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Kees Schoof Chats with Josee Koning When you listen to Brazilian Music, it isn’t hard to tell whether the singer is from Brazil or not. Sometimes, however, you can’t tell the difference. Josee Koning is from Holland, but sounds like … Continued
Playing It Safe This year one of the most successful pop bands in Brazil celebrates 20 years of existence. That is indeed something to mention. Thus, it was a good opportunity to combine the jubilee with the invitation by … Continued
A Mature Repertoire Just for the fun of it, Paula Toller wanted to do a solo album. The singer from Kid Abelha was given the opportunity by Warner, and started to pick out the songs she wanted to record. … Continued
Deserving of a Wider Audience Kali C is one of the new bright stars on the horizon of modern Brazilian music. Kali is from Niterói, RJ, and seems to know exactly what she wants. What the “C” stands for? No … Continued
Samba-Rap This Carioca girl (born September 8th, 1961) grew up in a more than average environment: house with a swimming pool near Jardim Botânico in Rio. Not many problems. Took ballet lessons at 9; went to study architecture at … Continued
Only Hits Baixada Fluminense is the birthplace of this samba-reggae band. Reggae was the main music you heard in this rather aggressive neighborhood. Cidade Negra was one of the many bands exploring that music. Their lyrics didn’t lie about … Continued
A Nice Tribute Born in 1963 in Porto Alegre, Renato Borghetti (Borghettinho) started playing at age 10, while at age 15 the stage was professionally hit. Record-wise he can’t complain about the sales. His first album (1984) sold 100.000 … Continued
Omnipresent Suba Tributo is the obvious title of a CD that leaves very little surprise about its contents. Although it is remarkable that the artist himself is included on his tribute album, too. Mitar Subotic was born in 1961 in … Continued
A Healthy Sense of Humor Pedro Luís (1960) is an obstinate musician who rapidly found his way in the Brazilian music scene. Sometimes, though, he and his band tend to sound a bit chaotic to me. Vocals drown a … Continued
Surprising Consequences Marina Lima (born September 1955) is a very complex person. She seems to keep on searching for what she actually wants in life. Which makes her complex. As a person she struggled through a few relationships with … Continued
Loaded with Jewels Chico César launched his fifth album, Respeitem Meus Cabelos, Brancos. Although he always seems to have a “bad-hair day,” he sure deserves respect (a cliche easy to make of course!). This album is another beauty. The typical … Continued
Wonderful Guitarists The O Som do Barzinho CDs by Renato Vargas turned out to be a wonderful success. That success is still going on with follow-up CD’s, which apparently alerted Universal to do something like-wise with better known singers: Um Barzinho, … Continued
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