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Beyond Timeless Classics I will tip my hat off to Mário Sève and David Ganc — and I don’t even wear hats! Before you start thinking “oh no another Pixinguinha album,” let me reassure you this is not anything … Continued
One of Year’s Best I first had the pleasure of discovering Carlos Zens when I was in Rio de Janeiro this past May. I attended one of the Projeto Pixinguinha shows at the Sala Funarte Sidney Miller. Projeto Pixinguinha, … Continued
A Promising Debut What started as a group of friends in 2001 evolved in what is now Aura Tropical, a band from São Paulo. Their original proposition was to innovate Brazilian music by performing well known songwriters in new … Continued
Voice and Guitar Ana Caram, Aparecida Silvino, Bebel Gilberto, Carol Saboya, Clarisse Grova, Elis Regina, Fátima Guedes, Gal Costa, Idilva Germano, Joyce, Leila Pinheiro, Maria Bethânia, Nana Caymmi, Rosa Passos, Simone, Simone Guimarães, Suely Costa, Zélia Duncan — unquestionable … Continued
Chico Buarque & Edu Lobo’s Beautiful Songs The first time I heard Chico Buarque and Edu Lobo’s soundtrack O Grande Circo Místico I liked it a lot, but I could not really put into words what it was that … Continued
An Original Debut Here is some of what was said about this debut album: “Rosa Passos’s little voice speaks of Bossa Nova and Tropicalism, samba and bolero. Rosa Passos simply goes beyond the traditional limits of a promising debut album.” … Continued
Smooth Samba Lives Here After three years since her last album with original songs (Pano Pra Manga), Rosa Passos released Morada do Samba with a good repertoire . Eight tracks here give listeners Rosa Passos’ fine songwriting … Continued
Something to Talk About Pano Pra Manga is another of Rosa Passos’ albums with a high content of original compositions with her collaborator Fernando de Oliveira. Rosa Passos’ name is in 10 of the 13 tracks. Besides Fernando … Continued
A Party Like No Other Festa is one of Rosa Passos most beloved albums. That could be easily understood because seven out of the 12 songs in the album are written by Rosa Passos herself along with her long-time … Continued
From the Heart A combination of new and old material, Me and My Heart is a heartwarming release featuring only Rosa Passos (voice and acoustic guitar) and Paulo Paulelli (bass and mouth percussion). Recorded in only 4 … Continued
Celebrating Bossa Nova Recording Tom Jobim has not been new for Rosa Passos. However, when it was time to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the birth of Bossa Nova, it became clear that just a few songs by Jobim … Continued
Bahia Sings Bahia The Dorival Caymmi rich repertoire has received many loving recordings. Among some of those memorable releases, I cite Gal Costa’s 1976 standout Gal Canta Caymmi, the 1993 Lumiar 3-CD all-star Songbook Dorival Caymmi , … Continued
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