Simone

Solid Arrangers   As with the previous release, Mazola also produced Cristal. Hélio Delmiro, Wagner Tiso, Rafael Rabello, Cristóvão Bastos, Ricardo Silveira and Léo Gandelman were some of the musicians invited to perform in arrangements by Wagner Tiso, Luis Avellar, … Continued

A Household Name   Now a household name, Simone solidified her continuing association with Mílton Nascimento throught the song he wrote for her giving Cigarra its title. Arranged by Pedro Cezar Willcox, the album contained songs by Sueli Costa, Gonzaga … Continued

Romantic Here the romantic Simone returns with a repertoire putting emphasis on ballads. An international release, Vício included Tom Jobim, Mílton Nascimento, Oscar Castro Neves, César Camargo Mariano, Márcio Montarroyos, and Cristóvão Bastos besides an international team of musicians including … Continued

Top-Notch Guests       In a new recording contract with Columbia, Simone started off with a strong release. Amar brought her together with producer Mazola, and taking care of the artistic direction, Cesar Camargo Mariano, Luiz Avellar and Wagner … Continued

Brand New Repertoire     With a new repertoire and names such as Wagner Tiso, Cristóvão Bastos, Rafael Rabello, Carlinhos Brown, Fátima Guedes and superstar Julio Iglesias, Raio de Luz is an interesting release. One of the highlights is Clara … Continued

More Samba School Music   Third time in a row, Simone brings us more samba school music. Special guest stars included Neguinho da Beija-Flor, Dedé da Portela, Dominguinhos do Estácio and Carlinhos da Caprichosos in “Rei por um Dia.” The … Continued

First Live Recording   A small career retrospective, this show, recorded on December 30, 1979, in the famous Canecão (Rio de Janeiro), gave us Simone’s first live album. The album included the great Geraldo Vandré song, “Para não Dizer que … Continued

A Release to the Foreign Market   This LP was originally released in Canada in 1973 and finally got a CD release in 2003. Simone only sings in the first four songs and the last. The remaining tracks are by … Continued

In the Beginning…   Some of the music appeared in other Simone releases, as is the case of “Qui nem Jiló” and “Nosso Amor Não Deu em Nada,” which were released the same year in Simone’s Quatro Paredes album. Simone … Continued

With Friends     It should be enough, perhaps, to simply point out that a show involving Simone, Leny Andrade, Ari Vilela and Márcia should be a good event. The singers do a good job, and the variety of the … Continued