Review: Mr Bongo are enacting a thorough revisiting of some of the very best soul, funk, MPB and boogie gems to stud their catalogue over the years; at this rate, the tagline "back by popular demand" has become a motto. This careful pairing of mutually constitutive Hanna and Almir Ricardi tunes made up the label's 54th release. 'Daixa Radar' comes first as the initial "rediscovery" of DJ Koco, whose Brazil 45's mix was the functional tipoff. Ricardi's 'To Parado Na Tua' is a similar midtempo boogie cut, produced by the legendary duo of Lincoln Olivetti and Robson Jorge, whose singularly timbral slap-drums are to die for.
Review: The artwork alone on this one is almost worth the cover price before you get stuck into the disco boogie beats it adorns. How such a rugged looking, heavily bearded man can craft such delightful dance floor gold is a mystery but this Brazilian-American from Rio de Janeiro did, from the late sixties and on through the 1980s. This album from singer, songwriter, producer, composer, guitarrst, businessman and true romantic Almir Ricardi originally came in 1984 and has a young heart but a mature sound with lots of brillaint synths, upbeat drum machine grooves and catchy hooks.
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