V.A. "Sampa”

Various Artists
Sampa
Estudio Eldorado (Brazil) 1980
28.80.0339 (LP) gatefold sleeve.
sleeve : EX(slightly wear on corner, some very slightly dirts.)
media : EX-/EX-(some light surface noises.)

This is a label compilation album released in 1980 from Estudio Eldorado, a long-established record label in Brazil. Even though it is a compilation, it is an original recording with a total of 30 session musicians including Roberto Sion, and 10 artists such as Silvia Maria, Papete, Zeluiz, Tome Ze, etc. are in charge of vocals for each song. The overall style of the album is mainly based on classical Brazilian music, but there are some noteworthy tracks such as A2, where Papete and Silvia Maria gently sing a song by Caetano Veloso and Paulo Vanzolini with a choro-style arrangement. I highly recommend A2, where Zeluiz's melancholy vocals soak in the urban elegance of acoustic piano, guitar and strings in the background.