Title: Entirely in Portuguese
Product review: I rented this because I wanted to know how a Brazilian musician got the same name as the British guy who invented the Boy Scouts. I don't know if he answered that question because the whole thing is in Portuguese. I didn't see any English subtitles on which to click. If you like that "Girl from Ipanema" sound, also used on Towa Tei's first disc "Future Listening," then you may enjoy this. Still, this is all guitar and vocals; no other instruments enhance the sound. You know how you can hear Mariah Carey or Patti LaBelle and know they are talented without knowing much else? I didn't see why B. Powell was special; he seemed like any other bossa nova guitarist. He seemed to be a gentleman of Afro-Brazilian descent. In his Portuguese dialogues, I don't know if he addressed class- or race-based oppression in his country. I am not sure whether he addresses the destruction of the Amazon rainforest either. This disc may be just for bossa nova fanatics or homesick Brazilians.
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