Bon Mementos

180gr, 45rpm audiophile pressing. Inspired equally by the soul and funk of the Black Rio movement and the samba rock innovations of Jorge Ben, Serginho Meritis classic debut album presents one of the best - if least known - examples of funky Brazilian soul. Snapped up by Polydor at the turn of the 80s, Bons Mementos was his first work as a solo artist. Its the work of a young musician brimming with musical ideas. The title track is perhaps the perfect distillation of his ideas, mixing Black Rios funky bass and guitar lines with a healthy dose of the samba rock style developed by Jorge Ben, a pinch of eighties synths, and some of the best call-and-response female vocals this side of Fela Kuti. The result is a potently-rich musical stew that has made the track a compilation favourite and the album hugely collectable among funk connoisseurs

Tracks

1~1~ Bons Momentos
1~2~ Madureira, E Daí?
1~3~ Malandro Velho
1~4~ Memórias De Um Neguinho Poeta / Neguinho Poeta
1~5~ Mona Lisa
1~6~ Serjane
1~7~ Tipo Help
1~8~ Batalha Maravilhosa

Details

Format: Vinyl LP
Artist: Serginho Meriti
Release Date: 19 June 2020
Genre: Soul
Label: K7/ Time Capsule
Distributor: MGM Music