Funkiwala Records presents a new version of 'Que Beleza', a Tim Maia classic from his legendary ‘Racional’ period. Originating one London night when Moreno, Domenico and Kassin were in town for a +2s show and came by the studio late night afterwards and joined Phil, Stephane and others...this was just one of the tunes we jammed (there’s a lost version of Wilson das Neves’ ‘Os Caras Querem’ somewhere in the vaults too...) Nina, having joined them onstage for their gig dropped in too, recording her lovely hybrid Portuguese/English vocal. After Phil and Marco did some chopping and arranging, we sat on the recordings a bit but finally, here's our reworking. Hope you like it.
"Que Beleza indeed!" - Mike Chadwick,
www.soulandjazz.com + manager Snarky Puppy
"Really like this" - Kevin Beadle, Mind Fluid show, Totally Wired Radio
Love this track!" - Massimiliano Conti aka Jazzcat - Pescara Italy - Jazzcat show, Ness Radio
"Lovely chord overlays!" - DJ Miss Marcia Carr - various London venues - Rinse FM
"Love this. Playing it on Jazz FM next week! X" - Dom Servini, Wah Wah 45s show Soho Radio + guest Jazz FM shows
"This is great.... love the bassline and how it pushes the groove along. Great vocals and the drumming is so understated but works brilliantly with the bass. Superb stuff." - Bob Hill, The Illicit Grooves Show, Totally Wired Radio
"Wow! I love the breathless vocal overlaid over that rhythm. It's great to hear plus the back-story to0 and these off-the-cuff studio collaborations can often yield great results' - Dave Atkin, Radio Tropica show, Jorvik Radio/Scarborough FM
"Vibey stuff" - Daz-I-Kue, Bugz In The Attic, Atlanta Georgia USA, radio show on 1btn Brighton
"Love it! Swanky as hell!" - Irfan Rainy, Global Soul Radio, Community show
"Nice new updated version of a Tim Maia classic tune, great stuff" - Mark GV Taylor, London Spiritland, Reference Point show, Totally Wired Radio
"This is excellent! Always love hearing Nina Miranda and the production is wonderfully subtle" - Chris Welch, Sounds Like This show, Sheffield Live 92.3fm
"niceness" - Steve Wright, Soul Buggin show, UNiversal Rhythms
"Summer vibes!" - David Patterson, Cosmic Echoes show, JazzFunkSoul Radio