The Electro Coco trio consists of the Brazilian singer Viviani Godoy, the English DJ Graham B who, through his Club 802 parties in Paradiso, was responsible for the popularity of jazz on the dance floor in the early 1990s, and the Dutch producer Alain Eskinasi . Together they mix traditional Brazilian music with drum'n'bass, reggae, hip-hop and house. Where have we heard this before? Oh yes, with
… Zuco 103, also from Amsterdam. The big difference is that Zuco 103 was there on time, when the popularity of Brazilian music in the nightlife scene was still growing. In addition, the music of their example is much stronger, both on a vocal and instrumental basis. That does not mean that Coco Do Mondo is a bad CD. On the contrary, fans of Brazilian music should definitely listen to this summery CD with great pleasure. However, anyone looking for new developments in dance in 2004 can safely ignore him. (AD)more
