Angela Ro Ro - Angela Ro Ro (Polydor 1979)

Here’s a hidden gem you might not know about, hailing from the private collection of Batida’s Josee Koning is - Brazilian songstress, pianist and songwriter Angela Ro Ro’s self-titled cult 1979 debut album. A painfully personal slice of bittersweet outsider MPB that’s firmly rooted in smokey bluespop, with Ro Ro’s sandpaper-yet-melancholic after hours vocals breaking hearts left and right, including her own, especially on the slower A-side. Beautifully clean Brazilian press. Record near mint, sleeve VG+.