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Playing Favorites: Samba Carnival (Audio)
Feb 16, 2026
In Rio de Janeiro, tonight is the second of two nights of one of the world's most astounding mass festivals, and the swaying sexy samba beat underpins it all. Join the celebration with an hour of samba music and set your mind and body free. On "Playing Favorites," formerly called "The Morning Sampler," host Brendan Donegan plays an eclectic mix of old and new blues, electronica, pop, RnB, country, Latin, rock, rap, and a bit of classical music live from WGXC's Catskill studio.
Playlist:
- Samba da Bênção / Maria Bethânia
- Quilombo, o el Dorado Negro / Gilberto Gil
- Caramba! ... Galileu Da Galileia / Jorge Ben
- Tão Chic / Adriana Calcanhotto
- A Deusa Dos Orixás / Clara Nunes
- Primeiro Eu / Elza Soares
- Formosa / Ciro Monteiro
- Apesar De Voce / Chico Buarque
- Reis E Rainhas Do Maracatu / Milton Nascimento
- Flor de Lis / Djavan
- Larga Tudo / Adriana Calcanhotto
- Margem / Adriana Calcanhotto
- Dandara / Flora Purim
- Samba Blim / Tamba 4
- Tamanco No Samba / Flora Purim
- Missing / Beck