140g full cover artwork with black inner sleeve 12" of Afro Bruk Band! Every 12" vinyl comes with 2 free Eclectic Beats Music logo stickers!
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Specially priced bundle of the first two releases on Eclectic Beats Music! You get both EBM001 - Fradinho - A Bright Future 12" and the EBM002 - Afro Bruk Band at a special bundle discounted price! Each bundle pack comes with 4 Eclectic Beats Music logo stickers and both full digital releases! (you will be sent the EBM001 digital release separately upon purchase)
Includes unlimited streaming of Afro Bruk Band
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Streaming + Download
Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Alex Barck (Jazzanova) – “A nice ride!”
Rainer Trueby (Truby Trio) – “Muito legal! Thx, support!”
Jacques Renault – “Enjoyed the ride, thanks!”
Severino Panzetta (Horse Meat Disco) – “LOVELY”
Krewcial (Nervous Records / GAMM) – “Just what people need in the middle of winter. A musical peek at summer and good times. Wonderful blend of genres!”
Fred P (Black Jazz Consortium) – “Nice one”
Phil Asher – “Dope!” (Rest In Peace!)
Tony Minivielle (Jazz FM) – “Nice fusion of the bruk and the Brazilian”
Jon Cutler – “Nice!”
DJ Rahaan – “Hot!!”
Ket Shah (Mucho Soul) – “Great work on this release, lots of variations in styles and productions, plenty to choose from”
Andy Pye (Music For Dreams Radio) – “Nice, really liking ‘Vem Vai’. Be nice when the sun comes out”
Craig Smith (6th Borough Project) – “This is right up my street, all cuts. Lovely stuff”
Dave Aju (San Francisco) – “’Vem Vai’ and ‘Lost In Rio’ all day!”
Make way for a truly international meltdown!
We are delighted to have this wonderful project released on Eclectic Beats Music!
Born out of the favelas and samba schools of São Paulo, the Afro Bruk Band Project is a collaboration of singers, poets, musicians, friends and family.
Their sound is inspired by Bossa-Nova, Afrobeat, Brasilian / Cuban Yoruba culture and the Broken Beat sound from the UK.
The brainchild of the project is Swiss-based Ruben Estevez, producer and DJ of Bruk Boogie Kru sound system. His aim was to create a live project, to promote musicians, to diffuse their passion out of Brasil and to export Brasilian musical street culture.
The project touches on many geographical locations. Most of the recordings were done in São Paulo with a few finishing touches in Johannesburg and final production by Ruben Estevez in Switzerland and co-production by Rui Fradinho in London.
credits
released February 12, 2021
FICHA TÉCNICA
Recorded at Estúdio Luta (Butantã) - São Paulo
Ruben Estevez – Producer (beats, arrangements, harmony and musical direction)
Rui Fradinho – Co-Producer (synth bass, beats and keys except on “Vem Vai”)
Aline Binns – Vocalist (in “Arboles”, “O Som da Família” and “Spanish and Brasilian Love”)
Maria José Soares – Vocalist (in “O Som da Família”)
Marcelo Soares – Violão (acoustic guitar)
Luiz Só Preto – Violão (acoustic guitar), recording engineer and arrangements.
Joan Barros – Violão (solos)
Ricardo Caetano - Tantã
Leandro – Congas, Berimbau
Jeferson Lima – Pandeiros and additional percussion
Luciano Lima – Cuíca and additional percussion
Sérgio Carota – Caixa, Ripa and additional percussion
Daniel - Percussion
Ornella Ponnaz – Keys (in “Arboles” and “Vira Lata”)
Ewan Dayot – Flute (in “Arboles” and “O Som da Família”)
Grupo Alpha 6 São Paulo – special vocal participation in “Vem Vai”
Coro: Marcelo Soares, Daniel Lucas, Ruben Estevez, Luiz Só Preto, Paulo Dainovskas and Jeferson Lima.
Mastered by Greg Dubuis at Studio Du Flon – Switzerland
