Aloe Blacc has managed to do just that. Red Hot + Rio 2 features David Byrne, John Legend, Beck, Beirut, Mia Doi Todd and others paying tribute to the late 60’s Brazilian Tropicália movement and proceeds will benefit HIV/AIDS related charities.
Aloe is featured on several tracks but Jason Bentley immediately gravitated to Nascimento (Rebirth) – Scene 2, feeling it captured something quite personal, the relationship between two people involved on an intimate level. It features Brazilian singer Clara Moreno, who is the daughter of the famous Brazilian singer/songwriter/guitarist Joyce Moreno and composer Nelson Angelo.
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The 2-cd compilation will be out on June 28. Many of the 33 original recordings couple legendary musicians from Brazil with indie artists. As Aloe said, “When I listen to the music I go straight there. It takes me straight to Brazil, and you can feel the warm breeze. You feel warm and satisfied. You feel like you got something.”
RED HOT + RIO 2 TRACKLISTING
RED
“Baby”—Alice Smith + Aloe Blacc
“Tropicália (Mario C 2011 Remix)”—Beck + Seu Jorge
“Um Girassol da Cor do Seu Cabelo”—Mia Doi Todd + José González
“Samba de Verão”—Quadron
“Boa Reza”—Vanessa da Mata + Seu Jorge & Almaz
“Love I’ve Never Known”—John Legend
“Nascimento (Rebirth) – Scene 2”—Aloe Blacc + Clara Moreno
“Ela (Ticklah Remix)”—Curumin
“Baby (Old Dirty Baby Dub Version)”—Aloe Blacc + Alice Smith
“Um Canto de Afoxé para o Bloco do Ilê”—Superhuman Happiness + Cults
“Mistérios”— Om’Mas Keith
“Aquele Abraço”— Forró In The Dark + Brazilian Girls + Angelique Kidjo
“Canto de Iemanjá”—Mia Doi Todd
“Terra”—Caetano Veloso (Prefuse 73 ‘3 Mellotrons In A Quiet Room’ Version)
“Nú Com A Minha Música”—Marisa Monte + Devendra Banhart + Rodrigo Amarante
“Acabou Chorare”—Bebel Gilberto
“Dreamworld”—Marco de Canaveses: David Byrne + Caetano Veloso
HOT
“O Leãozinho”—Beirut
“Panis et Circensis”—Tha Boogie
“Bat Macumba”—of Montreal + Os Mutantes
“Tudo o Que Você Podia Ser”—Phenomenal Handclap Band + Marcos Valle
“Banana”—Madlib + Joyce Moreno Feat. Generation Match
“Freak Le Boom Boom”—Marina Gasolina + Secousse
“Tropical Affair”—Money Mark + Thalma de Freitas + João Parahyba
“Soy Loco Por Ti, América”—Los Van Van + Carlinhos Brown
“Roda”—Orquestra Contemporânea de Olinda + Emicida
“Berimbau”—Mayra Andrade + Trio Mocotó
“It’s a Long Way”—Apollo Nove + Céu + N.A.S.A.
“A Cidade”—DJ Dolores + Eugene Hütz + Otto + Fred 04 + Isaar
“Ogodô, Ano 2000”—Javelin + Tom Zé
“Águas de Março”—Atom™ + Toshiyuki Yasuda Feat. Fernanda Takai + Moreno Veloso
“Show Me Love”—Twin Danger
“Pistis Sophia”—Rita Lee