The Thirteenth Case of the Brazilian Tag Team

Back today with frequent guest DJ Brother Charlie. As always, I bring DJs to the booth when they can do things for your ears that I cannot... you won't find many gringos who can drop Brazilian as deep as Brother Charlie.

This week we return to the theme of "regional music." If you ever go shopping for vinyl in a Brazilian record store, you will often find that "regional music" is the catch-all section of the store where they stock forro, carimbo, and other musical styles that enjoy popularity outside of major urban areas of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. 

I will admit that it is difficult for me to put together multiple sets of Brazilian regional music, because most of my own stock is limited to forro, the accordion-triangle-drum dance music of the Northeastern portion of the country. I love forro, but find it to be like ska or zydeco:  best taken in small doses. I wouldn't want to give you two straight hours of forro!

Today I am kicking off the show with a set of lesser known musical genres from Brazil:  paraiba, xaxado, rasqueado, choro, and other obscurities culled from my collection of Brazilian folk compilations. I'll give you a taste of some old-timey forro before stretching out into a little jazz fusion territory. I'll bring things back to some fun urban forro from greats Ary Lobo and Jackson do Pandeiro before kicking over to Brother Charlie for his own feast of vinyl treasures.