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Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto: Current
How does three-time Latin Grammy nominee Jovino Santos Neto follow up his 2010 superlative release Veja o Som - See the Sound? Here is a surefire recipe, and it's called Current.

Mario Adnet: +Jobim Jazz
Mario Adnet: +Jobim Jazz [Em português]
After what seems like four long years since the release of Jobim Jazz, Mario Adnet revisits Antonio Carlos Jobim (Tom Jobim) with a second installment dedicated to Jobim's jazz instrumental music.

Dori Caymmi: Poesia Musicada
The album genesis is as poetic as the music we hear. In reality, it all began when Dori found an old poem written by Brazilian master Paulo César Pinheiro, "Rede." Dori says, "right there I saw a song, so I wrote it," and twelve more followed that in just the short span of a month!

Baden Powell: Os Afro-Sambas
"The Afro-Sambas from Baden Powell and Vinícius de Moraes"... Many guitarists all over the world respectfully smile when they hear these words. The compositions are true masterpieces that never seem to loose their inspiring quality.

Nelson Faria & Frankfurt Radio Bigband: Live in Frankfurt
There are musicians whose participation on an album always adds something extra. Nelson Faria is one of those musicians. Whenever his name is mentioned in the line-up, one can be sure that there's something good about the album… Nelson Faria is a fantastic and dedicated musician (guitarist, composer, arranger).

Receita de Samba: Receita de Samba
Boston based duo Anna Borges and Bill Ward (Receita de Samba) have released their first album, and it comes packed with Brazilian classics. Although it is a comfortable and safe proposition for this undertaking, Receita de Samba cooks a good mixture of subtle sounds and swinging Bossa, Samba and more. Their recipe does work well.

Chico Buarque: Chico
On this album Chico Buarque kind of rephrases his older repertoire. Romance is the main sentiment in the lyrics, melancholy is the main sentiment of the music. The compositions feature samba, bossa-nova and bluesy ballads.

Hamilton de Holanda & Yamandú Costa: Live!
Hamilton & Yamandú both combine a dazzling technique with a passion for Brazilian traditional music. And they both love to play in duo settings. What happens when these two geniuses hit the stage together can be heard on this live album.

Antonio Adolfo: Chora Baião
Guinga's, Chico Buarque's and Antonio Adolfo's music are the focus in Antonio Adolfo's latest album, Chora Baião. As with his previous releases, the meticulous selection and arrangements produce again a remarkably enjoyable album.

Maria Bethânia: Amor, Festa e Devoção
Love, celebration and devotion. Three nouns that characterize the sentiment of Maria Bethânia’s most recent studio efforts. Her performance is outstanding, each arrangement is among the most beautiful and the songs connect to each other in a perfect way. This is Maria Bethânia at her very best.

Humberto Barros: Trancado no Quarto Colorido
Trancado no Quarto Colorido is Humberto's third solo album. It's not "just" a CD; it's a CD that's linked to a website. Each song on the album has its own page at the album's website. It tells you who are playing, what the song is about and it gives the lyrics and a colorful illustration.

Maria Farinha: Uwattibi
Uwattibi sings about the forbidden love between a French colonizer and a Tupinambá woman in southern Brazil. Uwattibi, which means ubatuba or the place of the canoes in Tupi-Guarani, fuses Brazilian music and North American jazz influences in an effusive release telling stories about love through music.

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.