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Towards the end of the Sixties, the influence of the Black Power movement and figures like Cassius Clay and Martin Luther King inspired musicians in Rio and São Paulo to adopt the Black Is Beautiful motto and to create their own Afro - Americano - Brazilian hybrid, bringing together elements of soul/R'n'B and Samba. Brazilian Black Music (or SambaSoul) was born, and went on to transform the music of the next decade.

Selected by Bossacucanova's DJ Dalua and Ziriguiboom's Béco Dranoff & Marc Hollander, this collection features kicking tracks recorded in the 70s by the most significant members of the SambaSoul movement... an absolute party record, the indispensable accessory for a hot, hot Summer.

Like Jazz to the Bossa Nova in the early 60's, the 70's were the right time for Black Music and Funk to be incorporated to the 'Jeitinho Brasileiro' (the 'Brazilian Way') and the result was the unique SambaSoul/SambaRock sound. The legacy for the Digital Beat generation is a fusion of styles and forms that facilitates the creation of today's Dance/Funk/Hip Hop/Rock sounds of the new millennium. The Brazilian Gospel, our Soul/Beat music and it's innovative language brings the sounds of the old 'Gafieiras' (classic Samba clubs) to the dancefloors of the DJ era.