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by MdC Suingue Click for CAS 483 If you are here for the playlist, scroll all the way to the bottom He was the owner of one of the few temples of samba left in Copacabana, a neighborhood that was home to dozens of live music places back in the 50s/60s. A bar he ran with no intention of becoming rich, but to keep busy and make a decent enough living whilst providing punters with lots of beer, music and culture. He treated the bar as an extension of his living room: you were his guest, to the extent that you were expected to fetch your own beer in the fridge! Since the eighties - when he bought the bar and began organizing his famous ‘rodas de samba’ - his bar acquired a reputation as a point of resistance - culturally and politically. The 19 square meters that initially gathered the likes of Cristina Buarque, Elton Medeiros, Walter Alfaiate and Zé Keti shaped a new generation of sambistas that learned the old songs and are now creating their own repertoire, perfectly befitting their distinguished elders. We too have our personal Alfredinho tale to tell... 
One of the most celebrated supernatural entities in Brazilian culture is Saint George AKA São Jorge, Ogum or Oxossi in Brazil and Sant Jordi in Catalonia.
The guy is not even a saint anymore, but in his day (23 of April) the chap is celebrated in many places around the globe (yes, the globe IS round). He is at the same time the patron saint of cavalry and police, but he is also patron saint criminals and drug dealers; in some parts of Brazil he is Ogum, in others he is Oxossi; some says he is Turkish, others say he is Palestinian, but now we discovered that yet others say that in reality he is Egyptian! Confused? Popular culture is confusing ! ... 
by MdC Suingue
Click for CAS 480 If pre-Carnival time is an intense period for the Caipirinha Appreciation Society, being in Barcelona makes the actual Carnival a bit of an exercise of frustration. In spite of recent efforts by the local Mayor to promote the “folly” in Catalan lands, they are not really up to compromise a Monday and a Tuesday of work to the Momesque rituals. So while we watch from afar the party in Brazil on fire, 
by MdC Suingue
Click for CAS 477 When you move to another city or country, eventually it will happen: one day you have to visit your hometown. It’s always an intense time as you have to take the opportunity to make sure the personal life you left behind is all in working order, meaning: see your bank manager, your accountant, the tax office, the voting authorities, plus spend time with your friends and family. It’s cool if you can stay for an extended period, but if you’re there for only 3 weeks - with Christmas and NYE in the middle and half a dozen invitations to DJ - it can get a little hectic. But we survived to tell the story! From Preto Serra’s epic birthday party to a New Year’s Eve that ended up with us in the middle of ocean, being watched by a sea turtle. From a nice and cool dj session at Mãe Joana to a crazy Balkan party. We had it all! Not to mention the CAS party at Casa Porto, with a live performance by Mussa Samba Combo and the presence of many dear friends. We had loads of fun, we know our ways in our beloved city, but the sad note was the decadence and the poverty that is spreading quickly in Brazil in general and in Rio in particular, where we have one of the most incompetent mayors in our history. If you’re an old-time listener of the Caipirinha Appreciation Society show, you’ll be familiar with our criticism of the gentrification and corruption promoted by Eduardo Paes, but the state of decay of the city under Crivella’s rule is downright depressing. If Paes was governing for the 1%, the pastor is governing for his church’s croonies. All that said: music is resistance, and we brought to you a bucketload of that in this show! Our vids of the week are: Pedro Luis e A Parede - Horizontes Taken from the album Ponto Enredo, the 5th by the carioca band from 2008, here they perform a very peculiar version of the beautiful (Quatro) Horizontes for the site Música de Bolso. Joana Flor - O Que Me Resta With a small band the singer and guitar player Joana Flor shows how powerful is her music. She was born in Rio but lives in São Paulo and this song is a hit in our playlists. Luisa & Os Alquimistas - Brechó L.&O.A. Is a band formed in Natal - Rio Grande do Norte in 2015. Brechó is a song from their first album called Cobra Coral released by the label DoSol in 2016. Cronixta - Taxi Driver Cronixta AKA Dime Cronista is a rapper from Pará, state located in the north of Brasil. Taxi Driver, song inspired by the Scorcese's film, is our lyric video of the post. Nice low budget vid, directed by the man himself. I love the track. But I can't help blaming the production assistant for his failure to find a taxi for the shots, hahaha! BUT FIRST THE PLAYLIST: 
Pedro Luis e A Parede - 4 Horizontes
Joana Flor - O Que Me Resta
Luisa & Os Alquimistas - Brechó
Cronixta - Taxi Driver
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