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Sérgio Santos: Litoral e Interior
After the wonderful Iô Sô (2007), singer, composer, arranger and guitarist Sérgio Santos comes up with an at least as beautiful new projec. As the title suggests (Coast and Interior), Sérgio Santos musically switches between the two opposites in Brazil’s topography.

Wolf Borges: Circo dos Sonhos
Having a long list of special guests in any particular album is a good way to attract attention to a new release. When that guest list is backed up by a solid repertoire that includes blues, boleros and even some great rock ballads, the result is fascinating. That is the case of Wolf Borges fourth album, Circo dos Sonhos.

Roberta Sá: Pra Se Ter Alegria - Ao Vivo no Rio
Roberta Sá seems to be on her way to settle her name between the ones of Brazil's favourite performers. Driven by the success of her first two most enjoyable albums (Que Belo Estranho Dia Pra Se Ter Alegria (2007) and Braseiro (2004), MP,B Universal thought it was time to go with the flow and do a live album.

Sérgio Santos: Iô Sô
The composer Sérgio Santos pays respect to the Brazilian cultural heritage while at the same time he has the talent to pick out the right musicians who generously enjoy the freedom to contribute to the sound of the CD.

Felipe Radicetti: SagradoProfano
One of Brazil's most surprising songwriters, Felipe Radicetti knows how to blend contemporary sounds and electronic samplers without losing Brazilian elements in his music. A gifted composer and singer, he also associates himself with other artists who are on the forefront of contemporary Brazilian music.

Hans Limburg: From Brazil... With Love
The title From Brazil... With Love seems to be well chosen for this album. It recalls the image of a postcard that shows Brazilian landmarks, personified by the songs on this CD. However, Hans Limburg's approach to the music could also have been leading to the title To Brazil… With Love!

BOSSAlibre: Por Toda Minha Vida
Guitarist Boris Kischkat and saxophonist Jochen Feucht have been working together on various music projects for more than a decade. They both enjoy a firm reputation in the jazz scene of Germany. A few years ago the two musicians enriched their musical experience by an interest and love for Brazilian music.

Vocal Brasileirão: Invisível Cordão
Performing in the Curitiba music scene since 1994, Vocal Brasileirão is 12 strong, beautiful voices under Vicente Ribeiro's direction. For its first album, Vocal Brasileirão presents us with an impeccable album of ballads and sambas by Edu Lobo & Chico Buarque.

Dori Caymmi: Inner World
A new Dori Caymmi album is always a welcome addition in my personal collection. A superb arranger and master songwriter and guitarist, Dori also has a voice that soothes and carries the timbre of his late father and Brazilian legend Dorival Caymmi.

Tom Jobim: Brazil's Ambassador of Song
Images of Brazil's tropical beaches and even thoughts about those are often accompanied by the music of Antônio Carlos "Tom" Jobim (1927-1994). His compositions have traveled all over the world, interpreted by musicians of all styles. Tom Jobim's influence on contemporary popular music is immense. It's unquestionable that his role in the Bossa Nova movement is among Jobim's greatest contributions.

Heloísa Fernandes: Candeias
Some four years ago I ended my review of Heloísa Fernandes' debut album Fruto (2004) with an impatient curiosity about the pianist's next project. It took a while, but the result even surpasses the high expectation that I dared to cherish in my musical wishes.

Ithamara Koorax & Juarez Moreira: Bim Bom
Little did the world know that when João Gilberto added his special guitar accompaniment and beat to Elizeth Cardoso's recording of Tom Jobim-Vinícius de Moraes' "Chega de Saudade," he was creating a mark for what would become known as Bossa Nova. In this album you get to know João Gilberto as a songwriter.

MB:A-Z & Annotated Discographies

We are proud to feature selected discographies of noteworthy artists who perform Brazilian music in Brazil and around the world. These discographies are not just album listings. We offer our personal opinions about each and every album commercially released by those artists. Some of these discographies are available both in English and Portuguese. Currently we feature Chico Pinheiro, Eugênio Leandro, Josee Koning, Mario Adnet, Nó em Pingo D'Água, Simone, Trio da Paz and others.