Author Archives: Egídio Leitão

Brand New Repertoire     With a new repertoire and names such as Wagner Tiso, Cristóvão Bastos, Rafael Rabello, Carlinhos Brown, Fátima Guedes and superstar Julio Iglesias, Raio de Luz is an interesting release. One of the highlights is Clara … Continued

Critically Acclaimed    Produced by Hermínio Bello de Carvalho and under the musical direction of Maestro Gaya, Quatro Paredes began one of Simone’s best recording phases. Critics and fans alike agree that her recording in the seventies had a balance … Continued

Haunting Vocals     In Henrique Cazes’s words, Gotas d’Água was the release that projected Simone’s deep and warm voice nationally, and it calls attention to the number of top names involved in this production. From Mílton Nascimento and Hermínio … Continued

In the Beginning…   Some of the music appeared in other Simone releases, as is the case of “Qui nem Jiló” and “Nosso Amor Não Deu em Nada,” which were released the same year in Simone’s Quatro Paredes album. Simone … Continued

With Friends     It should be enough, perhaps, to simply point out that a show involving Simone, Leny Andrade, Ari Vilela and Márcia should be a good event. The singers do a good job, and the variety of the … Continued

A Release to the Foreign Market   This LP was originally released in Canada in 1973 and finally got a CD release in 2003. Simone only sings in the first four songs and the last. The remaining tracks are by … Continued

Outside of Brazil First A Milton Miranda production under Maestro Gaya’s direction, this first Simone recording was released outside of Brazil initially. Simone demonstrated a promising career based on the quality of the material she recorded. This first album included … Continued