Estudando o samba

by Tom Z茅

Estudando o samba cover art

On 'Estudando o Samba', Tom Z茅 deconstructs Brazil's most famous genre through post-Tropic谩lia studio experimentation, utilizing unorthodox techniques like layered hypnotic percussion, samples, and the sound of a blender. The album serves as both a musical study and a political critique, with its spare arrangements and dissonant elements reflecting on the formal rigidity of samba and the concurrent Brazilian military dictatorship. Initially overlooked in Brazil, the album's rediscovery by David Byrne in the 1980s led to international acclaim and a major revitalization of Z茅's career.

Genres

  • Samba
  • MPB

Tracklist

  1. M茫
  2. A felicidade
  3. Toc - Instrumental
  4. T么
  5. Vai (Menina amanh茫 de manh茫)
  6. Ui (Voc锚 inventa)
  7. D贸i
  8. M茫e (M茫e solteira)
  9. Hein? (Participa莽茫o especial de Vicente Barreto)
  10. S贸 (Solid茫o)
  11. Se
  12. Indice (Participa莽茫o especial de Os贸rio)
  13. Contos de fraldas
  14. Teu cora莽茫o bate, o meu apanha