The music style Tecno Brega from Brazil’s north was brought to a wider and international audience through the documentary God Copy Bad Copy for it’s Open Music Business Model. Inspired by this movie and posts on Wayne and Wax and Overmundo about the sub-genre Eletro Melody I was looking for Tecno Brega/Eletro Melody CDs on a local market in Manaus during a recent trip, even if the sound is originally from Belém, the capital of Pará state. I found as well a bunch of MP3s on the internet and decided to make a short mixtape. Most of the stuff I found is pretty cheesy Pop (“Brega”) for my taste, but I think some tracks are interesting, especially the more Reggaeton oriented ones.

Tracklist (no warranty for correct names 😉

01. Jurandir & DJ Cristiano – Super Pop 2 Remíx (Melody) Take 22
02. DJ Maluquinho – Melody Safadinha Do Comércio
03. Os Mascarados – Fura Olho Da Pedreira
04. DJ Betinho & Banda 007 – A Festa Do Poderoso Rubi
05. Maderito & Joe – Viller
06. DJ Moisés – O Robô Do DJ André
07. Banda Eletro Melody – Eletro EQ Mega PEK
08. Banda Eletro Melody – Eletro Dj’s Ewerton, Hilton & Pena
09. Maderito & Joe – Eletro Melody Equipe Super Panico
10. Maderito & Joe – Eletro Meteoro
11. DJ Anderson Melo – Robô A Volta
12. Banda 007 – Melody Do Rubi
13. Unkown Artist – Unkown Title
14. Marlon Branco – Safadinha $