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
Summer Cool
— Isn’t it wonderful when a Christmas gift lands in your hands in late Spring? Well, that has been the case with these two releases I cover here. They are summer cool as... READ MORE
Summer Soundtrack
On June 23, 2023, two new and noteworthy albums will be released. If that is what the rest of the year will be like, it’ll be a good year for Brazilian music. For... READ MORE