As the heat of July blazes on, we’ve been talking with some of the hosts at our sister station 91.3 WYEP, about music of the summer. Throughout July and August the hosts talk about what makes for a great summer song, and new music for the summer.
For WYEP afternoon mix host, Rosemary Welsch, a summer jam is about sense of place and time, and “The Brazil Connection” met these requirements.
“It's this wonderful project that was put together by the Berman brothers, they’re a production team. Where they took the original masters of incredible soul ballads like Bill Withers and Aretha Franklin and Marvin Gaye and Billie Holiday and they brought in Brazilian musicians to put either Bossa Nova or Samba rhythms under those great vocals. And it’s a wonderful record that marries two perfect worlds together.”
Preview selections from The Brazil Connection
