A Bad Donato

Donato channels the groovy undercurrents of MPB through a funk and Latin jazz lens on this Universal Music Ltda. release, trading the genre’s introspective balladry for propulsive rhythms and syncopated horns. The vinyl captures a Brazilian artist working at the intersection of samba’s pocket and jazz fusion’s harmonic ambition, where percussion locks tight against supple bass lines and strings punctuate rather than soothe. A rare entry point into the funkier margins of MPB’s legacy.