Sabrina Malheiros – Equilibria LP (20th Anniversary Edition) (RSD 2025) – Far Out

With seven sambas and six bossas ‘Equilibria’ is pure and simple feel-good Brazil from start to finish. ‘Terra De Ninguem is an up-tempo flute laden bossa that begins proceedings, swiftly followed by another bossa ‘Love Sorte’. Next up is ‘Saudade Rio’, a sweet slow samba with a dash of r ‘n’ b that’s a peon to the city Sabrina calls home and as she tells us, who’se influence runs throughout ‘Equilibria’: “I was born in Rio de Janeiro, the city of samba and I’ve always listened to this music as long as I can remember. Whether it’s Sergio Mendes or Banda Black Rio, Ana Mazzotti or Marcos Valle, samba and bossa are part of my life. With my father in Azymuth and my grandfather Zezinho who played with Sergio Mendes, I have always been surrounded by the samba beat!”

‘Equilibria’ contains the original versions of the two 12 dancefloor smashes from Sabrina: ‘Estacao Verao’, originally released last summer with a firing Kenny Dope remix and here in its original bossa style whilst ‘Maracatueira’ is a samba that was turned into a jazz-house anthem by Incognito. The album also features 2 covers – ‘Terra De Ninguem’ written by Marcos Valle and ‘Eu Sou Mais Eu’, originally a hit for the now sadly deceased Brazilian pianist Ana Mazotti. With its collection of both up and down tempo bossas and sambas, expect a plethora of remixes of all styles of various cuts from ‘Equilibira’ later this year.

Label: Far Out
Format: gold vinyl LP
Cat: FARO 092LPX
Released: 24 Apr 25
Genre: Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
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Tracklist

Side A
1. “Terra De Ninguem” 4:18
2. “Saudade Rio” 4:48
3. “Maracatueira” 4:19
4. “Love Sorte” 3:30
5. “Vibrasom” 4:01

Side B
1. “Capoeira Vai” 5:08
2. “Passa” 3:48
3. “Equilibria” 4:10
4. “Estacao Verao” 2:45
5. “Eu Sou Mais Eu” 4:00

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