Question of the moment: how can
Batucada Por Favor sound so leaden, dull and repetitious when Mr. Bongo's first Batucada compilation was so fresh, invigorating and enjoyable? It must be a case of you can't go home again because
Batucada Por Favor is pretty dispensable (total percussion/drum freaks excepted, of course) even for fans of current samba schools like
Timbalada or
Olodum.