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Infectious Mix Since 1991 the band Skank from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, hit the Brazilian music scene with an infectious mix of reggae, ska, pop and ballads. As their influences, the band likes to refer to the English and … Continued
Passionate Bass Labeling can be misleading sometimes. When you look at Aprendiz and read the first line in the notes, you are likely to be confused. It says: Aprendiz – aquele que busca o caminho. (Benvinda D’Angelo) [Apprentice – … Continued
Samba in Review The Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira defines “teatro de revista” as Gênero de teatro musicado surgido no Rio de Janeiro na segunda metade do século XIX. […] Tinha como característica passar em revista os … Continued
Double the Fun! With a recording career that started in the early 70’s, it is no surprise that Azymuth has maintained a privileged position in the Brazilian jazz fusion scene. The creator of the “Samba Doido” (crazy samba), … Continued
High Expectations Milton Nascimento’s highly anticipated album Nascimento finally reached the world market on June 10, 1997. Initially scheduled for an earlier street date, Nascimento was delayed because of a documentary that Warner Bros. wanted to release about Milton … Continued
All Music and No Noise Originally released in Brazil at the end of 1996 as a two-CD set, Marisa Monte’s A Great Noise (Barulhinho Bom was the title in Portuguese) is available as a single CD in the international … Continued
Contemplative Originally recorded in 2000 as a limited release for a fundraising effort to the Nossa Senhora da Purificação church, Cânticos, Preces, Súplicas à Senhora dos Jardins do Céu is both typically Maria Bethânia and different from anything she … Continued
A Fundamental Recording As cartas de amor, se há amor, têm de ser ridículas. (Love letters, if there is love, must be ridiculous – from Álvaro de Campos’s poem “Todas as Cartas de Amor São”) Carnegie Hall, Saturday, … Continued
Passionate Renditions Released in Brazil in the fall of 1996, Maria Bethânia’s Âmbar received world-wide distribution through MetroBlue. This CD marked Bethânia’s 50th birthday and followed her two previous best-selling CDs and video production of a Canecão show in … Continued
Magnificent! I often think that what makes a song Brazilian goes beyond melody, instrumentation, and rhythm. There is also that special Brazilian way, the jeitinho brasileiro, to capture music and make it distinctly Brazilian. Furthermore, there are lyrics. Yes, … Continued
Brazilian Music in Israel Brazilian music truly covers the globe. We’ve all heard of Brazilian music being made in all corners of the world, but I guess there was one corner almost overlooked. I found that out when I … Continued
A Musical Evolution Papo Macaco marks the evolution of the path of life from Davi Moraes from beginning to play music, via performing until composing and recording. This musical evolution of the tall musician passed many stations. It began … Continued
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