Brazilika!

What I know about Joyce (aka Joycé Silveira Palhano de Jesus) is limited to the few details from the back cover of this cd release and what her voice makes obvious once the music starts playing. Previously unreleased, Visions of Dawn (1976) is a smooth and understated gem of post-Tropicalia acoustic pleasantness. I could write some keywords like samba, bossanova or folk, but these would be misleading, especially since there's a trippiness to this album as well. Did I mention summer days? This fits right in, and perhaps goes some way towards explaining where I'm coming from with these recent posts.

London-based Far Out Recordings specialise in Brazilian releases and re-releases, and they're to thank for handsome design and the rediscovery of a group of songs we all should have heard long ago.