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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
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
— Antônio Carlos Gomes Belchior Fontenelle Fernandes, or Belchior, as he was simply known in the Brazilian musical scene, was born in Sobral (Oct. 26, 1946) in the northeast state of Ceará, Brazil. He was a founding member of the … Continued
A Voice for the Ages! Can saudade be accurately defined? Arguably not. Most people believe that the Brazilian word for deep, almost painful, longing and nostalgia is a feeling that offers no direct translation in any other language. Instead of trying … Continued
A World of Sounds It’s hard to describe this album. The collaboration between the percussionists duo Soukast (Simone Sou and Guilherme Kastrup) and pianist Benjamim Taubkin is full of surprises. The musical conversation between the artists covers an interesting variety … Continued
Classics at Ease — Boston based duo Anna Borges and Bill Ward, or Receita de Samba, have released their first album, and it comes packed with Brazilian classics. Although it is a comfortable and safe proposition for this undertaking, their … Continued
A Fountain of Songs I do not know how many times I have read about some Brazilian performers complaining about the lack of good and original music for new albums. As a result of that, we have half … Continued
The Meeting of Two (Music) Worlds Sometimes you’re at a concert and then you think: “I hope they’re recording this,” especially when the line-up is an occasional one. This is what happened to me when Ceumar and the Mike … Continued
The Legacy of a Unique Musician It must have touched the hearts of many musicians and music lovers when the sad news was spread about the untimely death of percussionist Ramiro José Musotto (Sept. 11, 2009, Salvador da Bahia, … Continued
Continuing Her Journey The career of singer Zélia Duncan (1964, Niterói) is like a long journey which started somewhere in the early 1980s. Once in a while Zélia goes on a side trip to do some sightseeing. She went … Continued
Simply Beautiful There are vocalists who invite a phonebook full of musicians to accompany them on the recording of an album. And then there are singers who need only a few well chosen instrumentalists to come up with a … Continued
Having Fun It makes sense that Dutch singer Josee Koning chose to feature Nosso Trio on her new album Bem Brasileiro. Like the Brazilian trio [Nelson Faria (guitar), Ney Conceição (bass) and Kiko Freitas (drums)], Josee also is in full … Continued
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