World Cup 2006 sounds

I have avoided the trap of listening to either the official England song, or any of the other World Cup related songs. Even World in Motion (great John Barnes rap) and Nessun Dorma (here is a more entertaining version) have left me cold. I have been listening to a great many Brazilian and Cuban tracks, however, both of which are styles of music entirely suited to the heat and humidity currently hanging over Ealing. So here are the current top five:

1. Grupo Batuque - Brasileiros E Ingles - commentary from the 1970 Brazil-England game over an incessant modern Brazilian backing
2. Bebel Gilberto - Sem Contenção (Trüby Trio Remix)- blissful German remix of the delightful Brazilian
3. Nelo Sosa y su Conjunto Colonial - Que Te Pedi - pre-revolutionary Cuban goodness
4. Dedalus - Bahia - Electro-Tropicalia from LA
5. Jackson Do Pandeiro - O Rei Pelé - all about the great man himself