The Ipanemas

Remarkably, nearly 40 years elapsed between the Ipanemas' self-titled debut and its subsequent follow-up, The Return Of The Ipanemas. The Ipanemas are Wilson Des Neves (b. 1937, Brazil; vocals/percussion) and Neco (b. 1933, Brazil; acoustic guitar/vocals), a duo of legendary Brazilian musicians who helped recalibrate their home country's music in the 60s, with their ‘Afro samba' recordings juxtaposing Afro jazz and samba. Des Neves and Neco apparently grew up listening to samba cancao (‘the music of the poor'), a variation on Brazil's national samba music. During the late 50s,...