À Deriva: À Deriva
29 Aug 2006

À Deriva: À Deriva

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It seems to be an ever lasting story. Like in the rest of the world, Jazz isn’t much talked about in Brazil either. This music style is very often qualified with the unrewarding subtitle “musician’s music”. This is, of course, nonsense. Nevertheless, it’s an extra difficulty its artists have to deal with. Also the small legion of jazz lovers often has to go through serious problems finding the heroes it treasures, since not seldom are the best releases the independent ones. À Deriva is no exception.

Fernanda Abreu: MTV Ao Vivo
23 Jul 2006

Fernanda Abreu: MTV Ao Vivo

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20 Years of Samba-Funk   Rio’s samba-funk singer Fernanda Abreu (1961) prefers the convenience of a recording studio. Yet, in these times of DVDs, the need to do a live album is almost obvious. MTV seduced Fernanda to forget about … Continued

Aline de Lima: Arrebol
5 Jul 2006

Aline de Lima: Arrebol

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Saudades do Brasil With the release of Arrebol a dream comes true for singer Aline de Lima. Born in Caxias (Maranhão; 1978) in the northeast of Brazil, Aline moved to Stockholm, Sweden at age 19 and later to Paris, France. … Continued

Marco André: Beat Iú
4 Jun 2006

Marco André: Beat Iú

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Saving the Sounds of the Amazon   Good music touches a sensitive chord, and I have to admit that Marco André’s music does that to me. It all comes together for me: tradition, contemporary accents, fantastic musicianship, originality and not … Continued

Sambajazz Trio: Agora Sim!
9 Apr 2006

Sambajazz Trio: Agora Sim!

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Piano-Bass-Drum Tradition   With this album the Sambajazz Trio pays tribute to the good old piano-bass-drums tradition that used to be present in Brazil’s major cities. As a contradiction, the success of those trios was the beginning of the end. … Continued

Marco André: Amazônia Groove
4 Apr 2006

Marco André: Amazônia Groove

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Saving the Amazon   Although it’s an important ingredient in Brazilian music, there’s still little attention paid to the music that comes from the Amazon region. Iva Rothe is one of those treasures from Belém Here we have another one: … Continued

Thedy Corrêa: Loopcínio
16 Mar 2006

Thedy Corrêa: Loopcínio

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Samba in Disguise   One of the most popular bands in the pop history of Porto Alegre is no doubt Nenhum de Nós. Since 1986 this band earned success with their music that’s influenced by the English and North American … Continued

Gal Costa: Hoje
24 Dec 2005

Gal Costa: Hoje

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Discovering New Talent   Among the many great vocalists in Brazil, Gal Costa conquered herself a special place in the Brazilian music history. When the 60-year-old singer from Salvador was in her teens, it already became clear she was destined … Continued