Simone: Pedaços
Stardom! If some people thought that Face A Face had not yet made Simone a big star in Brazilian popular music, Pedaços came to disband any doubts about her name. A highly anticipated release because of the tremendous … Continued
Simone: Liberdade
Remixes Even though the music selection is good, Liberdade was a mere collection with remixed recordings. The only new track was “Liberdade, Liberdade/O Amanhã,” a live recording produced by Sérgio Carvalho. This is a release for collectors. … Continued
Simone: Desejos
Great Arrangements The repertoire here, produced by Mazola, is excellent, including songs by João Bosco, Chico Buarque, Sueli Costa, Ivan Lins and the super sensual return with Roberto Carlos and Erasmo Carlos’s “Eu Preciso de Você.” Simone displays … Continued
Simone: Delírios, Delícias
Paulinho da Viola Comes By A Sérgio de Carvalho production, Delírios, Delícias featured arrangements by Lincoln Olivetti, Dori Caymmi, Djavan, Eduardo Souto Neto, Luiz Avelar and Chiquinho de Moraes. Guest musicians included Cristóvão Bastos, Djavan, Márcio Montarroyos, Paulinho … Continued
Simone: Corpo e Alma
Uneven Another Mazola production, this was an unfortunate release. With ups and downs in the repertoire, Corpo e Alma also showed a significant lack of Brazilian musicians — even though Roupa Nova did some background vocals. David Foster, … Continued
Steve Sacks: First Dream
A Garden of Pleasure Brazilian music, whether vocal or instrumental, seems to have world appeal. Whether in New York or Japan, you will likely find excellent musicians promoting what is best about Brazilian music. Sometimes the performers are Brazilian … Continued
Josee Koning: Recorded In Rio
Star-Studded Musical Gift — If in Brazil artists get stuck recording and releasing live albums with nothing or hardly anything new, where are the audiences turning to for new and innovative projects? One answer is the international market, and among … Continued
Morelenbaum2/Sakamoto: A Day in New York
Breathless Again! Jobim is home, again. One of 2002’s best releases, Casa, has a follow-up cd that is bound to leave you breathless again. A Day in New York picks up where Casa left off and takes you to … Continued
Celia Malheiros
Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Celia Malheiros is a prolific composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and impressive singer. Her music covers a wide range of Brazilian music genres including samba, bossa nova, choro, baião, frevo and indigenous music just to name a … Continued
Celia Malheiros: Sempre Crescendo
Poetry and Music If you know anything at all about Brazilian music, the first thing that will get your attention in looking at Celia Malheiros’s debut album, Sempre Crescendo, is the name of Hermeto Pascoal on the cover. That name alone … Continued
2002 Retrospective
From Água de Moringa to Zé Renato – Some of What I’ve Listened to in 2002… It appears that the recording industry in Brazil changed gears in 2002. Besides the obvious new releases, and as a replacement to the … Continued
Vasco Debritto: Interview
A Brazilian in the Land of the Rising Sun Born in the state of São Paulo, Vasco Debritto is a Brazilian artist now living in Tokyo, Japan, where he keeps a very busy schedule. Debritto started his musical career at … Continued
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