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Bossa Nova High No matter what naysayers might want to imply, the truth is that Bossa Nova will never die. The light keeps burning and maintaining Bossa Nova alive and well. The good thing is that in spite of … Continued
A Winning Combination Following its 2003 debut, Beautiful Horizon, Japan-based Minaswing comes back with a winning formula of original songs and well-known pieces by Milton Nascimento and other songwriters from the state of Minas Gerais (the famous … Continued
New Wiz Strikes Again With each new album Jovino Santos Neto releases, he continues his amazing trajectory to solidify his position as a first-rate Brazilian instrumentalist, and at the same time he stays close to his roots as … Continued
Brazilian Music Digest Is it possible to summarize a century of Brazilian music in one hundred recordings? After reading André Domingues’s enjoyable book Os 100 Melhores CDs da MPB (The 100 Best CDs in Brazilian Music), you might just think … Continued
A Touch of Class Though the acoustic guitar has a special place in Brazilian music and has some remarkable performers — Dilermando Reis, Garoto, Guinga, Marco Pereira, Raphael Rabello, Ricardo Silveira, Romero Lubambo and many others — one cannot forget the importance of … Continued
Starting Well Sometimes good things do come from very unexpected places. Take, for example, the TV show Fama from Globo TV in Brazil. The show is similar to American Idol in which contestants struggle for a chance to make … Continued
Brazil from the Inside Some songs have the power to stay in our hearts and minds long after we first hear them. Those songs mark a moment, make you think of someone special or touch you in more ways than … Continued
Pure Art Nearly five years ago, Maria do Céu released Choros do Ceará, a captivating album with music by Cearense composer Francisco Soares de Souza (Quixadá, CE, 1907 – Fortaleza, CE, 1986). Finding Souza’s music was one of those … Continued
Worth Its Wait Some good things in life are indeed like best kept secrets. For example, Cartola, the famous Mangueira composer, had many of his compositions recorded by other artists, but his first full solo release only happened in … Continued
At Last! Some things are worth waiting for almost a lifetime. EmCantos Geraes is a perfect example. With a repertoire rich with the Minas Gerais musical tradition, this album deserves wider recognition. Recorded in the historical Estúdio Maestro Alceo … Continued
An Artistic Gift If I were asked to define Espiritu in only one word, majestic would be my appraisal. Brazilian pianist Guilherme Vergueiro teams up with seven-string guitarist Carlos dos Santos to release this timeless album. From the opening track, … Continued
Classic Tania Maria! Dynamic, innovative, energetic, soulful — these are some terms often associated with the incomparable Brazilian talent of Tania Maria. Probably better known outside of her homeland, Maria is indeed a very strong and creative force. Her enthusiasm … Continued
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