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Arthur Verocai - Arthur Verocai
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In
1972,
producer,
arranger
and
guitar
player
Arthur
Verocai
released
a
self-titled
album
on
Brazilian
based
Continental
Records
that
challenged
the
musical
conventions
of
the
day.
A
complete
album
masterpiece
in
every
sense
of
the
word,
considered
by
many
people
to
be
one
of
the
greatest
ever
made,
regardless
of
genre.
Recorded
at
Studio
Somil,
Rio
De
Janeiro
in
1972,
the
album
was
produced,
arranged,
directed
by
the
self-taught,
Arthur
Verocai.
Previously
he
had
worked
on
many
records
in
various
capacities,
with
artists
including
Jorge
Ben,
Ivan
Lins
and
Celia,
but
this
album
gave
him
the
chance
to
do
his
thing
in
it’s
most
pure
form.
The
29
minute
masterpiece,
perfect
in
it’s
arrangement
and
fusion
of
sonics,
epitomises
the
sound
of
Brazil
at
the
time;
strings,
guitars,
pianos,
break
beats,
bass
lines,
synthesizers,
vocals
from
the
wonderful
Célia,
Carlos
Dafe
and
Oberdan
(Banda
Black
Rio),
plus
percussion
from
Pedro
Santos
and
Paulo
Moura
on
sax.
Bossa
nova,
samba,
jazz,
MPB,
psychedelics
and
funk
sit
side
by
side
effortlessly.
The
album
transcends
the
genre
of
Brazilian
music,
and
infact
all
genres.
Highlighted
in
part
by
the
number
of
artists
that
have
sampled
from
it;
MF
Doom,
Ludacris
&
Common,
Little
Brother,
Jneiro
Jarel
aka
Dr
Who
Dat?,
Dibiase
and
Action
Bronson
amongst
others.
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