@tyray, I think you are much more of a musical scholar than I am. I am more of a joyous listener, unapologetically listening to whatever pleases me. Van Morrison is often on my turntable. I went to a Robyn concert by accident and now I’m a fan of the Swedish lady. My musical listening generally changes from rock (jazz-influenced like Van Morrison, Everything But The Girl), jazz, and classical. I found that I liked Brazilian music by accident. So much in my life is by accident. But then I became a real fan. The first Brazilian song I heard that knocked my socks off was a cover of Wando’s "Nega Do Obaluae." If that doesn’t get you up and dancing then nothing will. I lost my copy in a divorce, and I scoured for years to find it again. I had to order it from a Brazilian seller.
I studied classical guitar for several years, and I wanted to play VillaLobos’s Preludes. Technically, I was okay on a few of them, but I am not a musician. I do not feel the spirit and rhythm as a musician, but I do as a listener. If you haven’t listened to VillaLobos’s Preludes, I think you might like them. He also wrote choros, which I think came from being a street musician. He must have been influenced by older Brazilian music since he was born in 1887 and died in 1959. I am working on going through his string quartets which are difficult to sink my teeth into.
Thanks for sending me videos. I’ll have to listen to them later and I’ll comment.