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In Excellent Company — Again! While touring in Europe in 2006, Celia Malheiros met Danish pianist Thomas Clausen. A musical affinity was born and with it, the desire to do an album together. It did not take very long … Continued
Carlos Malta fala sobre O Escultor do Vento Há algum tempo atrás, em uma das apresentações que Carlos Malta fez em Nova Orleans, eu tive o prazer de acompanhá-lo a ensaios, oficinas, programas de rádio e shows na ativa vida … Continued
All the Right Ingredients… Malandro Records has done it again. Carlos Malta’s Jeitinho Brasileiro has all the right ingredients to please jazz and pop fans alike. Malta is known to many as “the man of 7 instruments.” When you … Continued
Marimbanda Is Back! It has been a few years — 14 years to be precise — since the last album Marimbanda was released. The wait is over. Marimbanda is back, and the new album is most definitely worth its wait. … Continued
The Dark Side of the Samba It was between the two world wars that the cinema noir started to develop. Although a minimalistic film technique was used, the main characteristics of the movies were to be found in its sentiments. … Continued
Perfect again! Mandolin player Hamilton de Holanda never sleeps. If he’s not on tour somewhere in the world, then he can be found in a recording studio. For this album, Hamilton combined the two: he recorded the album in studios … Continued
The Perfect Birthday Party What to do on your birthday when you get 70? Why not do a concert with some of your good friends in one of Brazil’s most beautiful venues? Of course, such a celebration isn’t given to many … Continued
A Natural Merge The flute has a special place in Brazilian music. A Bossa Nova arrangement that includes a flute solo is far beyond cool and perfectly embodies what is so Brazilian in that track. Whether it is Altamiro Carrilho, … Continued
A More Than Impressive US Debut Since he moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1998, the name of bassist André Vasconcellos (Brasília, 1979) started to show up on more and more albums. His solid reputation led to an increasing … Continued
Artistic Excellence If you only have a dozen contemporary Brazilian CDs, chances are Luiz Brasil’s name is listed in one of them. Producer and prolific arranger always in high demand with the best in Brazilian music, Luiz Brasil (Bahia, … Continued
Romantic Pop It does not come to me as a surprise that Simone’s follow-up album to Amigo É Casa is another incursion into a pop repertoire. Like other similar releases of the Cigarra, e.g., Seda Pura (2001), Na Veia … Continued
Irresistibly Intoxicating Besides arrangements and performers, certain musical genres are so irresistible that no matter what mood you’re in, upon listening to that type of music you feel an uncontrollable urge to get more involved with it. Alma do … Continued
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