Dona Ivone Lara's Sorriso Negro

More than simply a paragon of Brazilian samba, Dona (Lady) Ivone Lara''s 1981 Sorriso Negro (translated to Black Smile) is an album deeply embedded in the political and social tensions of its time. Released less than two years after the Brazilian military dictatorship approved the Lei de Anistia (the "Opening" that put Brazil on a path toward democratic governance), Sorriso Negro reflects the semi...