Azymuth
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Azymuth is a three-piece electric funk jazz group from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
Formed in 1972, the members are Jose Roberto Bertrami (keyboards), Alex Malheiros (bass, guitars), and Ivan Conti (drums, percussion).[1]
They had a major hit with "Jazz Carnival" in 1980, and released a string of albums on the Milestone record label in the 1980s.
They call their music "Samba Doido", which means "Crazy Samba". [1] From the early 1990s to date, they released albums on the London based Far Out Recordings label, whilst remaining based in Brazil, and continue to tour in Europe.
Azymuth have also been involved in producing albums and their artists have been involved in several other projects through the years. One notable album is from Brazilian singer/songwriter Ana Mazzotti, another one for example is Sabrina Malheiro's album from 2005 (daughter to Alex Malheiros). Also, many of Azymuth's songs have been redone by a wide range of artists and musicians, across generations. You can also see several electronic acts like Jazzanova among many others, remixing their works, and various songs appearing on different cds.
In 2008 Ivan Conti and hip hop musician Madlib will release an album as Jackson-Conti entitled Sujinho.
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