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A Heartwarming Tribute — With the album Viola Perfumosa, musicians Ceumar, Lui Coimbra and Paulo Freire pay tribute to an outside Brazil lesser known icon in Brazilian music: Ignez Magdalena Aranha de Lima “Inezita” Barroso (1925 – 2015). Although from … Continued
No Room for Doubt Sometimes it’s surprising when an instrumentalist releases a solo album. Lui Coimbra is a good example of such a surprise. For decades the Rio born cellist was a remarkably well talented musician, accompanying great singers such … Continued
A World of Brazil — It’s been a while since Ceumar stopped by here at MúsicaBrasileira.org. Of course there was Viola Perfumosa (a project with Lui Coimbra (cello) and Paulo Freire (viola caipira)) in 2018, but for Ceumar’s last album … Continued
Only 20 Years — On July 1st and 2nd, 2016, singer, guitarist and composer Vanderli “Vander Lee” Catarina hit the stage in Rio de Janeiro. There, at the beautiful Espaço Tom Jobim, he performed and overview of his twenty-year career … Continued
Going Her Own Way With Pra Mim Você É Lindo Katia Bronstein (Rio, 1965) is back in the Musicland. We had to do without a new cd for about 5 years; it’s good to hear her again. Right away, Katia’s warm voice and … Continued
A Solid Release — When I heard that Marianna Leporace was working on a new project last year, I got curious about it. My expectations began to grow as I went back to her previous releases and re-listened to gems such … Continued
Stellar and Well-Deserved Support Having a long list of special guests in any particular album is a good way to attract attention to a new release. When that guest list is backed up by a solid repertoire that includes … Continued
Ten Beautifully Performed Songs The year 2008 has been brightened up with a striking amount of good cds. Dez Canções deserves to be high on that list. Adriana Maciel delivers a timeless piece of work that’s characterized by very good … Continued
At Home With Friends As Mário Sève writes in the liner notes for Casa de Todo Mundo, “this album has been in the works for quite some time.” He continues and says that “surprisingly, everything I had imagined has … Continued
A Talented Songwriter For the follow up cd for his “live” guitar and vocals album, Vander Lee again used the convenience of a recording studio. New own compositions were recorded with the help of Ivan Corrêa (bass), Giuliano Fernandes … Continued
Rock Ballads and Pop Songs Zeca Baleiro or, as it would be in English, Zeca the Confectioner, does honour his name. During his musical career, which started in 1997 with his debut album Por Onde Andará Stephen Fry?, Zeca … Continued
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