The second instalment of Gareth Stephens blog series, looking at the lesser-known tracks from the Mr Bongo catalogue that have found their way into various samplers and hard drives.

Azymuth

Azymuth are no stranger to being sampled and are much loved by a diverse range of producers.

 
Marcos Valle

Arguably one of the greats of Brazilian music, whether it be his voice, productions, arrangements or song writing. Marcos has it all. Here he gets the treatment from of hip hop artists Ugly Duckling and Planet Hemp.

João Donato

The classic Cala Boca Menino by João Donato gets two very different make-overs courtesy of IO and The Avalanches. 

UPDATE

We've created a Spotify playlist featuring all of the tracks from the blog posts:

Read part 1 here.