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Today, I am paying my respect to Natirus’ Acústico, a Brazilian Reggae roots group’s live album that I have had on repeat for the past month.

Natiruts formed in 1996 after a barbecue when lead singer Alexandre Carlo proposed the idea of popularizing reggae in Brazil.

Acústico was nominated for Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album at the 2013 Latin Grammy Awards. It's not often that you come across a live performance that sounds as good, if not better, than the studio recordings. What makes these recordings even more special is that they were taken at the famous Cristo Redentor statue in Rio de Janeiro. See the backdrop for yourself below, I linked some of my favorite tracks from Acústico available on both Spotify and YouTube. Enjoy!

Natiruts Acústico no Rio de Janeiro

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