[Fmpro] Quote I read today

[Christopher Alpiar]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guMek3_D6ls&feature=related

ahhh so tasty

On Apr 18, 2008, at 2:26 PM, Eric Goetz wrote:

> On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 10:09 AM, John Stone <buddhastone at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> Chris, I am fascinated with your description of a Master Drummer from
>> Ghana
>> and Eric, I have heard lots of Latin rap with tons of flamenco/ 
>> gypsy/north
>> african
>> beat.
>
>
> You may want to check out the music of Lenine and Zeca Baleiro.   
> These guys
> sing, but the rhythms and vocal delivery are very much influenced by  
> Hip
> Hop.  In the 1990's in Northeast Brazil, there was a whole scene of
> musicians that combined samba, forro, and bossa nova with hip hop,  
> rock,
> "world music."  The effect of the complex Afro-Brazilian rhythms,  
> and the
> rich harmonies of bossa nova were stunning, at least to my gringo  
> ears.
>
> Also check out the documentary film Saudade Do Futuro, which talks  
> about
> street musicians in Sao Paulo.  It does a terrific job at showing  
> how hip
> hop has given a voice for whole disenfranchised segments of society.
>
> Eric
>
> P.S.
>
> On a completely unrelated not, I'm embarrassed to admit this, but I  
> just
> heard Elmer Bernstein's score for To Kill A Mockingbird for the  
> first time.
> I can't believe I've gone this long without hearing it.  I am  
> utterly blown
> away.  Now, I've got to go out and watch the film.
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