Tony Bizarro was a Brazilian songwriter, producer and singer who worked with most of the greatest soul and funk artists in Brazil. Boogie and disco music were making headway and soon became popular in the Brazilian market.<\/p>\n
His own discography comprises just one solo album, released at the peak of his career, a bunch of compactos<\/em> and some later LPs that did not get any bigger than his best-known hit \u2018Estou Livre\u2019.<\/p>\n This 1976 EP has been a long-time dancefloor weapon for DJs in the same vein as Tim Maia, Jorge Ben or Carlos Daf\u00e9\u2019s recordings from the same period. All four tracks are stunning! The opening song \u2018Que Se Faz Da Vida\u2019 is a downtempo funk joint with some dramatic vocals by Tony Bizarro, fat drum beats and Isaac-Hayesque<\/em> wah-wah sounds that could have easily been included in the soundtrack of a blaxploitation movie\u2026 The strings and sophisticated arrangements featured on the flipside elevate this record to the top of the best Brazilian funk ever recorded in the \u201870s.<\/p>\n Very hard to find, especially in good condition, this record now gets a proper reissue for the first time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Classic Brazilian soul funk from 1976 in the same vein as Tim Maia, Jorge Ben or Carlos Daf\u00e9\u2019s recordings from that period.<\/p>\n All four tracks are stunning and feature dramatic vocals, fat drum beats and sophisticated arrangements, following the tradition of the best funk music coming from the States in the \u201870s.
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