Carlinhos Brown is not only known as a musician (with Marisa Monte and Arnaldo Antunes in Tribalistas, among others), the singer also has a great social heart. Brown has already initiated various projects to combat poverty and injustice. For this album he returns to his roots. Candombless has been recorded on the streets of Salvador de Bahia, the city where Brown grew up. Salvador is the capital of
… Bahia, where most of Brazil's plantations were located. The African slaves brought in brought their religion with them and in Bahia this faith, candomble, still has many adherents. Music and dance play an important role in the rituals. Brown combines the traditional sounds of these rituals with the more electronic approach that we are used to from him. Yet this album can be regarded as one of Brown's most rootsy records. Candombless is a genuine return to its African roots. (PdK)more