Artist：Samba Calioca
Title：SUNNY PLACE CARNIVAL[Color Vinyl]
Format：LP
CAT#：UPJY-9571
Barcode：4988031870259
Price：$50
Label：Universal Music
Expected Japan Release Date：September 23rd, 2026

Japanese crossover and fusion are hot again now. As either an outgrowth of, or a spin-off phenomenon from, the global reappraisal of city pop, Japanese fusion has been rapidly rising since around last year.

This is the 1978 debut album by Carioca, one of Japan’s leading Brazilian fusion units of the 1970s and 1980s. The group began as the backing band for Kiyoshi Hasegawa, and on this debut release they used the name "Samba Calioca." True to that band name, they were quite unusual at the time for presenting samba and bossa nova with a resort-flavored sound, and they also produced specialists such as drummer Antonio Ishida and guitarist Masami Sato. This highly club-popular first album also features a diverse lineup of guest musicians including Masayoshi Takanaka, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Shuichi "Ponta" Murakami, and Shigeharu Mukai.

(Original release: 1978)
Remastering and cutting: Katsutoshi Kitamura (Mixer’s Labo)

Tracklist:
Side A
01. Prelude Of Batacuda ~ Here Comes Samba
02. Ahill
03. Berimbau
04. Dream Away

Side B
01. We And The Sea
02. Kalimba
03. A Tonga Da Mironga Do Kabulete
04. Samba In The Morning ~ Sunny Place Carnival