Northeast, Brazil

Funky, freaky Forro and psychedelic roots music from the northeast of Brazil. The Northeast is the oldest and most mixed up, mashed up part of Brazil and the music reflects this. Central/West African and Tupi-Guarani (the main indigenous group from the area) rhythms and melodies meets Portuguese flute traditions blended with British and American Rock and Funk sensibilities. Usually the sanfona (an accordion like squeeze box) is fairly prominent in this kind of northeastern music but I chose to downplay its importance in this particular mix in the hopes of winning over accordion-phobic listeners.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/rlmtzermyhb/funkyforro.mp3