Rubens Bassini Y Los Latinos - Latino Fantastico - out on Far Out Recordings
Rubens Bassini Y Los Latinos - Latino Fantastico
(CD/Digital) Far Out Recordings FARO 154, 2010-10-29
Far Out begin their classic re-issue series with a much sought after Brazilian rarity. Rubens Bassini was one of Brazil's finest and most respected percussionists and a vital component of the original Os Ipanemas and Sergio Mendes' Brazil 66, plus later 77 and 88 incarnations. This 1963 solo outing, originally released as a limited vinyl LP, is full of deep traditional African, Brazilian, Cuban and South American rhythms and moments of unexpected blissful folk and hypnotic psychedelia. Wind and strings provide unusual arrangements for Bassini's pulsating bongos and endless exotic percussion to explode through. Featuring an all-star team of '60s Rio players this vivid percussion dream can finally be heard in all its mythical glory. Rubens Bassini is the forgotten percussion master of Brazilian music. While those he played with - including Wilson Das Neves and Sergio Mendes - rose to huge international fame Bassini's solo recordings became rare mythical collector's items. Rubens Bassini e Os 11 Magníficos' 1964 Ritmo Fantastico was re-issued back in 2002; however it's this 1963 Latino Fantastico project with Los Latinos that is his true solo masterpiece.
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