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Invisível CordãoVocal 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.
 
Inner WorldDori 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.
 
Brazil's Ambassador of SongTom 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.
 
CandeiasHeloísa 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.
 
Bim BomIthamara 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.
 
Live in RioEumir 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.
 

Civilização & BarbaryeRamiro 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.

 
Brasil CanadáFernanda 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.
 
Amicizia8VB: 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.
 
MiramariAndré 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.
 
Pelo Sabor do GestoZélia 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.
 
Samba CopacabanaMark 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.
 

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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.


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Previous Updates

Celso Fonseca: Ao Vivo

Anne Simoni: Minas Terra

Vander Lee: Faro

Brazilian Trio: Forests

Jardel Caetano: Cancioneiro

Paulinho Garcia: My Very Life

André Mehmari: ...De Árvores e Valsas

João Bosco: Concert Review

Paula Mirhan & Wagner Barbosa: Amanhecer

À Deriva: À Deriva II

Mario Adnet: Samba Meets Boogie Woogie

Sergio Augusto: Quatro Estações

Alceu Valença: Ciranda Mourisca

Alexandre Eisenberg: An Interview

Trio da Paz & Joe Lock: Live at JazzBaltica

Simone & Zélia Duncan: Amigo É Casa

Os Paralamas do Sucesso: Brasil Afora

Kiko Continentino, Leonardo Amuedo, Mauro Senise: Caixa de Música

Adriana Maciel: Dez Canções

Leo Gandelman: Sabe Você

Randy Brecker: Randy in Brasil

Rosa Passos: Romance

Raul de Souza: Bossa Eterna

Os Paralamas do Sucesso & Titãs: Juntos e Ao Vivo

El Niño: El Niño

Suely Mesquita: Microswing

Gilson Peranzzetta & Mauro Senise: Êxtase

Cristina Braga & Eugene Friesen: Paisagem

Hamilton de Holanda & André Mehmari: Continuous Friendship

Tom Lellis & Toninho Horta: Tonight

Jorge Albuquerque, Marcos Amorim, Rafael Barata: Revolving Landscapes

Gilberto Gil: Banda Larga Cordel

Jovino Santos Neto: Alma do Nordeste

Trio Peranzzetta-Senise-Chew: Extra de Vários

Concert Review: 50 Years of Bossa Nova

Aline de Lima: Açaí

Hendrik Meurkens: Sambatropolis

Cidade Negra: Diversão

O Som do Jazz & Andrea Moraes Manson: Infinita Bossa

Chico Pinheiro & Anthony Wilson: Nova

Mauro Senise: Casa Forte (Mauro Senise Toca Edu Lobo)

Edson Natale: Calvo, Com Sobrepeso

Maria Farinha: Beijo de Amor - Kiss of Love

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