Zanzibar [7"]

In 1970, invited by Sérgio Mendes, Brazilian songwriter Edu Lobo went to Los Angeles to record for A&M and made his masterpiece Cantiga de Longe. Over half a century on, his songs still inspire new artists, among them Sergio Sayeg, known as Sessa, whose intimate, quietly gripping songwriting carries the spirit of MPB's golden era into the present. Here he gives "Zanzibar," one of that album's highlights, his own unmistakable treatment.

On 7" single from Week-End Records.