On Putumayo's Carnival, ten festive tunes, performed in the spirit of carnival, are presented. And from the parading samba schools in Rio to the calypso tents on Trinidad, the art form most identified with carnival is that of music. Celebrated by Catholics and Bacchanalians alike, contemporary carnival celebrations are especially fervent among the African Diaspora in the Caribbean and the Americas. With its roots firmly buried in the Dionysian festivities of ancient Greece, the celebration was appropriated by the Romans for their Bacchanalian homage and then adapted by Roman Catholics to fit pre-Ash Wednesday festivities. «Carnival, the ecstatic release of carnal desire in the days leading up to Lent, has a long history. A highly consistent album, rarely leaving the realm of the key groove. Standout tracks on the album include a remix of 's 'August Day Song' by, a short vocal performance by over the top of a funky cut from, and the new bossa cut of that harks back directly to the work of and, but with a tight little cut of drum'n'bass added in. There are hints of something more adventurous now and then, but in truth it's not often the aim of lounge music to be adventurous as much as it is to be simultaneously relaxed and grooving. The basic format for much of it is electronica meets samba or bossa, but excellently executed. The works are essentially what one would expect as ambient background music in a documentary on modern Rio, but the sound indeed goes past that somewhat. Wonderfully slick, urban Brazilian music fills this CD from start to finish. My store would not be the same without your music, 24 years playing Putumayo World music every day. Congratulations for those 25 years of work and good music. Agitable indivisibility was the pan american dustin.
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