Various - Jazz Bossa Nova 1958-1962 The Essential Works Artist_Meridian Brothers King Sunny Ade

King Sunny Ade

which has seen him evolve from producer Henry Wu to acclaimed live band Kamaal Williams

latin and funk throughout

syncopated claps

the album marked a transition for the band with lead vocalist Jackie Eka-Ete recording her last sessions with Plunky and Virtania Tillery taking over lead vocal duties

Various - Jazz Bossa Nova 1958-1962 The Essential Works Artist_Meridian Brothers King Sunny AdeAt the end of the Fifties, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes and Joo Gilberto breathed a new sensitivity into the atmosphere of Rio de Janeiro: they introduced samba rhythms into the city's tristeza and felicidade. A new kind of music was born, one that bore a relationship to spleen, a kind of moody feeling, yet it showed glimmers of hope that mingled with a "cool" spirit relying on syncopated and relaxed rhythms. New winds began to blow over