Brazilian Legends: Jorge Ben, Gal Costa, and Elza Soares

I decided to take a little break from my yearly Texas Legends series this year and instead go a little further south for a Brazilian Legends compilation.  Alas, both Elza Soares and Gal Costa died in 2022.  But Jorge Ben is fortunately still alive at 85 and underappreciated (at least in the U.S.)

   If you are newcomers to Ben, Costa, and Soares, a lot of their recordings are only available on Spotify or Youtube.  I would particularly recommend Jorge Ben's Ben É Samba Bom and O Bidu, Costa's Fa Tal: Gal a Todo Vapor and 1969, and Soares' Elza Pede Passagem and Se Acaso Você Chegasse.

 Late Update:  Since the subject is Brazilian Legends, I've reupped both Caetano Veloso collections as well as the Brazil Classics compilation.

  Download both discs

Disc 1 Falsa Baiana	Gal Costa
Que Maravilha	Toquinho & Jorge Ben
Deixa Isso Pra La	Elza Soares
Rio Carnaval dos Carnavais	Elza Soares
Apareceu Aparecida	Jorge Ben
Desafinado	Gal Costa
Primeiro Eu	Elza Soares
Tuareg	Gal Costa
Pais Tropical	Jorge Ben
Mas Que Nada	Jorge Ben
Eu Sou Terrivel	Gal Costa
Boato	Elza Soares
Eu Vim Da Bahia	Gal Costa
Pressentimento	Elza Soares
Onde Anda O Meu Amor	Jorge Ben
Disc 2
Canário da Terra	Elza Soares & João de Aquino
Baby	Gal Costa e Caetano Veloso
Nascimento de um principe african	Jorge Ben
Meus Filhos, Meu Tesouro	Jorge Ben
Barato Total	Gal Costa
Bom Dia Portela	Elza Soares
O Dia Que o Sol Declarou o Seu Amor Pela Terra	Jorge Ben Jor
Dedo Duro	Elza Soares
Criola (Ao Vivo)	Jorge Ben Jor
Biscate	Gal Costa
Presente Cotidiano	Gal Costa
Lição de Vida	Elza Soares
A Tamba	Jorge Ben
Sambou Sambou	Elza Soares
Negro Amor	Gal Costa & Jorge Drexler