The FuturePaula: What releases are you right now particularly excited about?
David: Pescuma - From the state of Mato Grosso, Pescuma performs a type of local
music named Rasqueado (a variation of country music)
Projeto Almirante - Tom Jobim, Paulinho da Viola. An instrumental recording
from the Funarte series.
Beto Barbosa - Beto has already sold over 17 million CDs in Brazil. His new
CD with Atracao is a mixture of soca (zouk), lambada and forro.
Irma Inez - Sister Inez performs gospel music performed in a rap style.
Dori Caymmi - Cinema: A Romantic Vision. Dori's versions of cinema classics
such as the James Bond Theme, the Pink Panther theme, etc.
Paula: What does the future hold for Atracao?
David: Atracao currently possesses in its cast of artists the largest phenomenon of
the last years in the genre of pagode/samba - the group Os Travessos, a mega
national success who have been dubbed the Backstreet Boys of Brazil. Their
first CD has sold over 300,000 copies (not to mention the thousands of
pirate versions available). We are currently recording their second album.
We are also recording a CD by a sertaneja duo named Lucas & Matheus who mix
Brazilian country with European pop. We've also got a few local rap artists
in the studio preparing material for the new year.
We've just released CDs by two new pagode artists - E Demais and Juventude
S/A - who look likely to follow in the successful steps of Os Travessos.
Our site has been in operation since June and has
opened up a whole new market to us. Rather than being "restricted" by the
buying-trends and budgets of retail stores, we can now get our releases
"revealed" to customers nationwide.
