Brazil Classics Brazil Classics 1: Beleza Tropical Compiled By David ByrneVarious Artists

• 1. Jorge Ben – Ponta De Lança Africano (Umbabarauma)
• 2. Maria Bethânia – Sonho Meu
• 3. Gilberto Gil – Só Quero Um Xodó
• 4. Caetano Veloso – Um Canto De Afoxé Para O Bloco Do Llê (Llê Ayê)
• 5. Caetano Veloso – O Leãozinho
• 6. Chico Buarque – Caçada
• 7. Milton Nascimento – San Vicente
• 8. Gilberto Gil – Quilombo, O El Dorado Negro
• 9. Nazaré Pereira – Caixa De Sol
• 10. Caetano Veloso – Queixa
• 11. Gilberto Gil – Andar Com Fé
• 12. Jorge Ben – Fio Maravilha
• 13. Milton Nascimento – Anima
• 14. Caetano Veloso – Terra

Brazil Classics 1: Beleza Tropical was Luaka Bop’s first release, and in many ways it started the trend to compile music from other places. Here’s what the guy who put this retrospective together has to say about it:

Wow when did this first come out? 1989? Over 30 years ago! I listened to some of the songs yesterday and, well, they hold up, they’re truly timeless songs. Beauty can be pointed. -David Byrne, March 2021