Semester ended a few days ago and I’m really looking forward to recommitting myself to sharing music (maybe, emphasis on maybe, even back on the air, perhaps even by the end of the Summer). While I haven’t spent a large quantity of time in record stores this year, I have spent a whole lot of quality time in a few spots over the first half of 2017. Most recently (well, aside from the Dublab Record Fair yesterday), I spent three days buying as much Brazilian vinyl from Joel of Tropicalia In Furs as I could. There’s lots to share from those records (undoubtedly, there will be a second volume of Sonhos e Visões this Summer!) but this is just a quick hit as I sit down to record a long overdue Cuban volume of the Melting Pot Radio Hour. Airto Fogo is a bit of a mystery group. Though the name is Portugese, I’m fairly sure this group was made up of sessions musicians in France, led by drummer Sylvain Krief. This song comes from the “International” version of the novela soundtrack Cuca Legal, which also features Michael Jackson, Steve Wonder, The Stylistics and Terry Winter. I only learned that this instrumental was on this because Joel played it for another person at Rappcats, and as soon as those drums came out the speakers at the start, I knew I had to grab a copy. Thankfully, Joel had three still on the floor…yeah, it was that kind of Pop-Up. Just, records for days. Airto Fogo originally released this as a 45, though they also released a full-length record that appears to be a bit of a rarity, though in time, it is my every intention to track that one down.