Is This Brazil's FUNKIEST Bass Line?!
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- čas přidán 8. 10. 2023
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I just discovered the Great Brazilian singer/musician/producer ED MOTTA, his brilliant music, and his library of incredible bass lines!
I'll break down, arguably, his MOST famous bass line ("Marta" aka "Smile" from his 2013 release, AOR), show you how it's played, show you who played it (Mr. Groove), explain why it's so popular in Brazil, and explain how Ed himself comes up with most of the bass lines on his records.
It's part Jazz, part Bossa Nova, part R&B, part Funk, even part Yacht Rock and it's incredible. Check it out.
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Honored to be mentioned in this video! Ed Motta was an encouraging grab of my art at the beginning of my career and Robinho Tavares is a great master and brother that I have the joy of having in my records ✨ thank you!
I went to your channel and YES, I love your voice and your music! What a fine discovery. All the best for your career! Cheers! //Rick
sick player bro thanks!
Robinho is the finest of the finest!
He's not the funkiest but he's up there.. Brazil is full of talent. And look at you.. over 100k subs.. congrats
And now I’m a subscriber of you too🪩🪩🪩
For those who don't know, he is the nephew of legendary soulman Tim Maia. Tim's songs are full of groove
Tim Maia é bom demais!!!!
Tim Maia is the best!!! You should listen as well!
100% when you get to tim maia, its next level...
Meu pai era super fã dele, qnd Tim faleceu ele chorou muito e eu por ser criada escutando, chorei tb kkk eu era bem pequena mas lembro da notícia claramente. Tim Maia era um gênio ❤
Não é a toa que as músicas me lembram tanto do Tim Maia
2 lendas juntas.
A funny fact: Ed Motta sang the beautiful Phil Collins songs from Disney's Tarzan in portuguese.
He is pretty famous in Brazil, but his songs are more appreciated in Europe. Funny Fact is that he owns a collection of more than 10 thousands of LP discs at his home. This man breathes music.
Brazilian music is full of groove, if you wanna listen to the main Brazilian artists that influenced Ed Motta, check out Tim Maia (who was his uncle btw), Jorge Ben Jor, Cassiano, Marcos Valle, Djavan, Sandra de Sá and Azymuth
Love Azymuth!
Love Djavan!
@@OlandoMcCall a seriously smokin band. they was puttin out albums every year for a time there. one of the most consistent bands in any genre ever.
Thanks for the artist tip Tim Maia. So rich...
Check 'Black Rio' as well.
I'm brazilian and heard his sound all my life. By the way his uncle Tim Maia was also a genius, I recommend the album "Manual Prático Para Festas, Bailes E Afins" I think it was his second album and he plays all instruments. It's hypnotic and a party on itself. Cheers Mate
Funny. We love this album, but Ed Motta don't kkkk He think it were a mistake, at least in his own words.
Tim Maia es palabras mayores, gigante.
Tim Maia was a genious. Ed Motta is a relatively good musician, but that's it. He lacks that spark and ingenuity. And he knows it, he's butthurt about it and that made him an unbearable douche. Too bad.
@@djwaskyo cara é brasileiro e respondeu o comentário de outro brasileiro em inglês kkkkkkjkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
@@vashokur right. He’s not a genius. And i listened to him alot too but his rhythms and melodies on all his albums repeat and sound a little dated. But it’s not something you notice until multiple times hearing his music.
At this point, i think that having "Brazil" in the title is just a way of instantly summoning a big crowd of viewers
Lo que hace Ed Motta es epico. Jazz, funky, bosanova, samba. Todo junto te vuela la cabeza. Y lo que le da el toque final es el idioma. El portugues es uno de los idiomas unicos para cantar una cancion.
Fun Fact:
This album (Ed Motta - AOR) has two versions: one with portuguese lyrics and another with english lyrics. When he's on tour, he sings those songs according to the audience. 🙂
Caramba sempre me questionei o pq do álbum em duas línguas, e se vc reparar a música em pt conta uma hist. diferente da em inglês.
@@jhonatanbrunnolino1429 eu acho que ele fez as letras do inglês e depois contratou alguém para fazer outras letras em português
@@geanmatheus De fato, é a esposa dele quem escreve as letras. A única letra dele neste álbum (e, salvo engano, em toda a carreira até aquele ponto) é "S.O.S. Amor".
@@didizeragodE vc é um bostileiro médio
@@didizeragod claro, pq qualquer artista de qualquer lugar do mundo pode ser bilíngue pra ter mais visibilidade internacional, só brasileiro tem que se limitar e jamais cantar em outro idioma.
After Cameroon, Brazil is now the, Bass Guitar capital of the world. Lots of incredible Bass Guitarists in Brazil.
Greetings from Uganda 🇺🇬👊🏿🖤
Brasil always had great bass players. Also Cameroon, as you said, South Africa, Jamaica, Cuba and of course USA and UK are lands of great bass players.
Greetings from your neighbour in Kenya.
@@musamusashiCountries with percussionist roots usually has great bassists...
@@henry247 that's kind of intuitive: the richest and deepest the rhythmic tradition is in a given area, the more valuable rhythm session players will emerge. UK, with some great bass players and a number of excellent drummers too, being the exception.
Ed motta é foda. o cara vive numa realidade paralela com o que é popular aqui no pais. com uma musicalidade linda. certamente um grande musico para quem gosta de boa musica e quer tirar uma linhas interessantes hamonicamente.
ah, esse é "aquele comentario em portugues que vc estava procurando" né
@@NorttVander lol, é nois brother. Tmj
It's worth remembering that Ed Motta is the nephew of Tim Maia, the godfather of Soul in Brazil. All of his musical references were taught by his uncle.
Check out his uncle's work as well. Tim Maia is a legend of Brazilian groove, specially singing with the Vitória Régia band. They peak at the Imunização Racional albums.
So true, indeed. Dead serious, check out Tim Maia if you haven't heard of him...the brazilian King of Soul and funk, he might be our James Brown over here. Cheers from Brazil! Grande abraço!
CHECK OUT TIM MAIA!
Tim Maia is international groove legend, check how many times he was plagiarized worldwidly!!!
His uncle is also a beast! Check out Tim Maia!
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Ed Motta has a record collection that is world wide known.
Saw him in Stockholm at the jazz club Fasching about ten years ago.. Man, he played the shit out of the rhodes. A pure monster!
And he’s a funny guy as well. He’s talk between the songs was something else than the mainstream bs.
Furthermore, I think he’s uncle is Tim Maia, the giant artist from Brazil who sadly died at the age of 55.
Shoutout to Fasching, experienced some of the best music of my life there - a wonderful place!
@@Shadowshamer ❤️
Yep, he is Tim Maia's nephew
Was there myself, GREAT Gig, had listened to Ed for many years as I used to live in Brazil. Ed is one of the most humble musicians to be on stage
@@nilswiklund2406 a great man in every way 👍
As a Brazilian who grew up listening to Ed Motta's albums, I can say to you: You are a fortunate man to have experienced Ed Motta's compositions - he is a sacred monster of international music. His harmonies, melodies, and contributions are just beyond reality. Here is a curiosity: most of Ed's compositions are performed in two languages, each receiving a unique sense, but preserving the original melody. In his album named Aystelum Ed creates a fictitious new language specifically to play with the sonority of languages. I hope you enjoy it! Please welcome to this new world of Ed Motta!
(From a non musician here, really just an amateur listener) If there's someone that could ever be in the spot of spiritual successor of the popular legend Tim Maia, it's Ed Motta. Grateful for this artist still being around us, thank you life.
I'm European, discovered Ed Motta in 2004 in Brazil while grabbing some cd's in a shop, still today I don't get tired listening him and have almost all his music. I would have loved to see him performing with Al Jarreau, I consider him as the Brazilian Al Jarreau. Would also be great him to perform with my favorite funky musician, the great Nile Rodgers.
Hi Paul! If you're taking suggestions, you might want to listen to his most famous songs: "colombina", "Manuel" and "fora da lei", just to gauge his caliber. Also, it's important to have in mind that he is the nephew of another brazilian popular music titan, Tim Maia. If you liked Ed, you're gonna have a blast with Tim! Both uncle and nephew were largely influenced by african american musical genres and were the main exponents of R&B, Soul, Funk (original) and others in Brazil.
I find Ed much more interesting than Tim musically. IMHO.
I literally just bought my first Tim Maia record!!! That’s a great fun fact that they’re related🙏🏾🙏🏾
Cara Teu inglês é animal parabéns
Tanta música foda na discografia dele e tu indica Manuel kkkk
@@douglasriibeiro25fora da lei e Colombina 🥱
Ed Motta makes me proud to be Brazilian.
E carioca ainda por cima (Haddock Lobo com Rua do Matoso). Diretamente da Tijuca.
Se ele não fosse tão arrogante eu diria o mesmo. Toca Raul! kkkkkkkkk
Having a smart student show you something you've never seen before is one of the best parts of teaching.
Greetings from a Texan living in Portugal...I got tuned into Mr. Motta from a friends Brazilian wife in Florida...Every time I visited there home she was jamming his stuff till finally one day she loaned me the CD...Manual Prático Para Festas Bailes e Afins, Vol. 1...simply one of the best sounding albums I have ever heard...Almost did not give the CD back...Bênçãos e Energia Positiva! 🇺🇲🇧🇷🇵🇹🎸🥁🎤🤘🤟🤠
Love ed motta! A great synth bass line is on "your satisfaction is mine"!
Ed Mota's background is so great, He's the nephew of a Brazilian Music Legend, Tim Maia. So, some of his background comes from his uncle, and Tim Maia is the incarnation of Brazilian Funk and Soul back on the 1970's.
Some of Bossa Nova greatests songs were written by Tim Maia. As a Brazilian, I recomend you to also listen to Tim Maia as well.
Thanks for the video, it was great to watch it.
I discovered Ed Motta two years ago, listening this great bass line played in a Ed's show by the stunning bass player Fernando Rosa. (Now Fernando is on tour with Lenny Kravitz). Brasilian music is surprising, from the bossa nova school to the contemporary scene it has reached the highest level...and increases!!!
Opa esse eu conheço nosso grande músico Ed Motta do Brasil 🇧🇷🤟🏽
Thank you for listening to his music! He is about to release his 14th studio album on October 20th, and has three singles out! Safely Far, Slumberland and Deluxe Refuge. The latter has been receiving a lot of attention from radio stations in Europe and Asia.
(p.s.: Although many have suggested his uncle's work, who has an amazing discography, they are not so similar.)
not similar at all, I totally agree 👍🏽
Glad to hear he's getting some attention - he certainly deserves it!@@oyuriteixeira
Ed Motta é apenas um gênio. Tenho muita pena de quem não conhece.
Reconhecer eu reconheço. O problema é que ele é chato pra caceite.
@@thiagoflorindo2849Não que isso seja um problema. A única coisa que interessa num artista é sua arte, o resto é resto.
Tim>>>
As a Brazilian musician, I'm really honored and proud of watching this video about Ed Motta.
He's definitely a great musician and not acknowledged enough in Brazil nowadays for the fact that music in Brazil has been going through a bit of controversy, having great unappreciated talented musicians.
Ed Motta's music is high standard and definitely has its space guaranteed in the business, forever.
You should listen to his 1st album with Conexão Japery. It's amazing!!!!
As soon as I saw the thumbnail, I crossed my fingers hoping for a breakdown of 'Marta.' My man, you most certainly delivered. Wonderful video, brother. Thank you for doing what you do.
Ed Motta is an Icon!! I got to know him as a result of following Fernando Rosa, who is an amazing Bassist and played for Ed. Brazil has incredible musicians 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
"Dwitza" is one of his best albums, IMO. mostly instrumental, it's a masterpiece
Wow, that was awesome! Thank you for the discovery!
Ed Motta is great! I love him! Makes me proud to be Brazilian 🇧🇷
Hi Paul, I’m a Brazilian music junkie. And I’ve heard of Ed Motta, very often. But until this video I’d never bothered to check him out. So thanks for this video.
His 2013 album, AOR, is perfect
Check his uncle's music: Tim Maia.
Ed Motta is fantastic, but Tim Maia is a whole next level as he is a brazilian legend.
@@wendelzinhodoautotune1399 It's kinda sad to me when I see people comparing two amazing artists from the same family in this way. The video is about Ed Motta and his basslines, can we appreciate him without needing to cite or compare him with his uncle? I wonder.
We love you, pdbass.Many thanks for the video.
Além de ser esse ícone da música brasileira, que bom que o Ed Motta é esse ser humano incrível que respeita e aprecia os fãs e adora fazer shows ao vivo!
Ironia
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk talvez fosse mais reconhecido se não fosse assim tão arrogante, mas é de fato um grande músico
@@tradutorajuliana amigo, eu estava sendo sarcástico.
Adora inflar o proprio ego!
conheci, vi algumas vezes e acho que voce realmente tem razao kkkk
@@churrumino-zz8py
Great!! Ed is a genius! For anyone interested in listening to other songs, I would recommend:
- Dondi
- SOS amor
- Entre e ouça
- Dez mais um amor
- Vamos dançar
Thank you for your recommendations, I will be checking these out 😀
Só faltou dizer quanto ele é idiota em falar mal de Raul Seixas, por exemplo, depois querer tirar o corpo fora. É uma adição que não se pode deixar de colocar no currículo dele.
ed is that classical case of listen to his music, but never, NEVER listen to what he says 😅
he's so full of sh*t, absolutely insufferable
Paul, I want to congrulate you because you helped me reconnect with a musician I had forgotten! A friend had gone to work in Brazil, twenty years ago, in Florianopolis and had brought back a lot of records there [France]. We had listened to it 'til we drop! I was rather, at the time, attracted by the Samba-Reggae style, Axé, Batucada, or Baile Funk... But as I got older now, his voice came back to me, deep and melodious like a cello, a harmonious meeting between Al Jareau and Barry White. I swiftly run to listen to it! Thank you, thank you...
Paul, You're incredible!! your videos keep me glued to the screen!!!
I love your channel for providing concise commentary on music and music theory, providing just enough to get us interested and not clutter up the video, but also enough for us to get a firm grasp on what's going on. Plus, you introduce us to a lot of great music! I gotta check out Ed Motta now, muito obrigado!
So many treasures within Brazilian music!! Dig more and more! Merci/Obrigada/Thank you!
Go for his “live” album. It’s going to blow your mind.
Thanks for the videos man! Always a pleasure to watch you talk about music. Ed says that his biggest incluence is Steely Dan, but when singing, is Donny Hathaway! He’s a record store nerd since he was a kid, acquiring a crazy musical knowleadge.
What's the name of the live album?
@@Ausemeremaybe he’s talking bout “Ed Motta in DVD” álbum
Great video!! You are a amazing bass player! And thank`s for this.
Fico muito feliz em ver esse reconhecimento de nossos grandes artistas brasileiros que fazem esse tipo de música. Sei que o Ed Motta é muito admirado e reconhecido em vários lugares do mundo e um vídeo desses me faz feliz! rs.
Sou muito fã do Ed Motta e de sua obra. Ótimo vídeo!
I am a house music DJ and sometimes I start my sets with Ed Mota - Daqui pro Méier. One can even make the argument that it's a House Music track too.
Woohoo - first to see this!
Also, Paul, love how you respect your student and name him for hipping you to Ed Motta. We do indeed teach AND learn with our students. ❤
First to comment bub
Opa esse eu conheço nosso grande músico Ed Motta do Brasil 🇧🇷🤟🏽
His new studio album will be released on October 20 th and will feature Alberto Continentino on bass and he is absolutely AMAZING !
Ed Motta is just awesome! Happy to have him representing Brazil around!
O grow up listening Ed Mota! I have so many fond memories when I hear his songs! Thanks for the video Ma’m!
Grato por falar em Ed Motta , grande artista brasileiro.
OH LORDY!! What a line Marta/Smile is! Gorgeous stuff- loving this reinvigorated dive into Ed Motta's music.
Very glad to hear your compliments about Ed Motta! He really deserves it, cause this man is a phenomenon! Cheers!
Hi Paul!!! Ed Motta is my favorite Brazilian singer ever!!! He has a lot of songs that I love it. Even the first ones, when he was 18. Thank you for your video.
Wow, I've never seen anyone mention Ed Motta on CZcams, he's awesome! Thanks for covering this....
Thanks for reviewing Ed Motta. Brazilians pronounce his name Edgy Mawta. I've been a fan for years. He started out in like dance/RnB sound, elements of funk, fusion, soul, bossa, jazz and even flirted with a little of free jazz. His uncle was the "father of Brazilian soul", Tim Maia, who Rolling Stone Brazil magazine named the greatest singer of Brazilian music!
Ed Motta has a bass and others instruments inside his mouth, everything he creates he sings before. He is a complete musician.
DWITZA is an amazing álbum! Alberto Continentino is the great bassist! Best wish from Brasil
Wow never heard his music before. Thanks for making this video. Wow on Ondas Sonoras he got David T to play and really a lot a room for him on the track. Motta is the real deal. David T has such a distinct style.
Ed Motta! Jóia nacional!
Saw him live many times! Always left astonished!
Been a fan of Ed’s bass lines for a while now. Much like Brand New Heavies & Jamiroquai, he’s taken classic American music and handed back to the world even better!!!!
Ed Motta's great. Tons of Steely Dan influence, so no surprise I like his stuff. The entire "AOR" album this song is from is particularly wonderful. The next song on the album after this one, "1978/Leave the Radio On" has killer bass on it too (and some really cool Rhodes licks). Also, check out the beautiful song "Dondi," where the bass line has this really fun move up an octave for popped hammer-on that is straight out of Boz Scaggs's Lowdown.
1978 (Leave the radio on) It's delightful to listen to ❤
É foda saber que os gringos apreciam mais o cantor do que os próprios brasileiros!
@@frankskoda-simmons Agora já pode ir lá escutar seu sertanejinho, Anitta e Luisa Sonza.
se o ed fosse menos chatão vira lata, quem sabe alguem aguentaria kkk
@@DonJuanitito não tem como discordar de você! O cara é muito chato kkk
ed é arrogante, da mesma forma que pessoas conseguem endeusar cantores que já morreram quando não conhecem sua história, apenas as músicas, isso acontece com ed motta e o exterior
Única música do Ed que presta é Manuel, ele n chega nem aos pés do tio.
Obrigado por compartilhar nossa cultura, abraços do Brasil 🇧🇷
Hey! Great video! Ed Motta really deserves all the praise. As for his music, I suggest the "Dwitza" album from 2001. Cheers!
So wonderful to watch this video! I first heard Marta roughly five years ago, and I still recall trying to collect the pieces of my jaw and pick them up off the floor. Ed Motta is a treasure!
Very nice. So nice I had to Amazon 4 of Ed Motta's CD's to get a full spectrum of his music. Thanks for a great video.
Ed é um totem da música brasileira.
Very impressive i see me diving deeper into Brazilian music. So far everything i heard so far was fresh and soulfull.
Wow ! Ed is one of my favorite artist from Brazil .Manual Practice Festas was my first exposure to his work .Amazing ! Thanks for your work !
Ed Motta is an undervalued genius
Meu camarada, seu canal é incrível, belo trabalho. Ganhou um ouvinte brasileiro!
Oh yeah, Ed Motta is a great songwriter, pianist, singer and producer. Talking about Brazilian bass player? Junior Braguinha is another Brazilian genius to follow carefully! Great video as usual ;) THX
Yes, Braguinha is wild!! So good!
please dont forget ARTHUR MAIA, he was amazing too
So glad you're covering Ed. I came across him somewhere at the crossroads of Seu Jorge and Yacht Rock. Really awesome stuff!
You nailed it, he's a combination of a LOT of soulful styles. Welcome Aboard to the Ed Motta train.
Gotta say you were spot on with this video!!! You can also hear influences from George Benson and Jamiraquiai. The best discovery of the the year. Downloaded all his albums. Keep bringing us more undiscovered bass talent.
Wow, Professor!!! I will never be able to thank you enough when you reveal a true musical gem 💎 and genius like Ed Motta!!! Wow!!! He really combines all of those elements that you mentioned and makes “old school” fresh and “new school”, for sure. Yeah, you know I’m be practicing that bass line and incorporating it into my repertoire, Man. Ya dig? Sho nuff!
This was great!!
Ed Motta is killin it, will be listening to more of his incredible music.
I love those bass lines.
The bassist who previously played with Ed Motta is also a true icon of the electric bass.
Look for Alberto Continentino, and listen to his bass lines on Ed Motta's previous CDs.
He's the groove guy!
This channel remains one of the very best. I've probably said this so many times now, but whatever. It's that good! One of the few places that really captures the feeling you get when a record knocks your socks off and you just want to talk to someone about it.
This record is fantastic. Espaço na Van is an absolute classic. Glad you found Motta, he's terrific
Thank you so much for this Ed Motta's bass coverage I just found. I enjoyed so much your rare one on Donald Fagen "The Nightly" bass podcast, and now you've come at Ed Motta, whom I first found on his "Dwitza" album, is the connection I had long been looking for between Brazilian jazz and Steely Dan. So, "AOR" is indeed a gem for me, that I also bought the Japan bonus version.
Ed Motta is one of the bests we have! Big fan here ❤
Thank you very much for bringing your ear closer to these sides of the world and even more important for sharing your appreciations. Ed Motta carries in his music the power to unleash loose and cool walks, infuse flavor into the meals you cook and enthrall encounters that turn strangers into lovers.
Glad to see that you were turned on to Ed Motta. Smile is one of my favorite tunes! Your channel is amazing.
This is *awesome!*
I just loooove that the funk is absolutely dripping out of this bass line!
*Funk LIVES!*
And the horn arrangements are fantastic in “Smile” just wonderful!
I'm from Argentina, and I'm a big fan of Ed Motta. He's one of the best Latin American singers ever. Although he has recorded more adventurous music, I really like he's "breakthrough" album "Manual Prático Para Festas, Bailes E Afins Vol. 1". One hit after the other, and great bass lines too.
Gênio da música brasileira 🇧🇷
Wow, I simply loved this video.
Great review! And you can be sure that Ed is one of the great composers we have here. 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
brazilian music is one of the most groovy music in the world, thank you for talking about our brazil
Damn finally Ed Motta getting some recognition! He's so underrated here in Brazil bro...ppl just want to listen to pop shit nowadays
thank you for showing us this artist
THANK YOU for this!
Hey P! Great video as always. Let me tell you, an Ed Motta fan and bass player myself, it seems to be going on kind of a collective discovery of his music by bass players all around. Every day I found out another of my favourite bass channels covering his work.
If you are looking for suggestions, I would recomend you to check out "Piquenique". It was his first bassline I learned by ear, it has a great sense of motion and crazy articulations just in "Smile". Also there is "Your Satisfaction is Mine", although a synth bass, is a crrrrazzzy funky crunchy line.
If you dig brazilian funky music, check out the group Azymuth. They are one of the founding fathers of acid jazz and they music is every bit as tastefully groovy as you could imagine.
So many stunning, original Brazilian musicians go under the radar. And their recordings aren’t easy to get either.
The language barrier! So many artists in the world would be more recognized if it was not for their mother languages.
Estão fora do radar apenas da grande mídia pq querem estar, mas só trabalham com gigantes da música tão bom quanto eles
@@WellMefistobarreira linguística não atrapalha pq quem gosta real de música boa escuta de qualquer lugar e origem... a maior questão é q o gênero q o Ed faz acabou virando mais de nicho, mas toca em muitas festas, eventos, shows
Ótimo vídeo! Ed é incrível! Great Video, Ed is amazing!
Sempre Bom Ver algo sobre esse gênio! 🇧🇷🇧🇷
Ed Mota é coisa nossa. Mostro!! Amazing!!!