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The Force of Samba Close to his 2007 release, New York Samba Jazz Quintet, Hendrik Meurkens wasted no time with this energetic follow-up, his 17th solo album. As the CD name implies, you can be sure you will find here … Continued
Going Classic On Extra de Vários three musicians with exceptional skills in a wide variety of music styles dive into a classic repertoire to give it their own interpretation. Leader of the trio is pianist, composer, arranger Gilson Peranzzetta … Continued
Irresistibly Intoxicating Besides arrangements and performers, certain musical genres are so irresistible that no matter what mood you’re in, upon listening to that type of music you feel an uncontrollable urge to get more involved with it. Alma do … Continued
Finding Her Way in Music After her first successful release Arrebol, Aline de Lima shows up with a nice successor. Arrebol benefited from the presence of producer Vinícius Cantuária and some members of his band. On this second release, Açaí, Aline shows up with her own … Continued
Celebrating Bossa Nova The story might seem familiar to some: Brazilian singer meets U.S. musician, fall in love and create music. That is what happened in 2000, when Andrea Moraes moved from Rio de Janeiro to St. Petersburg, Florida. Two … Continued
Fizzling Out The guys from Cidade Negra take it easy on their latest and maybe last album. It’s a concert registration of the show they did with music that dominated their youth. Older Brazilian pop songs are dusted off … Continued
Twice as Good With his first two albums — Meia-Noite, Meio-Dia (2003) and Chico Pinheiro (2005) — Chico Pinheiro had already pretty much convinced me of his artistic abilities as a guitarist and composer. The right choice of music and … Continued
Music and Substance Some albums are made to be heard, and that way they are pleasing in so many ways: the music, the arrangements, the musicians. Other albums are meant to challenge your hearing pleasure by going beyond the … Continued
Honoring the Music of Edu Lobo Mauro Senise is one of Brazil’s settled names in instrumental music. The saxophonist (alto and soprano)/ flutist from Rio de Janeiro (1950) has an impressive career which even seems to get more impressive … Continued
Brazilian Kisses São Paulo native, Maria Farinha has worked with an impressive list of Brazilian stars, including Manfredo Fest, Romero Lubambo, Gilberto Gil, Nailor Proveta, Thiago Espírito Santo and Sizão Machado as well as international jazz musicians, such as … Continued
The Simplicity of the Cymbal It’s mostly outside Brazil that the news about a new cd from Vinícius Cantuária is celebrated. Nevertheless, the multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer from Manaus, Amazonas (1951) stays very close to the music from his … Continued
Rocking the Eighties This is a DVD many Paralamas fans have been waiting for. Not only have the fans, the guys from Paralamas do Sucesso enjoyed the release, too. The trio considers their appearance at the first edition of … Continued
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