For those regular readers of this site, you have seen us big up Mr. Bongo and his wildly successful Brazil series of classic and hard to obtain forty five records. Well, imagine our surprise when he got heavyweight DJ, digger, and all around vinyl champ Chris Read (BBE) to put together a special mix for him and The Vinyl Factory. The mix itself is 30 minutes plus of Chris’s favorite heavy Brazilian samba, funk, bossa, soul, and boogie hand picked series by the lads at Mr. Bongo that were put on 7″. If you’re not familiar, Mr. Bongo put together this series with this philosphy in mind: A seven inch of two rare and highly sought after sides that have were previously unreleased as singles or only available on Lps (and weren’t the best audio quality). Hoping to give a burst to these unearthered gems, who are unknown by the layman (if you’re a Brazilian music expert, we are not doubting your knowledge), we here at FMF support the efforts Mr. Bongo goes through to get this beautiful series to the masses. Check out the tracklist below and listen to Chris Read work his magic.

Tracklist:

1. Azimuth – A Manha
2. Chris Read – Theme #3 (Scratchapella)
3. Tim Maia – E Necessario
4. Golden Boys – Berimbau
5. Claudia – Baoba
6. Claudia – Garra
7. Evinha – Esperar Pra Ver
8. Oscar Molito – Morre O Burro, Fica O Homem
9. Tony Tornado – Podes Crer Amizade
10. Rosinha De Valencia – Summertime
11. Marcio Lott – Tema De Baby
12. Boogloo Combo – Hot Pants Road
13. Equipo Radio Cidade – Bons Tempos (Loop)
14. Tony Tornado – O Journaleiro
15. Rosa Maria – Avendia Atlantica
16. Rosa Maria – Deixa Nao Deixa
17. Os Originals Do Samba – La Vem Salgueiro
18. Joyce Moreno – Aldeia De Ogum
19. Som Tres – Tanga

Get the Mr. Bongo Brazil 45s series here.

Keep Diggin’!