I have to admit my ignorance about the country of Angola and the connection it shares with Brazil. I've been educated a little by this lovely compilation of music which is essentially an album of remixes of Angolan pop music from the 60's and 70's by Brazilian DJs and producers. The connection between these two cultures began unfortunately when Angolans were forced to come to Brazil as slaves. Angola was a Portuguese colony at this time which accounts for the shared language between the two nations. Angola gained its independence from Portugal in 1975, after which the country was divided by civil war up until 2002.

The music that is at the source of "Comfusões 1" is a soulful and slightly sad type of pop music native to 1960's and 70's Angola. It has its own particular history and the curator of this compilation, Mauricio Pacheco did an excellent job of keeping the spirit of this music alive while finding remixers to add a definite progressive electronic edge to the proceedings. There are some real standouts in the mix, with some artists keeping most of the original track in tact and others using the original more as accent to a completely new sound. At its best this compilation is a fresh tribute to an under appreciated regional sound, in its less fortunate moments the disc falls back on generic tricks like yelling "remix!" over a track. Luckily, there are more good moments than bad on this collection and the end result is extremely fun and unique. 8/10 -- Charles Franklin (2 February, 2010)