Now considered a bossa nova classic, 1989’s Rio After Dark was Sao Paulo singer/guitarist Caram’s debut release for Chesky Records, a New York label renowned for it’s high-resolution audiophile recordings. Caram was mentored by the legendary bossa nova pioneer Antnio Carlos Jobim, who joined his protege on two of the album’s fifteen cuts, playing piano and singing background vocals on Caram’s versions of his classic songs ‘Meditation’ and ‘Anos Dourados (It Looks Like December).’ Another star cameo came from the Grammy-winning Cuban-American reed player Paquito D’Rivera, who plays saxophone and clarinet on the tracks ‘La Cumbia’ and ‘O Que Vier Eu Trao.’ Accompanied by pianist/composer/producer David Chesky, flutist Steve Sacks, bassist David Finck, and percussionists Carlos Alberto de Oliveira and Caf, Caram’s sinuous vocals and syncopated fretwork showed she was an authentic new voice continuing the bossa nova tradition. The album is reissued on 180g One Step Pressing Vinyl LP in 2025.

Tracklist:

1. SIDE ONE: Rio After Dark
2. Alagoas
3. Meditation
4. Viola Fora De Moda
5. Sem Legenda
6. SIDE TWO: Summer Days
7. La Cumbia
8. Anos Dourados
9. Renovao
10. O Que Vier Eu Trao
11. Serrado

UPC: 4895241439933
Label: Chesky Records
Release Date: 10.17.25
Format: Vinyl