Brasilian Sound

Description

In the late 60s/early 70s, Brazil was the stuff of dreams. It was fashionable, all over Europe, and therefore also in France. We think of "Samba Sarava" on the soundtrack of the film A Man and a Woman, Françoise Hardy with her album produced by Tuca, Isabelle Aubret and her Casa Forte, or France Gall with Zozoi. Three Brazilian musicians exiled in France, Edson Lobo (bass), Fernando Martins (piano), and Nelson Serra (drums), formed Trio Camara. They met a group of friends who loved Brazilian music, all music professionals, but who wished to remain anonymous, hence the name of their group: Les Masques. Claude Germain (Les Double Six), José Bartel, Marie Vassiliu, Pierre Vassiliu... the singers forming Les Masques were far from unknown. In 1969, they entered Studio Davout with Trio Camara to record Brasilian Sound. Composed of 11 tracks, it is a superb album, masterfully produced and recorded, which can be listened to in one go and transports us into atmospheres that are both light and naive, so characteristic of that era. Limited to 500 copies on CBS, the album unfortunately was not a success and today it is almost impossible to find the original French pressing (which sounds much better than the Canadian pressing released at the same time). This reissue by the Très Groove Club is therefore welcome, so that 50 years after its release, a wider audience can discover this magnificent album, an echo of a bygone era.