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Not Your Typical Regional Album Brazilian music never ceases to amaze me. Whenever I am getting bored with repetitions that established artists insist on recording, I come face to face with new values and, better yet, new music. Case in … Continued
Back at Home Simone is back at EMI Brasil, where most critics agree she had her best years. This album seems to be getting a lot of positive response from the critics. It also seems Simone has already … Continued
Brazilian Legend! With more than twenty-five albums released to date, Brazilian guitarist wonder Paulinho Nogueira made his debut on a U.S. label in 1999. Malandro Records’ new Legends of Brazil series presents Paulinho Nogueira’s Reflexões. Born in Campinas (state … Continued
A Sure Pleaser I have always been a fan of Brazilian vocal groups. In the 1970s, names such as Quarteto em Cy and MPB-4 were common household names. Their tight harmonies and sometimes exquisite multi-layered vocal arrangements were captivating … Continued
With Sacha Amback, Dunga and Marcos Suzano The musical career of Paulinho Moska is an interesting one to follow. From his first solo album (Vontade; 1993) till now, he went through quite some artistic changes. Born in Rio de … Continued
A Very Talented Band In the 1960’s and the 1970’s it was quite normal to “discover” new groups with very young musicians. They were inventive, talented and a joy to listen to. Next the music world was dominated by … Continued
The Right Ingredients There must be a music gene characteristic of the state of Bahia in northeast Brazil. How else would you explain so many important names in Brazilian music, such as Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, João Gilberto, Maria … Continued
A Gift of Love Singer, song writer and choral conductor Aparecida Silvino has been making music in her native Fortaleza (capital city of the northeast state of Ceará) even before she was able to read. She began voice … Continued
A Powerhouse Debut! Jazzinho, for those not familiar with the Portuguese language structure, is a hybrid word deriving from Jazz and the Portuguese suffix, “-inho,” which denotes small. sweet. The name well defines the European group Jazzinho, an ensemble that … Continued
An Introduction Like No Other Whether you are already familiar with Brazilian music or this is your first time listening to this fascinating and rhythmic genre of World Music, Brasileiro will most definitely appeal to your taste. Compiling a multi-artist release can … Continued
Let the Party Begin! With a country as vast as Brazil, it is no wonder that some musical genres do not get as much air play as others. Take, for example, samba and bossa nova. Just about everyone in … Continued
Top Hat Sambas Not many composers in Brazilian music are so intrinsically associated with Samba and its history as is Angenor de Oliveira, or Cartola (October 11, 1908 – November 30, 1980). Not only was he responsible for creating … Continued
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