' for his track 'Sao Paulo'.Singers Eduardo Araujo and Silvinha Araujo had successful careers in Brazil beginning in the 1960s. Eduardo broke through with the rock-infused Jovem Guarda hit 'O Bom'. Stepping into more soulful territory, Eduardo released 'A Onda E Boogaloo' in 1969, produced by a young Tim Maia and followed it up with a number of other notable releases. Also part of the Jovem Guarda movement, Silvinha recorded a string of excellent albums and numerous 7" compactos for Odeon and RCA. In 1976, the duo set forth the landmark underground album Sou Filho Desse Chao, complete with its eye-catching psychedelic cover art by Gustavo Matula and Jan Matula. The album featured a heavyweight line up of musicians, including accordionist supreme Dominguinhos, the drummer Dirceu Medeiros, who played on the first Os Mutantes album, and members of the esteemed bands Banda Black Rio and Som Nosso. Sou Filho Desse Chao was inspired by the pair's travels to Salvador, Bahia. Eduardo was influenced by the Brazilian culture of the region and wanted to incorporate and capture the sounds of capoeira, Forro, and candomble into the album. Here we have the traditional African-Brazilian culture of Northern Brazil fusing with the contemporary commercial music of Rio and Sao Paulo's Tropicalia, MPB, psych-rock, and Black Rio movements. Uniting the cultures, Eduardo and Silvinha managed to combine these genres seamlessly. It's an album full of highlights, with the Tim Maia-esque funk of 'O Tempo Que Esse Tempo Tem' laced with its rock tones, sitting side by side with the accordion-driven 'Sou Filho Desse Chao' and rolling groove of 'Manda Embora A Tristeza'. Elsewhere the elegant trippy psych-funk of 'Capoeira' sees Eduardo and Silvinha effortlessly trading vocal duties. The record would also reach a new audience outside of Brazil when one of the standout tracks, the highly original spacey 'Opanige', was sampled by Madlib for his track 'Sao Paulo'.Even though on release it was not a commercial success, Sou Filho Desse Chao has since found its place as an iconic and treasured LP.

Description

Brazil is a treasure trove of inspirational music from the past, present, and future. Here we head back to 1976 for a one-of-a-kind kaleidoscopic journey, melding Brazilian regional rhythms with funk, rock, soul, and psychedelia by the married couple Eduardo Araujo and Silvinha. A cult classic and beloved record for some of the scene's biggest DJs including Floating Points, it was further immortalised when Madlib sampled 'Opanige' for his track 'Sao Paulo'.

Singers Eduardo Araujo and Silvinha Araujo had successful careers in Brazil beginning in the 1960s. Eduardo broke through with the rock-infused Jovem Guarda hit 'O Bom'. Stepping into more soulful territory, Eduardo released 'A Onda E Boogaloo' in 1969, produced by a young Tim Maia and followed it up with a number of other notable releases. Also part of the Jovem Guarda movement, Silvinha recorded a string of excellent albums and numerous 7" compactos for Odeon and RCA. In 1976, the duo set forth the landmark underground album Sou Filho Desse Chao, complete with its eye-catching psychedelic cover art by Gustavo Matula and Jan Matula. The album featured a heavyweight line up of musicians, including accordionist supreme Dominguinhos, the drummer Dirceu Medeiros, who played on the first Os Mutantes album, and members of the esteemed bands Banda Black Rio and Som Nosso.

Sou Filho Desse Chao was inspired by the pair's travels to Salvador, Bahia. Eduardo was influenced by the Brazilian culture of the region and wanted to incorporate and capture the sounds of capoeira, Forro, and candomble into the album. Here we have the traditional African-Brazilian culture of Northern Brazil fusing with the contemporary commercial music of Rio and Sao Paulo's Tropicalia, MPB, psych-rock, and Black Rio movements. Uniting the cultures, Eduardo and Silvinha managed to combine these genres seamlessly. It's an album full of highlights, with the Tim Maia-esque funk of 'O Tempo Que Esse Tempo Tem' laced with its rock tones, sitting side by side with the accordion-driven 'Sou Filho Desse Chao' and rolling groove of 'Manda Embora A Tristeza'. Elsewhere the elegant trippy psych-funk of 'Capoeira' sees Eduardo and Silvinha effortlessly trading vocal duties. The record would also reach a new audience outside of Brazil when one of the standout tracks, the highly original spacey 'Opanige', was sampled by Madlib for his track 'Sao Paulo'.

Even though on release it was not a commercial success, Sou Filho Desse Chao has since found its place as an iconic and treasured LP.