Brazil 45シリーズ第10弾。リマスター音源と新たなアートワークで登場。

Jorge Benはブラジル音楽を愛する者なら誰もが知る名前。ブラジルの“James Brown”と称され、「Mas Que Nada」の作者としても有名だ。「Carolina, Carol Bela」では、シンガー兼ギタリストのToquinhoと共演。Toquinhoはボサノヴァの詩人Vinicius de Moraesとのコラボで知られる。  

この曲はToquinhoの1970年作『Toquinho』に収録され、ブラジルのインディーレーベルRGEからリリースされた。DJ MarkyとXRSがこの曲をサンプリングし、2002年にドラムンベーストラック「LK」（V Recordings）としてリリース。世界中で大ヒットし、UKチャートでは1位を獲得した。

João Donatoはブラジルのジャズ/ボサノヴァピアニストで、Tom JobimやAstrud Gilberto、Gilberto Gilらブラジル音楽界の巨匠たちと共演。60年代後期のボサノヴァ・ブーム時にはアメリカでもライヴを行った数少ないブラジル人アーティストの一人だ。「A Rã」は彼の名盤『Quem é Quem』（EMI, 1973）に収録されており、Rolling Stone誌で“史上最高のアルバム100選”にも選ばれた傑作だ。

A1. Jorge Ben & Toquinho – Carolina Carol Bela
B1. João Donato – A Rã

Brazil 45 number 10 - remastered with refreshed artwork.

Jorge Ben is a name that any lover of Brazilian music will be very familiar with. He is widely regarded as the James Brown of Brazilian music and is famed for writing the Brazilian anthem ‘Mas Que Nada'. For the duet ‘Carolina, Carol Bela' he teamed up with the singer and guitarist Toquinho. Toquinho is best known for his collaborations, as composer and performer, with bossa nova poet Vinicius de Moraes.

'Carolina, Carol Bela' featured on the album Toquinho by Toquinho. It was originally released in 1970 on the small independent Brazilian label, RGE. The song was sampled by DJ Marky and XRS for their Drum & Bass track ‘LK’ (V Recordings, 2002). This went on to be a huge chart hit across the world, and a number one hit in the UK.

João Donato is a Brazilian jazz and bossa nova pianist. He has collaborated with many of the greats of Brazilian Music, including Tom Jobim, Astrud Gilberto and Gilberto Gil. He was one of the few Brazilian artists who went over to perform in the States during the bossa nova boom of the late 60’s. The song ‘A Rã’ was originally released on his seminal album Quem é quem, (EMI, 1973), an album that is full of great tracks and was considered as one of the 100 best albums of all time by the Rolling Stone magazine.