Beleza Tropical 2LP (Color) fg_Catalog Number_RZR00215 they transformed themselves and their

they transformed themselves and their sound into a holy racket like the world had never known

composer and musician who splits her life between Warsaw

From the harrowing tales of Delta legends Tommy Johnson and Skip James to the tipsy humour of Bo Carter and Tampa Red

And he got on with life

Beleza Tropical 2LP (Color) fg_Catalog Number_RZR00215 they transformed themselves and theirNewly remastered on a color vinyl 2LP set with new notes from David Byrne, the record that started it all. Some of the artists represented on this compilation were forced into exile from Brazil as a result of sweet sounding songs like these. It is hard for us to imagine this music as being in any way dangerous, but the military regime that ruled Brazil during the late '60s and early '70s found it quite threatening. The combination of lyrics, the re