MUSIC MATTERS FOR THE MIND, both 1) QUANTITATIVELY—because we generally spend hours and ultimately years listening to music, either directly/attentively or passively, whether we choose it or if it is in the background and ambiance of other settings (eg, working, shopping, eating); as such, musical patterns and especially any accompanying lyrics eventually become “hard-wired” into our neural brain circuitry and thereby influence our perspectives, mood, and abilities (eg, Mozart effect)—and 2) QUALITATIVELY because of the aforementioned “rewiring of the brain” depending on the quality, complexity, and cleanliness (ie, acoustic) or contamination (ie, lyrics) of the music. Occasionally, we are seduced by tonality that carries new ideas in the accompanying lyrics, which eventually forces us to change our perspectives and thereby change our lives.” DrV
My fave songs (8) in Portuguese, from Brazil, listed by artist:
GILBERTO GIL’s performance for MTV UNPLUGGED is a masterpiece, recorded on January 18, 1994, in São Paulo, Brazil. The CD version “ACOUSTICO” is better than the digital download because they edited the songs to shorten the selection for the CD; thus, if you buy the digital download you will probably have to filter the songs yourself to select only the best.
Sergio Mendes and Brasil’66´s “Mas que nada” is gorgeous.
the 1964 Bossa Nova production of Getz and Gilberto is hard to beat and will always be a classic
Djavan’s “Ao Vivo” is hit and miss…
Tim Maia’s “Gostava Tanto de Você” is a wonderful example of vocal understatement with some very subtle violin in the background https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-soul-of-brazil/1443799030
