Brazil 45, number 56:

A. Banda Black Rio - Maria Fumaca / AA. Mr Funky Samba

Double A-side from the legendary Brazilian disco-jazz-funk masters Banda Black Rio. Both cuts come from their brilliant ‘Maria Fumaça’ LP; an essential LP in our opinion, and one that we were delighted to be able to reissue in 2016. Regularly played by the likes of Gilles Peterson and Theo Parrish.

Tight, tough drum grooves, funk bass, horns, guitars and keys feature on both tracks.