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A Stage Full of Rock Paralamas de Sucesso is without any doubt among the most famous and important bands in Brazilian rock history. The trio with Herbert Vianna (guitar, vocals), Bi Ribeiro (bass) and João Barone (drums, background vocals) … Continued
Shared Fun The name Flávio “Teco” Padaratz won’t ring too many bells with Brazilian music lovers outside Brazil. Nevertheless, Teco is nothing less than world famous, not as a musician but as professional surfer. A very successful international career … 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
Visiting the Great Composers On Paisagem, her second album as a vocalist, the brave Cristina Braga decided to take the hard road. She chose to perform legendary Brazilian standards that already have been on the repertoire of many of … Continued
On-Line With Expectations It has been a while since Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira (Salvador de Bahia, 1942) showed up with a studio album (Quanta, 1997). Of course, the past five years he was enthusiastically busy with his job as … Continued
Going Classic On Extra de Vários three musicians with exceptional skills in a wide variety of music styles dive into a classic repertoire to give it their own interpretation. Leader of the trio is pianist, composer, arranger Gilson Peranzzetta … Continued
50 Years of Bossa Nova A few years after a very successful commemoration of Tropicalismo (see also: Os Mutantes Ao Vivo), the beautiful Barbican Center in London, England, was now host of a 50 Years of Bossa Nova … Continued
Finding Her Way in Music After her first successful release Arrebol, Aline de Lima shows up with a nice successor. Arrebol benefited from the presence of producer Vinícius Cantuária and some members of his band. On this second release, Açaí, Aline shows up with her own … Continued
Fizzling Out The guys from Cidade Negra take it easy on their latest and maybe last album. It’s a concert registration of the show they did with music that dominated their youth. Older Brazilian pop songs are dusted off … Continued
Honoring the Music of Edu Lobo Mauro Senise is one of Brazil’s settled names in instrumental music. The saxophonist (alto and soprano)/ flutist from Rio de Janeiro (1950) has an impressive career which even seems to get more impressive … Continued
The Simplicity of the Cymbal It’s mostly outside Brazil that the news about a new cd from Vinícius Cantuária is celebrated. Nevertheless, the multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer from Manaus, Amazonas (1951) stays very close to the music from his … Continued
The Choros of Villa-Lobos If people are talking about Brazil and the words “Classical Music” and “composer” are used in the same sentence, chances are reasonable that they’re talking about Heitor Villa-Lobos. Born in Rio de Janeiro (1887), Heitor Villa-Lobos … Continued
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