Various Artists - Jamb� E Os M�ticos Sons Da Amaz�nia

The city of Bele�m, in the Northern state of Para� in Brazil, has long been a hotbed of culture and musical innovation. Enveloped by the mystical wonder of the Amazonian forest and overlooking the vastness of the Atlantic Ocean, Bele�m consists of a diverse culture as vibrant and broad as the Amazon itself. Amerindians, Europeans, Africans - and the myriad combinations between these people - would mingle, and ingeniously pioneer musical genres such as Carimbo�, Samba-De-Cacete, Siria�, Bois-Bumba�s and bambia�. Although left in the margins of history, these exotic and mysteriously different sounds would thrive in a parallel universe of their own.

The history of Jambu� e Os Mi�ticos Sons Da Amazo^nia is the history of an entire city in its full glory. With bustling night clubs providing the best sound systems and erotic live shows, gossip about the whereabouts of legendary bands, singers turned into movie stars, supreme craftiness, and the creativity of a class of musicians that didn't hesitate to take a gamble, Jambu� is an exhilarating, cinematic ride into the beauty and heart of what makes Para�'s little corner of the Amazon tick. The hip swaying, frantic percussion and big band brass of the mixture of carimbo� with siria�, the mystical melodies of Amazonian drums, the hypnotizing cadence of the choirs, and the deep, musical reverence to Afro-Brazilian religions, provided the soundtrack for sweltering nights in the city's club district.