Brasil Brasil Tracklisting

1. Orgasmatron - Sepultura

Apart from Sepultura, Brazilian rock is little known in the rest of the world but there is a thriving scene especially in the south.

Try: Soulfly which was formed by Sepultura's lead singer after it disbanded or try other, less heavy rock groups like Skank or the experimental Pato Fu.

2. A Cidade - Chico Science & Nação Zumbi (CSNZ)

CSNZ and Mundo Livre S/A were the two most innovative bands of the Mangue Bit scene and their unique sound came from their combining foreign rock and hip hop influences with regional rhythms. DJ Dolores does the same to great effect using electronic beats.

Try: CSNZ's brilliant album Da Lama ao Caos from 1995, Mundo Livre's Bit or the DJ Dolores and Instituto album Narradores de Javé.

3. Siba e a Fuloresta - Bringa

Siba, like other members of the Mangue Bit movement, is interested in exploring the sounds of his region Pernambuco and used the rhythms of Maracatú and Ciranda in his work.

Try: Siba e a Fuloresta's album Fuloresta do Samba or some of the compilations which celebrate the diverse sound of Pernambuco like What's happening in Pernambuco?

4. Diário De Um Detento - Racionais Mcs

Brazil has a huge rap and hip hop scene, headed by the Racionais Mcs and MV Bill, and has become one of the ways in which a generation of urban people have been able to voice their criticisms of the inequality and racism in Brazil.

Try: Other hip hop artists like Rappin' Hood, Gabriel o Pensador, Sabotage and Marcelo D2

5. Tantos Desejos - Suba

Suba was one of the most influential figures in Brazilian music in the 1990s creating a uniquely Brazilian electronic sound. Some of the most innovative electronic music in the world is being made in Brazil.

Try: Ramiro Musotto and Bruno-E, two highly acclaimed electronic artists.

6. So Nice (Summer Samba) - Bebel Gilberto

Bebel Gilberto has updated the soft, Bossa Nova sound of her father with modern electronic sounds creating one of the most commercially successful Brazilian albums ever, Tanto Tempo.

Try: Other female singers who have added their own quirky touches to the Bossa sound, CéU, Cibelle, Patricia Marx and the super famous Marisa Monte.

7. Brazilian Funk

From the Rio favelas, Funk or Baile Funk as it is becoming known in the rest of the world has become very fashionable recently with artists like M.I.A recording funk songs.

Try: Bonde do Role and Tetine whose album Slam Dunk presents Funk Carioca is a great introduction to the genre.

8. Carolina - Seu Jorge

Seu Jorge became famous for his part in the amazing film, City of God but he is also a singer with a charismatic voice who has updated the samba sound.

Try: Bezerra da Silva, Seu Jorge's hero, who has been often been labelled as gangster samba for his lyrics that portray the reality of the favelas and the problems of gangs, arms and drugs.

9. Te Convidei pro Samba - Domenico Moreno Kassin

The perfect example of how Brazilian music can blend, in the style of Tropicalia and Mangue Bit, various different influences to create an eclectic style.

Try: Max de Castro and Ed Motta, two diverse artists who blend samba, bossa nova, soul, electronica and hip hop

10. Chupa Toda - Gilberto Gil & Ivete Sangalo

This is Axé, the music of Ivete, Brazil's biggest star and is a kind of pop music which outsells almost everything else in Brazil. Carlinhos Brown is also associated with Axé as he is from Bahia and he has produced some of the more interesting music labelled as such with his group Timbalada.

Try: Another huge star, Daniela Mercury or Margareth Menezes who has a wonderful, soulful voice.

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