1:55 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Brazil|Music · Comments Off
10 Jun 2008
Today, Concord Records and Starbucks Entertainment released Encanto (Enchantment), the newest record from the legendary Brazilian musician Sergio Mendes. Encanto is the follow-up to 2006’s highly acclaimed collaboration with will.i.am called Timeless. On Encanto, Sergio takes us even deeper into Brazil , recording all the basic tracks in Rio and Bahia . Mendes enlists several guest musicians from all over the world including Latin superstar Juanes from Colombia, multi-talented Carlinhos Brown and Vanessa da Mata from Brazil, and Italian rapper Jovanotti, as well as American stars like Fergie, Ledisi, Natalie Cole, Herb Alpert and his wife, original Brasil ’66 singer, Lani Hall.
To watch the video for Funky Bahia off the album click here.
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