Satwa - Satwa (1973) - 2005 torrent

Genre: Folk/Instrumental
Year of release: 1973, 2005
Country: Brazil
Disc producer: Time-Lag Records 019
Audio codec: FLAC
Rip type: tracks+.cue
Audio bitrate: lossless
Duration: 42:30

Tracklist:
01. Satwa (7:15)
02. Can I Be Satwa (2:58)
03. Alegro Piradíssimo (2:59)
04. Lia A Rainha Da Noite (3:48)
05. Apacidonata (4:11)
06. Amigo (3:30)
07. Atom (3:48)
08. Blue Do Cachorro Muito Louco (5:12)
09. Valsa Dos Cogumelos (5:10)
10. Alegria Do Povo (3:36)

Personnel:
- Lula Cortez / guitar, Morocco sitar
- Lailson de Holanda Cavalcanti / 12-string guitar, voice
Guest musician:
- Robertinho Do Recife / guitar (8)

Brazilian 70's dreamlike, acid-folk guitar project. It's largely an acoustic guitar orientated "trip". Their eponymous album (a private press LP originally released in 1973) provides emotional, luminous Latin psych vibes with omnipresent "raga" harmonies. The duet is composed by Lula Cortez (on guitar and popular Morocco sitar) and Lailson de Holanda Cavalcanti (12 strings guitar, voice). One composition feature Robertinho Do Recife on electric guitar (see picture on the right). Constantly imaginative with dense buzzing ragas, this one is definitely essential for fans of progressive folk, eastern sonorites and peaceful ambiences. An other highway to Heaven!

"Written, recorded and released just as Brazil's military dictatorship reached the climax of its long black arc, the one and only album by Satwa is a divinely subtle protest. Now issued for the first time in America through the venerable Time-Lag Records in Maine and the stewardship of freeform fixture Erika Elder, Satwa, often cited as Brazil's first independent record, is a mellow starburst of acoustic jangle."