Allen “The Ambassador” Thayer @ Amoeba 5-15-19
The Ambassador Mixes @ Mixcloud
Check out a bunch of The Ambassador’s mixes and radio shows on Mixloud
The Brazilian Beat on KMHD every Saturday 9 - 11 AM
Tune-in weekly to “The Brazilian Beat” at 89.1 FM or KMHD.org every Saturday 9-11 AM PST
Joao Gilberto's Self-titled 1973 album on Heat Rocks!
I sat down with Oliver Wang a couple weeks ago to talk about one of my favorite albums of all-time, Joao Gilberto’s self-titled 1973 album aka his “white album.”
Allen Thayer for Wax Poetics Magazine
Check out a sampling of some of the stories I’ve contributed to the legendary music publication, Wax Poetics!
Lincoln Olivetti 2: Brazilian Disco Don & AOR Ace 1975–1997
After the passing of Lincoln Olivetti, I teamed up with Junior Santos (who compiled the wonderful first volume of Brazilian Disco Boogie Sounds 1978–1982) to create a follow-up mix to showcase Lincoln’s more AOR and Disco sounds stretching from 1975 to 1997! Dig it!
Lincoln Olivetti Disco/Boogie Mix for Wax Poetics
In honor of Brazilian musician, songwriter, arranger, and producer extraordinaire Lincoln Olivetti, who turned 60 on April 17, Wax Poetics scribe and DJ Allen Thayer offers up an 80-minute mixtape called Brazilian Boogie Boss 1978–1984.
Tim Maia Racional Vols. 1 & 2
My first book, about Brazilian soul music legend, Tim Maia and his bizarre and entertaining musical phase from the mid-seventies when he joined an extraterrestrial-obsessed cult.