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Artist:	JOYCE
Title:	Gafieira Moderna
Label:	FAR OUT RECORDINGS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	FARO 052CD

"Joyce began her career 30 years ago as a young girl armed with a guitar, a crystalline voice and an immense songwriting talent singing sambas and feminism. Many years on, she has developed a cult reputation and had a major international career since first coming to recognition through touring with Vinicius de Moraes ('Girl from Ipanema' ) and playing on the Brazilian festival scene. Joyce's compositions have been recorded by some of Brazil's biggest stars including; Milton Nascimento, Elis Regina, Gal Costa and Astrud Gilberto. Like Terry Callier and Shuggie Otis she was introduced to a whole new audience when her music was rediscovered by the Acid Jazz generation, with tracks from her seminal album 'Feminina' (1980) becoming huge club hits thanks to DJs like Gilles Peterson. Throughout Joyce's career she has always written music from a strong female perspective, when she began in the 60s songwriting in Brazil was predominantly male territory. Her most famous album Feminina (Woman) celebrated female energy and creativity. Through her lyrics she often addressed the inequities and contradictions of Brazilian society which put her out of favour with with Brazil's harsh political climate of the 70s. Following her songs being banned, she left Brazil for a time to settle in New York, and traces of the city can be heard in her use of jazz harmony. With the current fascination with all things Brazilian, it is interesting to hear where bands like Bebel Gilberto and Da Lata take their inspiration from. Joyce, one of the original stars of MPB (Musica Populara Brasiliera) has had a huge influence on this new generation of musicians and continues to produce original and exciting new music. Gafieira Moderna is a very rootsy and authentic album, the theme based on Gafieira ?Brazilian ballroom/dancehall music. as Joyce says: 'I love this album so much ?It's one of my favourites ever, along with Feminina , and Astronauta'. The album contains a mix of styles, and the lyrics cover gossipy girl talk, to advice on broken relationships and rejoicing in the everyday, humanity, and the creative process."

Artist:	KIRK DIGIORGIO OFFWORLD
Title:	Two Worlds
Label:	FAR OUT RECORDINGS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	FARO 055CD

"An amazing journey in sound through Kirk Digiorgio's musical history from deep moody Detroit techno, to headhunters style jazz ballads. In keeping with Far Out's Brazilian roots, hear the warm Brazilian fusions of special guests Bertrami and Ivan of Azymuth on a couple of tracks. Well known for making forward thinking electronic music rooted in classic soul and jazz and heavily influenced by the sound of Detroit and London, and he was the first to work with Carl Craig in the UK. Jazz and ambient as well as some club bombs Kirk remains sonically, at the forefront of experimentation, but uniquely accessible."

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