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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.

Eumir Deodato Trio: Live in Rio
Deodato gives his Brazil a short overview of his accomplishments, with a special feature for his beloved bossa nova, along with some of his successes as a fusion musician.

Ramiro Musotto: Civilização & Barbarye
It must have touched the hearts of many musicians and music lovers when the sad news was spread about the untimely death of percussionist Ramiro José Musotto (Sept. 11, 2009, Salvador da Bahia, Brazil). The list of albums on which he added his percussion is as long as it is diverse.

Fernanda Cunha: Brasil Canadá
A regular performer in Canada since 2005, Fernanda Cunha chose to explore the musical affinities between her homeland and that country in her fourth album appropriately entitled Brasil Canadá.

8VB: Amicizia
It's always fun when you find out that a name you often see mentioned in the credits of various albums turns out to have his/her own work, too. Bassist Bruno Migliari can be heard on a diversity of albums, and together with Italian guitarist Chester Harlan he founded the jazz/fusion band 8VB.

André Mehmari & Gabriele Mirabassi: Miramari
Ever since he won the VISA MPB Award in 1988, André Mehmari has been a constant presence in Brazilian music. His solo and collaborative projects have been nothing short of extraordinary. With each new release, he continues to set the bar higher for himself and for others.

Zélia Duncan: Pelo Sabor do Gesto
The career of singer Zélia Duncan (1964, Niterói) is like a long journey which started somewhere in the early 1980s. Once in a while Zélia goes on a side trip to do some sightseeing. It's a pleasure to hear Zélia expressing herself again in her own unique and honest way.

Mark Isbell & Brazilian Friends: Samba Copacabana
With a title as Samba Copacabana, Californian born saxophonist Mark Isbell (1960, Santa Ana) leaves no doubt about what to expect. The musical road Mark Isbell followed during his life somehow had to lead to this recording.

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.