(Part 2) Best south & central american music according to redditors

I am very curious as to how this thread works out. Jobim is more broadly known as a composer, rather than a performer. My favorite solo album of his is called Em Minas Ao Vivo: Piano E Voz -- I could not find an online stream of it, but I would be more than happy to upload and share it. I also thoroughly enjoy Elis & Tom -- Elis Regina is one of the most important Brazilian singers that has ever lived. She passed away in her mid 30s. She was a drug addict, alcoholic and said multiple times she did not want to grow old. She is lived on by her beautiful daughter Maria Rita who has a strikingly identical voice, but different outlook on life altogether.

Now, everyone, please make sure you watch this video. Toquinho (who's still alive) is one of the best guitarists I have ever seen and Vinicius was a lyric genius. This set is absurdly wonderful.

I love talking about Brazilian music, so any questions or anything, I am more than happy to answer them as best as I can. Source: am Brazilian.

Getz/Gilberto

The Astrud Gilberto Album

the Wonderful World of Antonio Carlos Jobim

These contain favorites of mine like Agua De Beber, How Insensitive, Surfboard and Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars).

I'm a huge fan of the Messthetics series (and the other hyped2death compilations, like Homework and Teenline). I haven't met too many people who are also into them! At least half of my 7'' record collection I bought from the guy who runs the label, too.

Nao Wave: Brazilian Post Punk and the Soul Jazz comp The Sexual Life of the Savages

Strange Passion: Explorations in Irish Post Punk DIY and Electronic Music

Fame: Jon Savage's Secret History of Post Punk

Minimal Wave Tapes 1 and 2

Perfect Unpop: Peel Show Hits and Long Lost Lo-Fi Favourites

Rough Trade Shops Post Punk 01 - I had to add this one because it was the compilation that introduced me to everything, ten years ago.

Scared To Get Happy: A Story of Indie Pop 1980-1989 - technically an indie pop compilation, but there's a lot of material that should be interesting to a post punk fan (Wild Swans, Josef K, bIG fLAME, Nightingales)

I'll add more as I think of them! I have a ridiculous amount of post punk compilations lying around.

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|artist|Carlos Vives|
|about artist|Before he graduated from Jorge Tadeo Lozano's University with a publicist degree, singer/songwriter Carlos Vives joined different bands and participated in several plays. In 1982, the artist got a role in the Colombian TV series Tiempo Sin Huella, starting his successful acting career, later extending his professional skills to the Puerto Rican television. After participating in some teen programs as a singer/actor, he got the main role in the telenovela (soap opera) "Gallito Ramírez," which made him a famous actor. ([more on last.fm](http://www.last.fm/music/Carlos Vives))|
|similar to|Fonseca, Cabas, Bacilos, Diomedes Díaz, Andrés Cepeda|
|album|La tierra del olvido, released Aug 1995|
|track|La Tierra del Olvido|
|images|album image, artist image|
|links|wikipedia, official homepage, [discogs](http://www.discogs.com/artist/Carlos Vives)|
|tags|latin, vallenato, colombia, spanish, colombian|
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|metrics|lastfm listeners: 134,011, lastfm plays: 1,354,112, youtube plays: 27,811, radd.it score: 6|


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Yeah, it is so good. Glad I could spread some joy. If you want to check out more, and I definitely recommend that you do, this is the compilation I was listening to: http://www.amazon.com/Soul-Jazz-Records-Presents-Tropicalia/dp/B000BM7UBY

More tangos

Bailemos Tango

The Best Tango Album In The World Ever

Aubade: Lecons De Tango

Anything by Pink Martini

Afro-Cuben jazz like Buena Vista Social Club

Ry Cooder, Manuel Galbán:Mambo Sinuendo

Doris Day: Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps it was used in Strictly Ballroom

Xavier Cugat invented the mombo. Everything from him is great Xavier Cugat: Besame Mucho

Brazil - http://www.amazon.com/Brazil-Michael-Kamen/dp/B000CS4614/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1254987431&sr=1-1

Spawn - http://www.amazon.com/Spawn-Album-Filter-Crystal-Method/dp/B000002C1C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1254987409&sr=1-1

Batman and Robin - http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Robin-Inspired-Motion-Picture/dp/B000002NFZ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1254987448&sr=1-1

Off the top of my head, John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman.

Edit: added the following:

Astor Piazzolla - Tango: Zero Hour

Chico Pinheiro

There's an album called Guess I'm Dumb that I've been listening to recently that has some worthy covers on it. Worth checking out.

Woman On Top. Love this album eversomuch. Never (ever!) get tired of listening to it.

Same here. Here are a few albums that are near impossible to not enjoy:

• The Indestructible Beat of Soweto (South African pop music from before Apartheid ended)
  
  
• Shaka Zulu by Ladysmith Black Mambazo (more traditional - no instruments except their harmonized voices)
  
  
• Tibet, Tibet by Yungchen Lhamo (the most gripping vocals you've never heard)
  
  
• Brazil Classics 4: The Best of Tom Zé (experimental psychedelic Brazilian pop)
  
  Some other classic Brazilian albums that I haven't listened to entirely but have heard a few songs are:
  
  
• Gal Costa by Gal Costa (sample)
  
  
• Jorge Ben (1969) by Jorge Ben (sample)
  
  
• Clube de Esquina by Milton Nascimento (sample)