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Samba de Janeiro
"Samba de Janeiro" (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈsɐ̃bɐ dʒi ʒɐˈnejɾu]) is a song by German group Bellini. It was released on 5 May 1997 in Germany as their debut single and the lead single from their debut album of the same name (1997). The song was a hit throughout Europe, reaching number-one in Hungary and the top 10 in at least 12 countries. It interpolates the chorus of Airto Moreira's 1972 song "Tombo in 7/4", as well as sampling the drum rhythm from Moreira's 1977 song called "Celebration Suite". Gottfried Engels and Ramon Zenker were the co-authors and producers of the song.
"Samba de Janeiro" won the award for best dance single at the 7th annual Echo Awards. Despite bearing this name, the track is not a samba, but a Eurodance and Latin house track, and the song is little known in Brazil.
The composition was originally written by Airto Moreira under the title "Tombo In 7/4" and released on his album Fingers in 1973. Moreira's song begins as a jazz–samba fusion in 7
4 time, which later turns into a samba in 4
4 time. In 1977, Moreira released a reworked song named Celebration Suite as part of his album "I'm Fine, How Are You?". It was also based on the 1996 track "Belo Horizonti" by The Heartists.
Gottfried Engels and Ramon Zenker added further elements to this musical foundation and adapted the rhythm to contemporary European pop music, so that, despite the title, "Samba de Janeiro" is not a true samba, but instead a Eurodance and Latin house track.
The song is sung by the lead singer of the group's first line-up, Brazilian singer Dandara Santos.
The video was shot in Hamburg's Karolinenpassage, where a carnival parade was staged specifically for the filming. Four dancers from Germany, Brazil, Indonesia, and Thailand, as well as one dancer from Morocco, were hired to create a multicultural effect.
The video was produced by the Hamburg film production company Chopstick Films and directed by Rainer Thieding.
Alan Jones from Music Week wrote, "Fitting in with the current vogue for all things Latin, Bellini's Samba De Janeiro is maddeningly familiar from first hearing — probably because fellow Virgin recording act The Heartists' single 'Belo Horizonti' is essentially the same song. Bright, breezy, commercial and a hit whose time has come."
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Samba de Janeiro
"Samba de Janeiro" (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈsɐ̃bɐ dʒi ʒɐˈnejɾu]) is a song by German group Bellini. It was released on 5 May 1997 in Germany as their debut single and the lead single from their debut album of the same name (1997). The song was a hit throughout Europe, reaching number-one in Hungary and the top 10 in at least 12 countries. It interpolates the chorus of Airto Moreira's 1972 song "Tombo in 7/4", as well as sampling the drum rhythm from Moreira's 1977 song called "Celebration Suite". Gottfried Engels and Ramon Zenker were the co-authors and producers of the song.
"Samba de Janeiro" won the award for best dance single at the 7th annual Echo Awards. Despite bearing this name, the track is not a samba, but a Eurodance and Latin house track, and the song is little known in Brazil.
The composition was originally written by Airto Moreira under the title "Tombo In 7/4" and released on his album Fingers in 1973. Moreira's song begins as a jazz–samba fusion in 7
4 time, which later turns into a samba in 4
4 time. In 1977, Moreira released a reworked song named Celebration Suite as part of his album "I'm Fine, How Are You?". It was also based on the 1996 track "Belo Horizonti" by The Heartists.
Gottfried Engels and Ramon Zenker added further elements to this musical foundation and adapted the rhythm to contemporary European pop music, so that, despite the title, "Samba de Janeiro" is not a true samba, but instead a Eurodance and Latin house track.
The song is sung by the lead singer of the group's first line-up, Brazilian singer Dandara Santos.
The video was shot in Hamburg's Karolinenpassage, where a carnival parade was staged specifically for the filming. Four dancers from Germany, Brazil, Indonesia, and Thailand, as well as one dancer from Morocco, were hired to create a multicultural effect.
The video was produced by the Hamburg film production company Chopstick Films and directed by Rainer Thieding.
Alan Jones from Music Week wrote, "Fitting in with the current vogue for all things Latin, Bellini's Samba De Janeiro is maddeningly familiar from first hearing — probably because fellow Virgin recording act The Heartists' single 'Belo Horizonti' is essentially the same song. Bright, breezy, commercial and a hit whose time has come."