So summer is approaching and I wanted to ask for some recommendations.
For uncertain reasons that may or may not have to do with the colder climate up here, I often feel myself drawn to more (for me) exotic sounds during the summer months. Usually, I sprinkle my playlists with various shapes of latin jazz and a bit of exotica, though many seem to think of the latter as most suitable as soundtracks for elevators.
The start of it may have been a slight obsession with Brazil (aquarela do brasil) which happened after multiple viewings of the Terry Gilliam movie of the same name many years ago. Carlos Antonio Jobim and Joao Gilberto were some early checkouts.
A pivotal album for myself was discovering brazilian singer Joyce's Feminina (1980) which is a delight.
A couple of later discoveries: Chilean singer Yma Sumac, most known for her in the exotica music, which is a blast from the past.
.. And currently, I am checking out Joan Chamorro and bands and artists related to him. There are various great performances on youtube worth checking out.
So what else is there to check out?
