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A Home Away From Home, Vol 1: Brazilian Covers of International Pop & Rock Hits
There’s something really comforting about a cover song — familiar while still feeling fresh, soothing and confounding at the same time. As a collector and lover of Brazilian music and music inspired by Brazilian sounds, I pulled together a (nearly) two-hour mix of some of my favorite Brazilian covers of international pop and rock hits . . .
REVOLUTIONS: The Ambassador DJ set and Book Reading @ Amoeba Records in SF (5-15-2019)
Allen “The Ambassador” Thayer @ Amoeba 5-15-19
Lincoln Olivetti 2: Brazilian Disco Don & AOR Ace 1975–1997
After the passing of Lincoln Olivetti, I teamed up with Junior Santos (who compiled the wonderful first volume of Brazilian Disco Boogie Sounds 1978–1982) to create a follow-up mix to showcase Lincoln’s more AOR and Disco sounds stretching from 1975 to 1997! Dig it!
Lincoln Olivetti Disco/Boogie Mix for Wax Poetics
In honor of Brazilian musician, songwriter, arranger, and producer extraordinaire Lincoln Olivetti, who turned 60 on April 17, Wax Poetics scribe and DJ Allen Thayer offers up an 80-minute mixtape called Brazilian Boogie Boss 1978–1984.