Best Brazilian Party Music Mixed Tape

singer-percussionist Carlinhos Brown

Ever since I first started listening to Brazilian music and heard Sergio Mendes’ song Magalenha and then Os Mutantes-Minha Menina, I started to notice some good music to put to a party tape or CD. I put Minha Menina in a 60’s party CD, and it got every dancing, all my friends were asking me about the song. Then a friend introduced me to DJ Patife and there was another big list of great songs.

So here’s our party mixed playlist for Brazil. Enjoy

18 Magalenha- Sergio Mendes
This awesome song with the bongo and other common percussion instruments found in Brazilian music is a great song to get the party started straight up. Turn it up load and the whole room will feel motivated to dance

17 Minha Menina– Os Mutantes
This awesome song from “the Mutants” really has a great sound, from the Tropicalia movement, which has a psychedelic rock sound is a good song to party to and also good for 60’s mixed tapes

16 Sambassim– PJ Patife
DJ Patife really has a great sound, in this song fusing traditional samba with modern drum’n’bass

15 Sou Faraó– Timbalada
The musical genius that is called Carlinhos Brown, lends his percussions and voice to this great song. You might often hear it played at Carnaval

14 De Costas Para o Mundo– DJ Patife & Fernanda Porto
Another great fastbeat song from Dj Patife

13 Me Namora– Edu Ribeiro
As reggae is also popular in Brazil this cool popular reggae beat is worth the listen and to sway to

12 Já Sei Namorar– Os Tribalistas
“I know how to love” is a good groovy song to slow things down a bit

11 Só vejo a crioula– Clube do balanço & Bebeto
Another smooth song to listen to

10 Meu guarda chuva– DJ Patife & Cosmonautics
Dj Patife as is best getting you moving as only he knows how to do

9 Batucada– Timbalada
This is an amazing song possibly from traditional music, based around a large group of percussionists, many bongos and mobile drummers, which you might here at Carnaval. If you are visiting Salvador during Carnaval you might even see Carlinhos himself leading the group

8 So Tinha De Ser Com Voce– Fernanda Porto
Fernanda collaborated with Carlinhos Brown for the song Sambassim, she bring her singing and acoustic guitar to this groovy sounding song

7 Partido Alto– Marcos Valle

6 Calhambeque– Roberto Carlos (DJ Marky Remix)
A Brazilian classic about the beat up old car called the Calhambeque

5 Garota de Ipanema– Antônio Carlos Jobim
Another Brazilian classic ” the girl from Ipanema” with it’s smooth beat, from the jaz style bossa nova, there are many English versions, for example the one by Frank Sinatra

4 Mais que Nada– Sergio Mendes
Recently made popular with Black Eyed Peas and the move Rio, Sergio Mendes brings out another great song to dance to

3 Mariacaipirinha– Carlinhos Brown & Dj Dero

This is a great percussion song from Carlinhos Brown also good for Carnaval

2 Ze Brasileiro– Rappin Hood
A bit of smooth hip hop from Zé

1 Swinga Sambaby-Trico Mocoto
This upbeat song combines jazz with a touch of traditional Brazilian in the background. This is a good group to discover more cool disco-jazz style music