Paulinho da Viola & Maria Bethânia - Tudo é Ilusão/Minhas Madrugadas/Pecadora

As it's a Saturday I thought I'd post a video of how I'd like to spend my weekends: on a beach in Brazil, drinking ice cold beer and listening to good music. This is taken from a French documentary called 'Saravah' (1969, more clips on YouTube) and shows master sambista Paulinho reminiscing with singer Maria Bethânia, who is also Caetano Veloso's sister. It's so brilliant having a video showing them in such a relaxed setting, and looking so young! Paulinho sounds amazing, particularly in the 3rd song. If only there was a beach in South London...

Djavan - Flor de Lis

A more recent video of Djavan performing one of his classic songs with João Castilho. I love how the two of them hold court with an entire stadium. You get the impression that, were they to stop, the crowd would carry on regardless. They pretty much finish the song for him! It really shows how the 'audience' in Brazil are so much more a part of the music than in many other countries. Brilliant...