Naná Vasconcelos & The Bushdancers - Rain Dance (1989)

One hell of a Latin Jazz outing, skillfully constructed by the master himself Naná Vasconcelos who is joined by an equally impressive team of players and choral singers. Within minutes the listener is transported to new realm of joy and excitement. It’s not as serious as his other ECM sides; it is as the following reviewer puts it simply fun.

It's like being in the rain jungle with a bunch of good friends who don't speak English, or any language I know of, who just want to have a party. It's fun! The second track is the absolute best. I love it, I love it, I love it!!!!! I forget the name of it offhand but if you had a 30 second taste of it, you'd buy the CD no problem. ~ Raven, Amazon.com.

Antilles Records, ANCD 8741, 1989

Recorded and Mixed At Acme Recording Studios, Inc., October, 1988

Personnel:

Naná Vasconcelos - Percussion, Vocals

Teese Gohl - Keyboards

Sergio Brandao - Bass, Cavaquinho

Cyro Baptista - Percussion, Vocals

Trilok Gurtu - Percussion (#8)

Alana Fonseca, Aleida Vargas, Michelle Vargas, Vivian Seix - Vocals (#4)

Tracks:

1. Bird Boy {Don Cherry, Naná Vasconcelos} (4:31)

2. Anarrie {Ciro Baptista, Bushdancers}/Rain Dance {Peter Scherer, Naná Vasconcelos} (7:40)

3. Push Dance {Teese Gohl, Bushdancers} (3:28)

4. Eh! Bahia {Bushdancers} (5:17)

5. Cantei Oba {Erasto Vasconcelos, Bushdancers} (2:55)

6. Batida {Teese Gohl, Bushdancers} (4:14)

7. Olhos Azuis {Teese Gohl, Bushdancers} (4:23)

8. Pasha Love {Bushdancers} (7:25)

9. Bemtevi/Festa {Teese Gohl, Bushdancers} (7:07)

Credits:

Producer - Cragg Lunsford, The Bush Dancers

Executive Producers - Jean-Pierre Weiller-Letourneur

Recording & Mixing - Cragg Lunsford, Peter Denenberg

Cover Design & Illustration - Redi

Photography - Eleanora Alberto