Ed Motta, the big man of Brazilian funk, nephew to the great Tim Maia and undoubtedly one of the grooviest Cariocas I’ve ever had the pleasure of seeing on stage, is back with a new album “Piquenique” (pronounced pikiniki, in the same way as Futebol sounds like fuchibol). This incredibly talented singer, composer, arranger and musician, capable of playing every single instrument on an album, as he did on his penultimate recording “Chapter 9” (2008), is also a globally renowned collector of records and vintage musical instruments and self-confessed Ebay junkie. He also regularly writes for gastronomical publications and is a great fan of Jaques Tati‘s Monsieur Hulot character. Something of an eccentric, in other words. But going back to the essential, incredibly funky.

“Mensalidade“, a track from his latest album “Piquenique“, which can be downloaded for free on his record label Trama‘s virtual album site, can be heard regularly in Future Beats on www.gladyspalmera.com