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A Classic Is Born! — She has recorded songbooks for some of the most treasured and respected songwriters in Brazilian music. Her 2004 Dois Corações featured the music of Johnny Alf and Sueli Costa. Next was the 2007 Zíngaro, where … Continued
Seeing and Experiencing the Magic! In existence since 1994, the group Fato has called Curitiba, the capital city of the southern state of Paraná in Brazil, its home. With five CDs released and nine live shows to date, the … Continued
A Desert Island Album The year 2012 marked the 30th anniversary of Elis Regina’s death. One of the world’s most remarkable voices (see NPR’s 50 Great Voices), Elis died too young — barely 37 years of age (Rio Grande … Continued
An Album with Character The nicest moments for music fans are the ones when they’re blown away by surprise. This new album by Delia Fischer might create such a moment of happiness for many music hungry souls. Presente is … Continued
In Good Company When an artist takes time to get involved profoundly with the culture and music of a foreign country, the results can be amazing. Suddenly, the music performed at a live concert or CD bears the same musical … 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 Decade of Participations Ten years ago, in 1997 Zeca Baleiro was introduced to the Brazilian audience by Gal Costa on her successful album Acústico MTV. That same year Zeca released his first solo album Por Onde Andará Stephen … Continued
Timeless! Trama has presented us with another treasure from the Elis Regina discography and filmography. Based in part on the last show that Elis Regina performed, Saudades do Brasil, this DVD was produced by Globo TV network in Brazil … Continued
Also Making It the Acoustic Way When Lenine was asked by MTV to participate in their unplugged series, he decided to make something special of it by inviting some less obvious guests from all over the world. Of course … Continued
Affectionately Smooth Whereas many performers shy away from opening an album without any instrumentation, Rosa Passos pulls all the stops singing Garoto’s “Duas Contas” a cappella as the very first track in Rosa. Garoto’s lyrics take center stage. With a … Continued
Smooth Samba Lives Here After three years since her last album with original songs (Pano Pra Manga), Rosa Passos released Morada do Samba with a good repertoire . Eight tracks here give listeners Rosa Passos’ fine songwriting … Continued
Something to Talk About Pano Pra Manga is another of Rosa Passos’ albums with a high content of original compositions with her collaborator Fernando de Oliveira. Rosa Passos’ name is in 10 of the 13 tracks. Besides Fernando … Continued
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