Tropical Boogie

First off, I want to say thanks for all the kind birthday wishes that everyone sent me on this site and on facebook. I certainly appreciate all the love. I also want to send an extra special thanks to my wife Stacy, for throwing me an amazing party Friday night. It was one of those parties that makes you wish you could turn thirty every year.

Anyways, on to the music...

It's been kind of a long an exhausting day, therefore I think I'm going to brighten the mood a bit with the Brazilian boogie gem "Estrelar" by Marcos Valle. This funky tropical track was featured on Valle's self-titled album, which was released back in 1983. When it comes to raising mid-day spirits, there might not be anything more perfect than a funky tropical classic from one of Brazil's greatest artist. Enjoy!

Marcos Valle - Estrelar

Tropical Sounds of Lady Zu

A few months back, I picked up a rare used copy of a 70's era Brazilian compilation that featured all the usual Brazilian musical greats like Gal Costa, Jorge Ben, and Gilberto Gil. Now most of the time these artists I just mentioned would of been the reason why I decided to purchase the record, however on this occasion that wasn't the case. The track I was most interested in was by a female singer named Lady Zu, which I previously had never heard of, and the track was "A Noite Vai Chegar". With one listen I was pretty much hooked, as the song, originally released in 1978, has an overall feel-good tropical disco groove that reminds a bit of a Dr. Buzzard & The Savannah Band, with of course being sung in Brazilian. With that kind of combination of a groove, it was safe to say that I picked the compilation and the song has been a personal favorite ever since. From the little bit of research that I've done it looks to be that Lady Zu has released a few albums that tend to blend towards a Brazilian disco sound. If "A Noite Vai Chegar" is any indication as to the kind of music Lady Zu has released, hopefully at some point in the very near future, I will be able to hunt down some more of her music. Enjoy!

Lady Zu - A Noite Vai Chegar