Various - Black Rio 2 : Original Samba Soul 1971-1980
(CD/LP) Strut Records, 2009-06-19

Following the successful first volume released on Strut in 2002, "Black Rio 2" takes a look at the Black Rio music movement in Brazil post-Tropicalia as disenchanted black Brazilian youth mirrored the struggles of their contemporaries in the US during the early 70s through their own potent brew of samba, soul and funk. The movement thrived despite a military dictatorship within which the promotion of black culture was strictly censored. While Volume One brought together pioneers of the movement like Tim Maia, Gerson King Combo, Uniao Black and Jorge Ben, Volume 2 digs much deeper, exploring more of the key artists and some of the short-lived bands and smaller labels of the time.

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