i’ve not made it within 6,000km of rio yet, but this month’s Mates’ Crates is something of a brazil special 
warm up with with an hour of music 
from south america and beyond on Melodic Distraction Radio below! 
tracklist:
Erasmo Carlos – Gente Aberta
Azymuth – Morning
Dalton – Soul Brother
Trio Mocoto – Nao Adianta
Serginho Meriti – Bons Momentos
Masayoshi Takanaka – RAINBOW PARADISE
Gilberto Gil – Maracatu Atomico
Sivuca – Ain’t No Sunshine
Elizio De Buzios – Tamanqueiro
Marcos Valle – Pecados De Amor
Jorge Ben – Taj Mahal
Airto Moreira – The Happy People
Dodo Da Bahia & As Virgens De Porto Seguro – Africamerica
Najib Al Housh – Ya Aen Daly
Bennis Cletin – Jungle Magic
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