All Genres
    Alternative
    Indie/Alternative
    Post-Modern Pop

Bonfires of Sao Joao

Forro In The Dark

image
Released: Nov 2006
Label: Nublu
Forro in the Dark's early cadre of superstar supporters could have been the kiss of death for this young band. But the New York-based group of expat Brasileiros seems to be holding up under the pressure, releasing a debut that, while rough around the edges, has flashes of brilliance. Among them? David Byrne's otherworldly quaver on the forro standard "Asa Branca" and Bebel Gilberto cooing her way through "Wandering Sparrow." But the album gels best when it embraces its retro undercurrents: Check out the neo-1960s jam "Forrowest" or Miho Hatori's graceful, Bollywood-esque run on "Paraiba."
- Sarah Bardeen
Forro In The Dark - Bonfires of Sao Joao 2008-12-07
Play
Play Album
  • Play
    1
    Options
    2:51
    Índios Do Norte
  • Play
    2
    Options
    4:44
    Forrowest
  • Play
    3
    Options
    3:30
    Asa Branca Lead Vocals David Byrne
  • Play
    4
    Options
    2:58
    Limoeiro Do Norte
  • Play
    5
    Options
    4:13
    Wandering Swallow (Juazeiro) Lead Vocals Bebel Gilberto
  • Play
    6
    Options
    4:03
    Que Que Tu Fez
  • Play
    7
    Options
    2:48
    Braz Am Jap Lied
  • Play
    8
    Options
    2:47
    Riacho Do Navio
  • Play
    9
    Options
    2:43
    I Wish (Bundle Of Contradictions) Lead Vocals David Byrne
  • Play
    10
    Options
    3:07
    Cajuina
  • Play
    11
    Options
    5:45
    Oile Le La
  • Play
    12
    Options
    9:23
    Lampião No Céu
℗ 2008 Nublu