The second album by Bahia-born percussionist Tony Mola and his enormous (13 pieces, most of them drummers!) group Bragada refines and continues the style of their self-titled debut. Tony Mola & Bragada are a carnival band first and foremost, and for all the hyper-modern touches that appear on these 15 tracks (there's a whooshing synth part on the opening "Braga Boy" that would not be out of place on a Stereolab record, and the same song also features heavy rock guitar solos of a type not seen in Brazil since the heyday of ...
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The second album by Bahia-born percussionist Tony Mola and his enormous (13 pieces, most of them drummers!) group Bragada refines and continues the style of their self-titled debut. Tony Mola & Bragada are a carnival band first and foremost, and for all the hyper-modern touches that appear on these 15 tracks (there's a whooshing synth part on the opening "Braga Boy" that would not be out of place on a Stereolab record, and the same song also features heavy rock guitar solos of a type not seen in Brazil since the heyday of Os Mutantes), they are a proud carrier of Bahia's candomble tradition. The infectious samba rhythms of these tracks are utterly irresistible; every song is powered along by basically the same hyper-kinetic rhythm, yet Mola and company cleverly ring enough changes on the themes to keep the individual songs sounding fresh and different from each other, like the reggae-style toasts Glauber Risu raps over the beat on the pulsing "Buribai" and the Milton Nascimento-style jazz influence on the slinky "Lunadê." This is excellent stuff, neither hidebound nor tainted by crossover desperation. ~ Stewart Mason, Rovi
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Add this copy of Quebra Mola to cart. $8.46, like new condition, Sold by Streetlight_Records rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Cruz, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Blue Jackel.
Add this copy of Tony Mola-Quebra Mola to cart. $16.26, Sold by Entertainment By Post US-KH rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Indian Trail, NC, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Bjk.
