Was listening to Fine Tuning (an XM channel) just now and heard a song called "Maracatu" by Kodo. They are a Japanese vocal/percussion group. The song is from a new album called MONDO HEAD. Excellent world-music sound, but about halfway thru the song I thought I heard something familiar...sure enough it was "Pomba Gira," one of the tracks from Sergio's excellent PRIMAL ROOTS album.
Never thought I would hear this song covered by anyone, much less a Japanese group! (Then again, Sergio's music IS very popular in Japan.) The Kodo album is produced by Mickey "Grateful Dead" Hart.
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Never thought I would hear this song covered by anyone, much less a Japanese group! (Then again, Sergio's music IS very popular in Japan.) The Kodo album is produced by Mickey "Grateful Dead" Hart.
For more info check this link:
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Anu5h8qmpbtz4