Imagine Grace Jones, Blondie, The Sugar Cubes, and Astrud Gilberto having a wild
party and you are only half-way there.
Brazilian Girls' self-titled album has a very broad appeal and at the
same time makes an important contribution to the art-pop-dance community. Fans
of the band from that community include Bebel Gilberto, Me'shell Ndegeocello,
Thievery Corporation, N'dea Davenport, Chocolate Genius, Citizen Cope, Mushroom
from Massive Attack, DJ "Little" Louie Vega, Los Amigos Invisibles,
and DJ Nickodemus (to name a...
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