“Tim Maia (September 28, 1942 – March 15, 1998), born in Rio de Janeiro, was a Brazilian musician known for his iconoclastic, ironic, outspoken, and humorous musical style. Maia contributed to Brazilian music within a wide variety of musical genres, including soul, funk, bossa nova, disco, romantic ballads, pop, rock, jazz, baião and MPB. Maia recorded numerous albums and toured extensively in a long career. After his early death in 1998, his recorded oeuvre has shown enduring popularity.”
Tim Maia (September 28, 1942 – March 15, 1998), born in Rio de Janeiro, was a Brazilian musician known for his iconoclastic, ironic, outspoken, and humorous musical style. Maia contributed to Brazilian music within a wide variety of musical genres, including soul, funk, bossa nova, disco, romantic ballads, pop, rock, jazz, baião and MPB. Maia recorded numerous albums and toured extensively in a long career. After his early death in 1998, his recorded oeuvre has shown enduring popularity.
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The other day I was driving to work with my iPod on shuffle, and this came on. A few things you should know: 1) I have a LONG drive to work -- it's over an hour; 2) almost all of it is out in the Virginia countryside, way off highways, out in the woods and farm fields; and 3) I leave my house at dawn and don't have coffee till I get there. It's a beautiful drive when the sun's coming up over the fog-filled hollows and golden green fields of corn and soybeans, but my brain tends to slip into autopilot mode a lot of the time. This song insinuated itself perfectly into that mental space, and it pretty much induced a trippy experience, no hallucinogens required. Very cool. If you want to read about the drama behind this song, here you go: http://www.soundsandcolours.com/articles/brazil/tim-maias-journey-into-rational-culture/. (P.S. -- Just a heads up; the track's 12+ minutes long.)