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Beautiful Verses Stars, air, blue, sea, love — that is how Vasco Debritto’s kaleidoscope begins in Visions. With a daring gesture, Debritto opens the CD with heavy synthesizers. Even though that is a bit dissonant with the rest of … Continued
A Versatile Artist Vasco Debritto’s most recent release, Praia dos Corais, is a very polished album from beginning to end. The same quality in presentation seen in VIsions is maintained and the arrangements are better and more refined. By … Continued
Originally from the Netherlands, Josee fell in love with Brazilian music in the 1970′s. Her command of the Portuguese language is remarkable. Her singing is passionately touching and heartwarming. Tribute to Antonio Carlos Jobim (1995) Dois Mundos (Two Worlds) (1998) Interview (2002) Recorded … Continued
A Broader and Very Solid Repertoire Three years after having released her tribute to Tom Jobim, Josee Koning repeated the feat of recording yet another good album of Brazilian songs. With special participations by Ivan Lins and Dori … Continued
A Well-Deserving Tribute Take a look at the CD cover… This was no ordinary tribute. It was a labor of love from Koning to one of the world’s most beloved songwriters. The chance Josee Koning had to meet Antonio … Continued
Um Chorão na Terra do Tio Sam A dedicação de Cliff Korman para a música brasileira continua com firmeza incansável. No ano 2000, ele foi destaque em um projeto com Andreas Vollenweider no dueto com Wagner Tiso e acompanhando … Continued
Os Anos Dourados O próprio nome do CD já é mais do que indicativo da música que se vai ouvir: música dançante dos tradicionais bailes do Rio de Janeiro. Trata-se de um retorno aos anos dourados dos cassinos e … Continued
Um mergulho no Artesanato Minimalista de Érico Baymma “Não gosto de rótulos, pois faço a música mais sincera que me vem naquele momento da composição.” Nestes últimos três anos, a música brasileira tem sofrido muito com a falta de bons … Continued
A Superlative Album! Brazilian northeastern music has been a well-kept secret for many years. Sometimes ostracized, neglected or called music for maids and taxi drivers (that was actually used as a subtitle for a CD a few years back), … Continued
What If Pixinguinha Met Duke Ellington? In the same way that the names of João Gilberto and Tom Jobim made an indelible mark on Bossa Nova, or Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil were two of the forces behind Tropicália, before … Continued
Pop and New A pop album and full of brand new songs, Seda Pura was supposed to take Simone into new directions. One can’t blame her for trying. I confess that when I first listened to the album, I was not … Continued
A Nice Debut Born in Rio de Janeiro and transplanted to Boston via the Berklee College of Music, Teresa Ines has been performing professionally since 1994. This live album showcases the many moods and styles in Ines’ voice. Like … Continued
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