http://afropopshop.org/New Music From Max de Castro on Calabash Music2008-11-20T04:31:59ZThe Calabash Music Teamsupport@calabashmusic.comOrchestra Klaxonhttp://maxdecastro.afropopshop.org/#album_185302005-04-12T10:55:32ZMusic from Orchestra KlaxonIn his second solo album, Max De Castro continues to fuse musical elements of samba and bossa nova with pop, R&B, hip-hop, jazz and electronica. The versatile artist produced and arranged his album, along with writing the songs, working with pro-tools, and playing piano, guitar and various other instruments. Several notable Brazilian musicians join him on Orchestra Klaxon. ]]>Samba Rarohttp://maxdecastro.afropopshop.org/#album_185562005-04-12T10:55:32ZMusic from Samba RaroOn this debut album, De Castro's lyrics have an engaging simplicity. The title song compares the movement of a beautiful woman to a samba. Another song, 'Pra Voce Lembrar', tells the story of a man who breaks up with his lover during Carnaval. "I tried to show that sometimes the melody and the rhythm are more important than just a few words," says De Castro. "That is one of the beautiful lessons of bossa nova that Tropicalia and other political movements just ignored." ]]>