África Brasil

Never heard of this guy before, but this is a fun and enjoyable album. I definitely see why he sued Rod Stewart; Do Ya Think I'm Sexy owes a big debt to Taj Mahal.

When the album started, I wasn't quite expecting the guitar to be such a major focus, but nearly every riff here is super catchy, and the samba style really lends itself to this blend of music that is familiar yet all its own. That final song being so aggressive comparatively puts a nice bow on this extremely well made package. Perhaps the language barrier makes this a tad repetitive, but it is a repeat of only banger after banger, so that is hardly a knock against it. Rod Stewart can eat his heart out when it comes to Taj Mahal, quite frankly. Sick of artists "sampling" (or in this case straight up stealing) amazing music and making it obviously worse. I believe George Harrison when he says he unconsciously lifts a melody from a song, not the "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" guy.

I got this in a VMP subscription on vinyl and I remember liking it a lot more than I expected to. On second listen, I started to really like it. It's obvious that it's not standard pop music of US/UK and I can't understand any of it, but it's interesting and that's good enough for me.

It's a nice listen. Lots of funky, upbeat jams and cool instrumentation, and he has a nice voice to boot. It's not my usual listen, but I appreciate it.

This was an unexpected joy.

Una sorpresa este disco. Me han gustado bastante "Meus Filhos, Meu Tesouro" y "Taj Mahal". En general es curioso ver sus influencias (copia?) en otros músicos brasileños, desde Carlinhos Braun a Sepultura. Lo dicho, un descubrimiento (para un ignorante como yo).

This was completely new to me, but I really enjoyed it and gave it two full listens. Very funky and groovy, I especially enjoyed "Ponta De Lanca Africano", "Taj Mahal" and "Xica Da Silva". I'd see myself listening to this again, it would be a good one to play at a party or just while chilling. I only wish I understood the lyrics!

Funky as all hell.

Funkkaavaa menoa! 3/5

The selection of World Music in the 1001 list that I've gotten has been... lacklustre... to put it politely.
But luckily I now know that albums like this one have been included as well.

40 minutes of incredible funky, danceable and high tempo afrobeats and samba. Especially the second half of the album with Cavaleiro Do Cavala Imaculado as the final highlight have made a great impression.
Great album from, apparently, one of the icons of Brazilian music.

I will look into some more of his repertoire.

barabaradumba

Very enjoyable

Really enjoyed the sound. I honestly wish there were more non-english language albums on this list. Plan to listen to more of the artist in the future. 3.5/5

Not an album Iv heard of, found this enjoyable no idea what the lyrics mean but does have a good grove to it.

Great fun

Its cool. Afro Brasilian lounge jazz. Taj Mahal is a time capsule.