Just so we know

"Consumers have musical choice? What musical choice? In or society we choose only from what we are given to choose from, and that choice is determined by 5 major media corporations who control the exposure outlets that consumers depend on for their entertainment." -Christopher Knab

 "Record companies like to make money, and that is their only goal. They do not care about the content that they sell - they care about maximizing their profits. It is because of this that I hate record companies with the same passion that I hate venture capitalists. The record companies do not try to foster a creative environment which rewards musicians who serve their respective niche, but create an environment which attempts to market a small amount of music to the largest audience possible. It is more profitable for the record company to sell a few decent records in bulk than to have a vast array of cult hits that sell decently." -Numair Faraz

"This is all about greed, something the record/entertainment industry has honed to a science. Dusty LPs, the artists, they don't care! But if there's a nickel on the floor, look out; they'll cut your throat for it because they 'need' that nickel. Artists get paid a small sum, then the capital boys live off them like kings until the next big thing, then it's over. So it's not about the music you see it's about their nickel. That's why you can't have any sharing of long gone music, because there might be a nickel there and they want it. They wouldn't give to a charity if it wasn't showing them handing over a cheque or had a building named after them so why would they be charitable on long lost material. Strangely they even tried to stop resale of used CDs because there was that darned nickel they wouldn't get. May all the 'industry suits' have children who hate them." -Jannx




Tuesday, June 09, 2009

BETH CARVALHO - NOS BOTEQUINS DA VIDA (1977)


Well, it's been a while folks! After the previous great contributions from Smooth (and me being the DJ in residence at our local jazz festival for three days straight) it was time to first invest some spare evenings in rearranging my CD collection, 'cause it was a mess, let me tell you that. A DJ has to bring a nice variety of stuff when he's behind the decks and that usually means flipping through piles and piles of your best stuff before you have a case full of hot material that will serve a wide variety of jazz aficionados. Result: CDs everywhere afterwards. So back to rearrangement of the cabinet it was. And while I was at it, I decided to do the same with my record collection. And that's when I bumped into this lovely Beth Carvalho album again. I almost forgot I had it. Of course it's a bit of an 'off the wall' post for me, since there are a few highly professional blogs for Brazilian music with very dedicated webmasters and I will never be able to match their knowledge, but still I do love Brazilian music a lot. And there's plenty of Brazilian good stuff to play for your audience as a DJ. I bought this Beth Carvalho back in the days, simply because it's such a joyful and lively album. It will always get you in a better mood. Now here and there on the net you can read that Beth Carvalho popularized a style of samba known as 'pagode' and -apparently- the real samba connoisseurs think her music is too commercial and thin. Well, I honestly can't say anything about that. I just like this album. It is also out of print and after I played it again I thought to post it here for your listening pleasure. I've included high res cover- and label scans and I have either the original or a later pressing, 'cause the front cover I have here differs from the one you find everywhere. Beth doesn't even feature on my front cover; she can only be found on the backside. Anyway, please enjoy tracks like "Saco De Feijão", "Olho Por Olho", "Lá Vem Ela Chorando (Dinheiro Não Há)", "Cuidado Com A Minha Viola", "Desengano" and of course all the other cuts. Composers are, amongst many others, Carlos Cachaça, Benedito Lacerda-Alvarenga, Paulinho Soares, Paulo Cesar Pinheiro, Nelson Cavaquinho and Guilherme De Brito. All in all a lovely Beth Carvalho album and I worked my ass off to deliver a great sounding, pristine rip for y'all, as always at 320Kbps! Let's see those replies, folks!


Note: one of the visitors by the name Groovin High, left a very informative comment. Allow me to copy and paste it here for all of us:

"Please let me clarify the term "pagode". It's an old word, maybe as old as samba itself, and it has been used to describe some of the oldest, most traditional kinds of samba. It basically means a samba party. (Even classic old-school sambista Paulinho da Viola has a samba called "Pagode do Vava".) Anyway...when a group of sambistas from the Carnaval bloco called Cacique de Ramos started to become popular in the late 70s (they soon after formed a group called Grupo Fundo de Quintal) the press latched on to the word "pagode" to describe the music. Beth Carvalho got involved with them (recorded their songs) and spread the word nationwide. Now, if you will,...fast forward 15 years. A new samba-like music emerges, that is basically simple-minded, danceable pop (i.e. drivel). What does the press decide to call it???: "PAGODE". (again) THAT'S the "thin, shallow" music being referred to. In the 3 years I lived in Brazil, I never heard a sambista or pagodeiro speak of Beth Carvalho with anything but the highest respect."

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