Marcos Valle - Garra (Vampisoul Brazilian Classics Series Edition on 180g Black Vinyl)

Marcos Valle is one of the few artists you cannot miss if you have the slightest interest in Brazilian music. Whether your taste is focused on bossa, jazz, samba, psych folk or soul, Valle has surely recorded a great album for you. Originally released in 1971, remastered from the original tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl, this release of Garra is part of Vampisoul's new reissue series that comprises many other outstanding Brazilian classics by the likes of Evinha, Cassiano, Gerson King Combo, Hyldon, etc.

By the late 60s, the multi-talented Valle had already put out enough quality records to secure a place within the top Brazilian songwriters of all time, but his career luckily didn't stop there and he continued releasing amazing music over the following decades until this day. By the dawn of the 1970s, he was entering a new era, ready to test government censors (Brazil was under strict military rule since a coup d’état in 1964) and express a socially aware stance and a playful hodge-podge of musical styles including samba, bossa nova, baião (a rhythmic beat from the rural northeast of Brazil), black American music, and rock. Garra maintains the same socially conscious content as his previous album, while also combining diverse musical styles and influences. Recorded amongst sessions for a steady stream of popular TV soap opera soundtracks, it brought us Valle classics such as Com Mais De 30, O Cafona, Vinte E Seis Anos De Vida Normal and the rare grooves of Wanda Vidal.