Mafalda Minnozzi: Riofonic
Brazil Meets Italy — Closing 2024, I got news of an upcoming new release by Mafalda Minnozzi. Her new album will be in stores on February 7, 2025: Riofonic. Produced by Paul Ricci... READ MORE
Romero Lubambo & Pamela Driggs: Christmastime in Rio
A Magical Christmas Under the Southern Cross — Nothing says Christmastime any better than lying on a beach in Rio de Janeiro in the middle of December and listening to the husband/wife team... READ MORE
Heloísa Fernandes Quarteto: Ao Vivo no Teatro SESC Consolação, São Paulo, 2022
“Live” Even More Impressive Just when I thought that it was time to hear composer and pianist Heloísa Fernandes again, I bumped into her concert registration at the Teatro SESC (Serviço Social do... READ MORE
Josee Koning: Doce Presença
Back on Track It has been a long time (2016) since we heard from Josee Koning here on MúsicaBrasileira. The singer from the beautiful city of Haarlem (Holland) shows up again with an... READ MORE
Antonio Adolfo: Love Cole Porter
Brazilian Twist on Cole Porter Classics — Just in time to heat things for your summer listening pleasure, producer/composer/arranger/pianist Antonio Adolfo releases a beautiful new album. A year ago, I wrote about the... READ MORE
Karrin Allyson: A Kiss for Brazil
An On-Going Romance with Brazil A Kiss for Brazil is not Karrin Allyson’s first incursion into Brazilian music. I would not need to list her previous albums here to convince you she truly... READ MORE
Yana Purim: Depois do Amor
Ballads — In addition to the short overview I wrote about Yana Purim’s discography, I’m happy to include Depois do Amor. Yana Purim, indeed, the sister of… (yeah, you guessed it!), comes up... READ MORE
Claudia Villela: Cartas ao Vento
Crafting Memorable Songs — Back in January 2020, I wrote a brief review of Cláudia Villela‘s 2019 album Encantada Live. Through the years, we have been following her career on and off with... READ MORE