JOAO SELVA returns with a second album, a true hymn to creoleness and tropicalism, embued with flavors of funk, jazz and disco. An exhuberant travelogue diary featuring some shiny souls such as the sprightly Flavia Coelho and the multi- instrumentalist producer Patchworks (Voilaaa, The Dynamics, David Walters, Mr President, Taggy Matcher).
Navegar, a collaborative effort with producer and multi-instrumentalist Bruno Patchworks was released on April 2. Operating in the traditional 60s tropicalismo style, and blended with elements from funk and soul which recall the style of the late Marcos Valle, the album follows a single release of the title track ‘Navegar’ in January, which was completed after Selva and Patchworks returned from a trip to Brazil in 2019. The new album explores Brazil’s current sociopolitical climate, maintaining a note of positivity. Selva said: “I wanted to make an album capable of giving hope. ‘Navegar’ was recorded after a road trip in Brazil with my partner in crime Bruno Patchworks (producer & co-author/composer) at the end of 2019. “I was touched to see so many people losing faith in the future and knew I had to share some positivity. Inspired by the resilience of the Black Atlantic cultures, I was moved to make music and dance as a strength that aloud us to keep looking forward and go trough those dark times.”