{"product_id":"walter-wanderley-batucada","title":"Walter Wanderley – Batucada","description":"\u003cp\u003ePOWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e**Title:** Walter Wanderley – Batucada  \u003cbr\u003e**Year\/Genre\/Sub-Genre:** 1960s \/ Bossa Nova \/ Brazilian Exotica  \u003cbr\u003e**Matrix #:** V6-8706  \u003cbr\u003e**Condition:** VG+ (vinyl plays clean with light surface marks; sleeve shows modest shelf wear)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e**Cultural Facts:**  \u003cbr\u003e1. **TROPICAL VIBE** – Brazilian organist Walter Wanderley became a key figure in bringing *bossa nova* and *batucada* rhythms to U.S. audiences in the ’60s, combining jazz sensibility with samba-derived percussion.  \u003cbr\u003e2. **ORGAN SOUND** – Wanderley’s signature Hammond organ sound helped define a breezy, beachy aesthetic that influenced lounge and exotica collectors decades later.  \u003cbr\u003e3. **CULTURAL MOMENT** – Records like *Batucada* were part of a wave that made Latin American styles part of the cool jazz\/pop mix in midcentury America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Power Plant Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47420023767227,"sku":null,"price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/4204\/1658\/files\/R-6090046-1410801991-3983.jpg?v=1770081244","url":"https:\/\/power-plant-records.myshopify.com\/products\/walter-wanderley-batucada","provider":"Power Plant Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}