Beleza Tropical 2LP (Color) fg_Catalog Number_RZR00215 Kurt’s same steady hands guide

Kurt’s same steady hands guide the pretty-sounding and vulnerable route of “Overnite Religion” and “Blackberry Song”

the double platinum certified

And he got on with life

From the harrowing tales of Delta legends Tommy Johnson and Skip James to the tipsy humour of Bo Carter and Tampa Red

Beleza Tropical 2LP (Color) fg_Catalog Number_RZR00215 Kurt’s same steady hands guideNewly remastered on a color vinyl 2LP set with new notes from David Byrne, the record that started it all. Some of the artists represented on this compilation were forced into exile from Brazil as a result of sweet sounding songs like these. It is hard for us to imagine this music as being in any way dangerous, but the military regime that ruled Brazil during the late '60s and early '70s found it quite threatening. The combination of lyrics, the re