{"product_id":"meu-balanco","title":"Meu Balanco","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWaltel Branco\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Paranaguá, Brazil in 1929 and died in Rio de Janeiro in 2018. During his triumphant career he accumulated an impressive musical portfolio. A true maestro who from the 1950s onwards appeared on productions as a guitarist, writer, conductor, composer, and arranger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe worked with some of the greats of Brazilian music including \u003cstrong\u003eElis Regina\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eDom Um Romao\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBossa Três\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMarcos Valle\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eTony Bizarro\u003c\/strong\u003e to name just a few.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMeu Balanço\u003c\/em\u003e was originally released on CBS Records Brazil in 1975. It is Brazilian big band, orchestrated jazz-funk at its finest. Echoing the library and film productions created in Europe and the USA at the time, it also displays the hallmarks of Waltel's heritage with distinct threads of Brazilian flavour running throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe musicians on the record include under-the-radar players that were the backbone of the Brazilian music industry in the 1970s including \u003cstrong\u003eLuizão Maia\u003c\/strong\u003e on bass, \u003cstrong\u003eEdmundo Maciel\u003c\/strong\u003e on trombone and \u003cstrong\u003ePaulinho Braga\u003c\/strong\u003e on drums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe album flirts between jazz-funk, cinematic library excursions, breaks and beats, easy-listening, and 70s cop show instrumentals. It is a breezy ride into Waltel's world, wonderfully nostalgic and of another time and place, yet snippets of the production echo the beats of contemporary hip-hop iconic artists such as \u003cstrong\u003eMadlib\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eknxwledge\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eThe Alchemist\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mr Bongo","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50477351043403,"sku":"2006752","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50477351403851,"sku":"2006753","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/7119691288024_3a88aebd_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727470252","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/meu-balanco","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}