Tim Maia ‎- Nobody Can Live Forever ~ The Existential Soul of Tim Maia

Year : 2012 

Label : Luaka Bop 

Genre : Soul 

Style : Funk/Soul, Psychedelic Soul

No need to introduce the iconic godfather of the Brazilian soul music, the man who contributed to create the Black Rio movement introducing American R&B in Brazilian music. Compiled by Paul Heck for Luaka Bop, the label of Talking Heads' founder member, David Byrne, "The Existential Soul of Tim Maia" brings together some of the best Tim Maia's productions recorded during the 1970 decade including his mystical "Cultura Racional" period from 1974-1975. Despite the club killers "O Balanço" & "Rodésia" are missing, find on this fabulous compilation, five undisputed classics extracted from "Racional Vol. 1 & 2" among "Que Beleza", "Quer Queira, Quer Não Queira" or "O Caminho Do Bem" featuring  saxophonist Oberdan Magalhães from Banda Black Rio and pianist/arranger Robson Jorge. Titles includes also some mighy funk (Brother, Father, Sister), soulful treasures (I Don't Care) and the disco (Do Leme Ao Pontal). Essential !!

Tim Maia - Disco Club

Year : 2018/1978

Label : Mr Bongo/Atlantic

Genre : Soul, Latin

Style : Disco, Boogie Funk

Recorded by the iconic brazilian Soul Legend, "Disco Club" was cut for dancefloor spotlighting the disco-boogie sound as the title suggests, including his biggest hits "Sossego" and "Acenda O Farol". Tim Maia is surrounded by experienced musicians, including the core members of the Banda Black Rio featuring bassist Jamil Joanes and drummer Paulinha 'Black' Braga plus Hyldon De Souza on guitar, Robson Jorge on clavinet and Lincoln Olivetti as arranger on keyboards. The first side is devoted to dancefloors opening on the disco glitz "A Fim De Voltar" and "Acenda O Farol", following by the mighty boogie-funk "Sossego", instrumental "Vitória Régia Estou Contigo E Não Abro" and the fusion "All I Want". The other side brings together numerous of glamorous sweet soul songs "Mumurio", "Pais E Filhos", "Vitó", "Juras" and "Jhony".

Tim Maia - Tim Maia Vol. 6

Year : 2016/1977

Label : ViNiLiSSSiMO/Som Livre

Genre : Soul, Latin

Style : Funk/Soul, Latin Funk, Boogie

The godfather of Brazilian Soul, Tim Maia, was one of the most popular brazilian artist of his time, pioneer of the rhythm 'n' blues introduction in Barzilian music. After his controversial spiritual era of the Rational culture, when he recorded the masterpieces "Racional Vol. 1 & 2", Tim Maia gets involved into the explosion of the "Black Rio" movement along with brazilian artists like Toni Tornado or Banda Black Rio, who popularized the James Brown's funky sound in Brazil. In 1977, he signed this first and only studio album for Som Libre in the same line, before to released his most popular album nowadays, "Disco Club", including his two biggest hits "Sossego" and "Acenda O Farol" feat. Hyldon & Banda Black Rio. Also nicknamed "Verão Carioca", "Tim Maia Vol. 6" includes killer tunes from the anthem "É Necessário" to the boogie gems "Verão Carioca" or "Ride Twist And Roll", the funky "Feito Para Dançar", passing by "Venha Dormir Em Casa" which show us that he's the real Brazilian Soul man number one.