{"product_id":"tom-ze-estudando-o-samba","title":"Tom Zé – Estudando O Samba","description":"\u003cp\u003eIncredibly unique concept album from the one and only, Tom Zé. As featured in Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Brazilian Albums of all-time list (2007). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of Ze’s finest albums in our opinion, originally released by Continental Brazil in 1976 – a tough one to find at a good price in its original form now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cem\u003eEstudando do Samba\u003c\/em\u003e’ (or ‘Studying The Samba’) is a post-Tropicalia studio experimentation laiden with layers of hypnotic percussion, effects \u0026amp; samples that deconstructs the ‘samba’ form. Recorded during what was arguably his most creative period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Byrne found the record in Rio in the late 90’s and included several songs on his Tom Ze collection for Luaka Bop a few years later. At that time Tom was not recording or touring much; playing low-key shows in Sao Paulo and contemplating a move back to Irará to work at a service station owned by one of his cousins. Byrne’s project helped to reignite his career and he hasn’t looked back since. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mrbongo.com\/products\/tom-ze-estudando-o-samba-vinyl-lp-cd#:~:text=Incredibly%20unique%20concept%20album%20from,of%20Warner%20Music%20UK%20Ltd.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the all-time great Brazilian Tropicalia albums, \u003cem\u003eEstudando do Samba\u003c\/em\u003e (or \"Studying The Samba\") sits in that magical zone of wildly creative music with experimental qualities that somehow manages to retain pop accessibility. Never one to sit still, Tom Zé attempted to deconstruct traditional samba forms here with layers of hypnotic percussion, effects, and samples. Even better, the simple, but unusual cover with barbed wire critiquing the military dictatorship in Brazil led to the music being found by David Byrne and the revitalization of Zé’s music career. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/insheepsclothinghifi.com\/album\/tom-ze-estudando-o-samba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eIn Sheep's Clothing Hi-Fi\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will find a lot written of Tom Zé, calling him everything from a ‘cultural cannibal’ to a ‘revolutionary anarchist,’ or ‘mad scientist’ to ‘rebel master.’ Even ‘Brazilian madman’! Zé's contemporaries, artists such as Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso, achieved great commercial and critical success in the 70s and 80s while Zé was a figure who was largely left over on the sidelines. Wherever you stand on his placing in Brazil's musical and social pantheon, one cannot deny the astonishing boldness of Estudando o Samba, Zé's 1976 album here reissued by Mr Bongo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe influence of tropicália on this album is unmistakable but the key standout feature is the imbuement of Zé's spirit. He was known for experimenting, palpably felt on ‘Toc’ – which features the sound of a blender – and his unorthodox approach to the traditional forms of MPB. The hauntingly beautiful ‘A Felicidade’ is a reminder of Zé's talents. It uses Brazilian popular music to tell a story thoroughly juxtaposed, in style and substance, against the stereotypical ‘carnival paradise’ image most had come to expect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is so much to be enjoyed on this album. As the title suggests, this is a 12-track study of samba, featuring everything from the sparse, groove laden trio of a samba de roda (dance circle) to the exquisite deployment of dread-inducing, foreboding samples of cries and screams. \u003cem\u003eEstudando o Samba\u003c\/em\u003e is a rare breed, simultaneously of, and ahead of its time. Learning seldom sounds this good. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.songlines.co.uk\/review\/estudando-o-samba#:~:text=There%20is%20so%20much%20to,News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eSonglines\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Reissue. Comes with a four page insert with lyrics and liner notes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/2jOgajtpXNsinBpwg2dUjH?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Mr Bongo\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2019 \/ Originally Released: 1976\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Latin\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Samba, Avantgarde, Experimental, MPB\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Latin-Influenced\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mr Bongo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46587861500062,"sku":"7119691257419","price":45.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/tom-ze-estudando-o-samba-Cover-Art.jpg?v=1772870308","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/tom-ze-estudando-o-samba","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}