Sabrina Malheiros - "Brisa Mar" (Nicola Conte rework)
Joyce - "Samba Da Silvia" (feat Elza Soars)
The Ipanemas - "Imperial"
Clara Moreno - "Meu Samba Torto"
Nina Miranda & Chris Franck - "Agua"
Maurico Maestro - "Jungle Bells" (feat Nana Vasconcelos)
Nana Vasconcelos - "Clemintina"
Kirk Degiorgio's Offworld - "Ups & Downs"
Azymuth - "In My Treehouse"
Arthur Verocai - "Abertura"
Banda Black Rio - "Aos Pes Do Redentor" (feat Caetano Veloso)
Jose Roberto Bertrami - "Brilliante"
Democustico - "Brazil" (Danny Wheeler edit)
Trouble Man - "Time Out Of Mind"
Friends From Rio - "Mulher Malagueta" (feat Agaldo Kantor - TS Repman remix)
Grupo Batuque - "Easy Roller" (Danny Wheeler re-edit)
Sean Khan - "Don't Let The Sun Go Down" (feat Omar - 4 Hero remix)
Alex Malheiros - "Uno Esta" (feat Band Utopia & Sabrina Malheiros - Spiritual South rework)
Friends From Rio - "Super Legal" (feat Aricia Mess - Spiritual South Black Rio dub)
Azymuth - "Do Volta Ao Passado" (Dokta Venom Brazilian Tek dub)
Sabrina Malheiros - "Opara" (Ashley Beadle Afrikanx on Marz Galactic flute mix)
Banda Black Rio - "Louis Lane" (G+D instrumental remix)
Rubens Bassini - "Guaganco" (Spiritual South club mix)
Marcos Valle - "Prefixo" (Dazz I Kue remix)
Friends From Rio - "Casino Bangu" (feat Banda Utopia - Spiritual South re-samba)
Friends From Rio - "So Resta A Porta Se Abrir" (feat Carlos Dafe - Spiritual South remix)
Grupo Batuque - "E Ruim" (Zero dB remix)
The Ipanemas - "Samba Enredo" (Batucada)
Azymuth - "Carambola" (Mark Pritchard remix)
The Ipanemas - "Afro" (Spiritual South sub mix)
Azymuth - "Roda Piao" (Spiritual South dub)
Far Out Monster Disco Orchestra - "The Last Carnival"
Marcos Valle - "Besteiras De Amor" (Jazzanova remix)
Marcos Valle - "1985" (SS Translation by Theo Parish)
Marcos Valle - "1975" (Budgie remix)
Sabrina Malheiros - "Equilibria"
The Ipanemas - "Seu Dario" (Paul White remix)
Review: When they reach certain landmarks, Far Out Recordings usually release a Brazilika-branded compilation. Now that the label has reached 20 years, they've decided to push the boat out with a double-disc outing. Fittingly, the first disc features unmixed selections hand-picked by label founder, bossman and Brazilian music obsessive Joe Davis. As you'd expect, he's picked some corkers; breezy, sun-kissed material - both traditional-sounding and modern interpretations - from the likes of Azymuth, Marcos Valle, Banda Black Rio and, more surprisingly, Kirk Degiorgio's Offworld project. Things get sweatier on the second disc, as friend-of-the-family Spiritual South drops a thrill-a-minute sprint through the label's percussive, dancefloor-friendly side. Seriously, it's superb.
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