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Rating: - Brasil 2Mil part 2 - sort of
I used to wonder why Sixdegrees never made a sequel to Brasil 2Mil. That compilation featured many of the artists to look out for that were to be released in their joint efforts with Ziriguiboom/Crammed, like Suba, Zuco 103 and Bebel Gilberto.But now there is one - sort of. There is a big difference in the two - mainly that Brasil 2Mil was released in 1999, right when the scene was still a bit young (new Bossa nova sounds). This one is in the maturity of the genre, and features many tracks released on the featured artists already released CD's - inclugin BossaCucaNova - the group was omitted from Brasil 2Mil. Having said that, this cd is a very solid sampler. Odd as this sounds, it focuses on the Brazilian singers in the new movement and in their label and promotes some of the new acts coming out. Namely Cibelle, who is known mostly for her work with Suba on Sao Paulo Confessions. Her album should be out later this year. Also featured is my favorite track on this release - Bom Sinal by Celso Fonseca, who is slated to release his album in March. One interesting track is Tantos Desejos, as done by Nicola Conte and Rosalia De Souza. I'm a big Conte/Souza/Petrella fan, but actually am not a big fan of the remix of the track. The trombone just doesn't fit with the cut and the remix takes away from the darkness I really liked about Suba's music, especially this song. Some of the tracks on the cd are "ho-hum" for that matter, and I don't think this by any means lives up to Brasil 2Mil. However the Cibelle track, Zuco 103 remake of Outro Lado, Celso Fonseca cut and if you're just hearing BossaCucaNova - this is worth the (discounted) purchase.
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