the late composer, arranger, musician and record producer nonato buzar is a lesser known great (outside of brazil). his legacy leaves behind a rich body of recordings, working with some of the cream of the brazilian 60s and 70s music scene, such as evinha, elis regina, wilson das neves to name a few as well as reggae legend jimmy cliff. the awesome organ driven dancer of ‘cafuá,,’ is taken from nonato & seu conjunto’s o som e o balanç,,o de nonato’ album from 1975 on som records. mr bongo re-issued josé,, roberto’s (aka ze roberto) ultra rare lotus 72 d 7” earlier in 2019. crioula multicolorida’ though not as scarce as ‘lotus is still a hard record to find and is equally as great. this anthemic ‘samba rock’ gem, with its amazing breakdown, originally appeared as the b-side of a 7” in 1974 on rca victor. it has since been a favourite amongst brazilian djs and collectors, featuring on the influential ‘via brazil’ compilation series and brazilian beats brooklyn collection on mr bongo.