One of the advantages of the World Cup [words I never thought I'd hear myself utter, being no fan of football, nor football fans, nor telly schedules interrupted by football] being hosted in Brazil is the fact that the sounds of Samba and Bossa Nova are everywhere, not least on the radio.
[Another good thing about the World Cup is that lots of fit young men like Jack Wilshere take their tops off.]
Only last night, I caught the first of a new series by jazz musician and DJ Gilles Peterson on BBC Radio 2 focusing on the many different types of music from across that vast country, and was reminded of this absolute classic (here with the added bonus of being graced with a purring introduction from our Patron Saint, Miss Eartha Kitt) from Sérgio Mendes and Brasil 66:
Now that should cheer us all up!
Gilles Peterson's Musica Brasileira
I agree, at least the music somewhat makes these weeks bearable...
ReplyDeleteI think I may well be posting more here over the next couple of weeks in a similar vein... Jx
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