Sambatown [Import]

1. Pandemonium

2. Desentope Batucada

3. Aira

4. Nosso Bumba

5. Assalto

6. Quem

7. Ungle Samba

8. O Curupira Pirou

9. Sereia Do Leblon

10. Dialogos Para A Paz Mundial

Sambatown,Marcos Suzano,Universal,World Music

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an extremely exciting look at what Pandeiro playing can be

Sambatown
Marcos Suzano
Manufacturer: Musicrama/Koch
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music
General | International | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000003PRF
Release Date: 1997-03-20

Customer Reviews:

an extremely exciting look at what Pandeiro playing can be.......1999-09-07

If you thought that Brazilian percussion playing was just Samba,Pagode and Chorihno think again and listen to Pandeiro playing way in the future but really happening today. I recall listening to Jaco Pastorius one day and knowing that Electric Bass Playing would never be the same and the same happened when I first listened to Eddie Van Halen, I knew that Electric Guitar palying was moving in to the stratosphere well...Marcos Suzano has done it for the Pandeiro!

Sambatown is a mixture of the undeniably effervescent sounds of Brazil with the potent and extremely explosive sounds of the "Headhunters", really the only way I can describe it.

Tracks:

Pandemonium
Desentope Batucada
Aira
Nosso Bumba
Assalto
Quem
Ungle Samba
O Curupira Pirou
Sereia Do Leblon
Dialogos Para A Paz Mundial

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Ele se considera um musico ecletico............
One Man Sambatown!

Sambatown
Marcos Suzano
Manufacturer: Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | International | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00000G9SD
Release Date: 1999-04-15

Album Details

The Great Percussionist Has Now his First CD, Produced by Himself. He Invited Excellent Musicians to Play with Him: Paulo Moura, Alex Meirelles, Lenine and Eduardo Neves. Compositions from Alex Meirelles, Paulo Moura, Marcos Suzano, and Others.

Customer Reviews:

Ele se considera um musico ecletico...................2001-08-02

...e realmente Marcos eh! Since I recently reviewed the cd "Flash" from o Marcos, I felt responsible to mention THIS cd also. The musics contained on Sambatown cd are reflecting the traditional pandeiro ritmos and "pagode groove" from this wonderful percussionist. "Flash" cd was a more "acid jazz" electronic affair, so these 2 cds are paradoxically quite "different", yet they retain a very similar flavor. Personally, I wouldnt own one without the other! The organic and the electronic elements of both cds are a wonderful 'marriage". The "hidden" treat however is the STRONG presence of the virtuoso saxes/flautim from Carlos Malta ( A mainstay of Hermeto Pascoal's longest tenured " O Grupo")along with the equally stellar Eduardo Neves. Legend of brasilian Choro/Jazz Paulo Moura performs 2 tracks , a fantastic combination of a veterano musician mixing perfectly with the "modern" sounds.... Lenine makes a nice guest appearance also- I think he is the "cream" of the younger generation of musicos of Brasil.He makes as much "music" with the Portugues language as he does with the musics themselves . Bravissimo Lenine! O Marcos developes more complex polyritmos from the tiny pandeiro than many TRAP drummers , this cannot be denied once your ears hear the performance! Ha cheiro de mundanca no ar! Not to be missed, a galaxy of stars for both Sambatown & Flash--brigadao Marcos.

One Man Sambatown!.......2000-01-25

Marcos Suzano is an extraordinary percussionist who specializes in the Brazilian tambourine, the Pandeiro. He actually revolutionized the way this drum is played, creating new techniques and liberating it from it's traditional role. He has given the pandeiro a solo voice and can reproduce the sound of entire drum set on a tambourine! Pick up any great Brazilian album and you're likely to find him on it, from Marisa Monte to Gilberto Gil to his long time collaborator Lenine. Their duo album, Olho De Peixe, is also a fantastic album. Everytime I hear Marcos play, I'm astounded!

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