#6 - Brazuca FUNK with Tabuleiro Musiquim

Check out this awesome band I happened to catch in Salvador last weekend and man did they bring house down! Tabuleiro Musiquim mixes some of my very favorite styles together including; rock, jazz, psychedelic, afro beat and the almighty FUNK.

In my opinion, all good music makes you want to dance. Be it slow or fast, if you're not moving some part of your body, you might want to skip to the next track. Tabuleiro Musiquim certainly has no shortage of dance worthiness.

#5 - Everything in its Right Space

Music, as well as all art, is not something abstract that exists inside a vacuum. There are certain spaces which allow one to enjoy the sound in a fuller, more organic way. I happened to catch this choir doing a rehearsal in this beautiful cathedral in Salvador, Bahia called Nosso Senhor do Bom Fim.

Their voices reverberate so beautifully in the church. This is the ideal listening environment. You know how country music sounds better on a farm or how that mariachi band really rocks at your friend's quinceañera? That's what I'm talking bout. So next time your hear something you don't like, maybe you're not experiencing it in the right space.

#4 - Beyond Humans

I don't want to limit this blog to just man made music! Here are some sounds from a typical day out in the Pantanal, Brazil's giant swamp land.

Hear the throbbing insects! Inhale the sublime avian symphony! This isn't music you say? Well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder my friend. I asked one of the cowboys there in the Pantanal why the birds sing. He said simply without any hesitation, "they sing because they're happy."

Recorded at Fazenda Barra Mansa.