A sandy lowrider cruises the beach of Copacabana. Farofeiro não sou.
from
Baphyanas Brasileyras III,
released June 4, 2021
The project began in 2014, when Alex DJ’d a house party in Santa Teresa, a hilly neighborhood of Rio. Vadinho grabbed the mic, unsolicited, and, touched by a force supernatural, let loose, overwhelming the crowd with his croons, all at once husky and rough, olive-oil smooth and serene.
Moved by the serendipity that brought them together, they decided to hit the studio, adding Cheever as a chemical X to bring it all together along the way, and see how their shared vibe presented itself there.
Saidera’s sound meets somewhere between their home countries while also exploring other realms: the songs are structured around samba rhythms and tropes, and the crackly yet smooth Portuguese vocals reinforce Brazil as the place of origin. But the instrumentals articulate a more complicated tale: a splash of sunshiny, beach-lounge, a cool breeze of crystalline synth work, and a slice of buttery Balearic chill-out (“Bahiaric”—Bahia Balearic—as we call it). Imagine a samba-disco riff on Endless Summer’s unfussy relaxation and you’re pointed in the right direction.