London-based Brazilian artist MOMO. reconciles his Brazilian upbringing and identity with his recent UK and London life on a brand-new record, sung in Portuguese and English, built around the idea of continuity and forward momentum featuring guest appearances from Bossa Nova and Brazilian legend Marcos Valle and Smoke City’s Nina Miranda.
Recorded live in South London with his tight-knit band including long-standing collaborators and UK jazz trombonist Rosie Turton, “Tum Tum Tum” is a free flowing, warm, expansive and fully assured album, his 8th to date and exudes a playfulness, a sense of someone who is truly in their element and at peace when writing and recording.
Lead track Egum Eô is a wonderfully Brazilian opening and sets the scene perfectly with MOMO.’s vocal sounding much like the album’s title Tum Tum Tum, pushing the positivity sky high in unison with a gorgeous horn hook. The broken groove slowly rolls in like a curling surf-perfect wave before the band all join the jam leaving the listener joyfully entranced.
