Released: 30/08/24
He is widely regarded as the James Brown of Brazilian music and is famed for
writing the Brazilian anthem 'Mas Que Nada'. For the duet 'Carolina, Carol Bela' he
teamed up with the singer and guitarist Toquinho. Toquinhois best known for his
collaborations, as composer and performer, with bossa nova poet Vinicius de
Moraes.
'Carolina, Carol Bela' featured on the album Toquinho by Toquinho. It was
originally released in 1970 on the small independent Brazilian label, RGE. The
song was sampled by DJ Marky and XRS for their Drum & Bass track 'LK' (V
Recordings, 2002). This went on to be a huge chart hit across the world, and a
number one hit in the UK.
Joao Donato is a Brazilian jazz and bossa nova pianist. He has collaborated with
many of the greats of Brazilian Music, including Tom Jobim, Astrud Gilberto and
Gilberto Gil. He was one of the few Brazilian artists who went over to perform in
the States during the bossa nova boom of the late 60's. The song 'A Ra' was
originally released on his seminal albumQuem e quem, (EMI, 1973), an album that
is full of great tracks andwas considered as one of the 100 best albums of all
time by the Rolling Stone magazine.