dafé: best of
Francisco Espregueira
One of the pioneers of Brazilian soul music, Carlos Dafé established himself as one of the most striking voices from ‘70s Brazil. In 2020, Lisbon-based label Mad About Records compiles a fantastic release, composed by some of his best tracks taken from the period from 1977 to 1979, in which Dafé recorded three legendary records.
Having his first model as a musician in the figure of his father, who taught him several instruments and introduced him to choro and samba traditions, Dafé exercised his vocal possibilities as a crooner in São Paulo and Rio's nightclubs in the ‘60s. Subsequently influenced by artists such as Tim Maia and Cassiano, the carioca developed a very own soul music tinge, releasing with great success Pra Que Vou Recordar, Venha Matar Saudades (with Banda Black Rio backing him) and Malandro Dengoso in the late ‘70’s. That era, that portrait of Rio de Janeiro of the time is now available in vinyl via Mad About Records once again dropping drops an invaluable and timeless piece of musical history.