Marcos Valle: 'Samba '68,' 1967
An intoxicating LP by one of Brazil's greatest singer-songwriters
I’m going to start off your holiday weekend on a bright note. Marcos Valle is a powerhouse second-generation bossa-nova singer-songwriter. His music is astonishing for its lyrical beauty and sensuality. You are probably most familiar with his song Samba de Verão (Summer Samba), also known as So Nice.
The song became a massive standard in the 1960s. The …
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