This morning, after seeing the video above my American cousin posted the following on Lost Samba’s facebook page:

“Marvilhoso! Old school Samba’s like cardiac medicine!”

and then:

“Richard, the old school samba makes me cry and so happy at the same time. What’s up with that? I had a samba quartet at my wedding, and they were so great that my wedding remains one of the happiest days of my life even though the marriage couldn’t last.”

Those words struck deep and made me think about the power of music. My answer was:

“Stuart, when true samba “takes off” there is nothing like it. There is no technology, music video or millions of dollars invested that can replicate the magic. This is what music is all about; there is a tribal/”Xamanic” side to it that is being lost not only in Samba but in every other genre, hence the title…