A child of 1970s working-class Rio, Local returns to the music of Brazilian funk pioneers like Jorge Ben, musicians who boldly mixed soul and r and b with samba and bossa nova. Now a resident of the bohemian Santa Teresa community, Local's effortless vocals, and deep grooves reflect the nostalgic yet imminently hip contemporary music scene of his beloved Rio. Marcio Local says, "Don Dree Don Day Don Don," Adventures in Samba Soul is his debut album and will be released by Luaka Bop in May. The record was produced by Mario Caldato (of Beastie Boys fame) and an EP containing 3 of the songs is out now as part of Luaka Bop's 3 Inches of Music Series. Performing outside of Brazil for the first time, Local plays a series of shows in New York and DC the first week of January.