‘Los Indios Tabajaras’ means ‘The Tabajaras Indians’. The Tabajaras tribe is from Brazil. The two guys on the album cover are Antenor and Nato Lima….
Tag: 60s
13/02/2021: “Kozmic Blues” by Janis Joplin
This is so raw. Janis Joplin at her best. I just can’t get enough of that scratchy voice, laden with emotion and bursting at the…
06/03/2021: “Love Buzz” by Shocking Blue
If this was any more psychedelic it would be banned. It’s certainly a Class A rock tune, regardless! The trilling bassline ensures a mystical feeling…
26/02/2021: “White Room” by Cream
Ginger Baker really did change the game for rock drummers. It’s impressive that his musicality and rhythmic nuance stands out on a track which features…
09/02/2021: “Misty” by Bob Brookmeyer and Stan Getz
This song is profoundly lovely. It’s measured, calm jazz for an evening’s contemplation. In these lockdowns, a song like this goes a long way. It’s…
08/02/2021: “Ain’t She Sweet” by The Beatles
It’s hardly surprising that The Beatles’ very first professionally recorded song wasn’t a sophisticated and original masterpiece such as ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ or ‘Yesterday’. They…
07/02/2021: “Zion We Want To Go” by Sons Of Negus Churchical Host
Sons of Negus is a group led by Ras Michael. Many of the big acts from Jamaica such as Bob Marley were devoutly Rastafari. But…
18/01/2021: “Be By My Side” by Dom Salvador
A lot of people hold that music from the 60s was the best. And Brazil is generally considered to punch well above its already considerable…
17/01/2021: “Capullito De Aleli” by Pepe Jaramillo
“Capullito De Aleli” was written in 1930 by Rafael Hernandez for Los Jardineros. It’s been covered many times since then, not least by Nat King…
10/01/2021: “You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere” by The Byrds
Bob Dylan actually wrote this in 1967. But he didn’t get around to releasing his (stereotypically Bob Dylan, with harmonica and country guitar) until 1971….