another compilation find but it's also something that i found trawling around discogs and saw the name gui boratto in the context of drum & bass. as boratto was blowing up a house and techno producer, this context was even more interesting and i've mentioned that before. the concept of a groovy jungle rendition of one of the most famous brazillian folk songs ever is also interesting and especially when it's as good as this.
i don't know who helen cristina was but i like her vocal effort on this one, i can't say i rate it above astrud gilberto or vincius de moraes (who sang it originally) or elis regina but she nails the song. this version is taken from the compilation "sambass vol. 3" on irma and the concept is brazilian drum & bass but to be honest, i always found this labelling a bit constrained. i understand it but fact of the matter is that in most cases it's just liquid funk and maybe some samba-esque percussion and stylings but it's still housey drum & bass.
none the less with cristina & boratto's version of "canto de ossanha" you have punchy drums and a flowing guitar along with some nice light keyboard sounds. not much of a bassline but they got everything else down quite well and they nailed the summery aspect of the sound.
listen here (youtube)
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