Milton Nascimento and Lô Borges's the Corner Club

<p>In 1972 a group of creative Brazilian musicians and poets informally led by singer-songwriter Milton Nascimento recorded a landmark double-LP titled <i>Clube da Esquina</i> (Corner Club). The album saw highly original songs by Milton already an award-winning international star sharing vinyl with those of Lô Borges an unknown eighteen-year-old from Belo Horizonte the capital of the state of Minas Gerais. There where the street corner still exists grew their collective also known as the Corner Club as the artists collaborated on many subsequent albums boasting innovative blends of pop jazz rock folk classical influences and before Brazil's return to civilian rule in 1985 poignant protest songs aimed at a cruel dictatorship. <p/>Drawing on a thirty-year relationship with Minas Gerais that includes interviews with Corner Club members and extensive research of Portuguese language sources Jonathon Grasse presents an analysis of the artists songs and ideas comprising the LP that helps define this Brazilian generation. <p/><b>33 1/3 Global</b> a series related to but independent from <b>33 1/3</b> takes the format of the original series of short music-based books and brings the focus to music throughout the world. With initial volumes focusing on Japanese and Brazilian music the series will also include volumes on the popular music of Australia/Oceania Europe Africa the Middle East and more.</p>