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SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - MARCH 18: Toni Tornado backstage at the Cavalera show during Sao Paulo Fashion Week Summer 2013/2014 on March 18, 2013 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Digging through record crates to find that rare soul music from Brazil

November 13, 2015Music

We bring you rare funk and soul music from Brazilian music, courtesy of a Boston-based record collector who dug through a lot of crates of records to find just the right tracks.

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