Clube do Balanco - The kings of "Samba Rock"
I LOVE this video -- set in a used record store with album covers papered over the walls and ceiling. It's full of dance and delivered in a smooth, classic, nostalgic style. I had to share this one with you...
In the same way that the Rolling Stones payed homage to the masters of the Delta Blues, Brazilian band Clube do Balanço is re-igniting the work of the masters of samba-rock Jorge Ben, Luiz Vagner, Bebeto, Roberto Carlos and Erasmo, Branca Di Neve, Marku Ribas, Orlandivo propping up the ballroom style to the tastes of this new century's audiences.
As their own incredible saga of love and music progresses (much like the movie: The Commitments, without the crash and burn ending) Clube do Balanço awaits its turn to conquer a worldwide audience. Not that they care. In the ballrooms of the poorest neighborhoods of São Paulo, where the hardcore samba-rock fans have continued do dance since the late 60s, they are treated as kings. The dancing crowd has led them to the throne.
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Comment by frankie and josey on July 24, 2008 at 6:52am - Jolly nice.
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