Showing posts with label Banda Carrapicho. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Banda Carrapicho. Show all posts

Monday, 16 October 2017

Time is Tic, Tic, Tac-ing



Oh dear, another weekend is over. Our much-lauded "heatwave" was very pleasant in parts - we were sat outside in short sleeves in the extensive gardens here at Dolores Delargo Towers till long after the sun went down last night - and I managed to get a load more bulb pots planted and a lot more pottering done besides. Unfortunately, the UK is expecting the tail end of Hurricane Ophelia to hit this week (fingers crossed, only in the West - we may not experience its worst here in London), so heaven only knows when the next opportunity may arise - and meanwhile, the foxes are playing merry hell, digging holes all over the place, so there are plenty of battles ahead to try and defeat the vermin before they undo our good work...

Hey ho, as we sense the encroaching darker, mistier mornings enveloping us, to cheer ourselves up on this Tacky Music Monday we're off to Brazil (I wish!) - in the bizarre company of Banda Carrapicho:


Ay Caramba! I wouldn't want to bump into him on a dark night...

Have a great week, dear reader!

Sunday, 15 February 2009

Tacky techno



"The secrets are the beats which drive people crazy."

Reading a fascinating article on the BBC this morning about the booming "Tecnobrega" music scene in Brazil, my attention was well and truly piqued. A whole pirate music industry, based around the fusion of techno beats and tacky 80s Latin music - sounds fabulous!

And indeed, it is an immensely catchy dance style - used to good effect by last year's Spanish Eurovision entry Baila El Chiki Chiki by Rodolfo Chikilicuatre. Here are a couple of Brazilian artists who epitomise the style - and you can see what they mean when they say tacky!

First up here's the lovely Chilli featuring Carrapicho with their version of that well-known "classic" Tic Tic Tac:


And next up, the emerging superstar of Tecnobrega Gaby Amarantos - firstly in a live performance with her band Tecno Show - as camp as a row of tents!


And here's a fantastic video to accompany the band's song Fica Loca, filmed at a Brazilian Gay Pride...


Read the BBC article