:: Reviewing Brazilian Music We Like Since September 7, 2002 ::
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Musical Affinity A regular performer in Canada since 2005, Fernanda Cunha chose to explore the musical affinities between her homeland and that country in her fourth album appropriately entitled Brasil Canadá. Having performed in the Vancouver International Jazz Festival as … Continued
A Minas Daughter Debut By way of Philadelphia and now based in Austin, Texas, Anne Simoni hails from Minas Gerais in central Brazil. With admitted influences from Caetano Veloso, Milton Nascimento, Gilberto Gil and Maria Bethânia, Simoni’s debut album Minas … Continued
The Music in Fernando Pessoa Instrumentalist, composer and arranger Jardel Caetano has an impressive musical background. His education led him into the hands of acoustic classical guitarists Domingos Semenzato, Pedro Cameron and Henrique Pinto as well as Kollreither (aesthetics) … Continued
The Sum of Its Parts With years of experience in the New York City Brazilian jazz scene and having played with a who’s-who list of Brazilian artists, three very talented musicians got together to release Forests, a heavy Brazilian … Continued
Multi-Instrumentalist Shines Two of André Mehmari’s previous works have been featured here — Piano & Voz and Continuous Friendship — but with De Árvores e Valsas, André shows yet two more fascinating sides to his music and artistry: multi-instrumentalist and composer. Though he had … Continued
New Names in a Strong Debut What is known as Brazilian Popular Music (MPB, música popular brasileira) is an ever-growing market. Just when one thinks the market has exhausted its influence in Brazilian music, a new name appears on … Continued
Unpretentiously Pleasing The first time I heard about Paulinho Garcia was with his 2000 choro CD with Julie Koidin Dois no Choro, a nice release with some Brazilian classic choros. Following that release, Paulinho’s name continued to appear in … Continued
Extraordinary Women Caetano Veloso’s “Gatas Extraordinárias” song captures the essence of Simone and Zélia Duncan’s live recording Amigo É Casa very well. The two performers have had a solid career with their individual albums. With this 2008 CD and … Continued
A Few Surprises The repertoire in Live at JazzBaltica might not be totally brand new, but the sound Trio da Paz creates with guest vibraphonist/composer Joe Locke is all smooth and captivating. The Trio pulls a few … Continued
Standard and New Bossa Sergio Augusto deprived us listeners from his acoustic guitar and soothing vocals far too long. In 2005, he made a triumphal come back with Tudo Que Arde, Cura. Four years later, he gives us an … Continued
A Tribute to the Music of the 1940s & 1950s Some things are definitely worth waiting for. Samba Meets Boogie Woogie was recorded in May and June 2006, but post-production took nearly two years. Finally, the album was released in … Continued
Candlelight Romance Romance has been a constant in the recent albums released by Rosa Passos. Her 2001 Me and My Heart, 2003 Entre Amigos and 2006 Rosa all bear some resemblance to this latest CD. In addition to being very … Continued
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