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From the Founders of the Manguebeat This is the third album by Nação Zumbi after Chico Science, already one more than they recorded with the late musical innovator. The group has a reputation to hold since they were kind … 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
Playing It Safe This year one of the most successful pop bands in Brazil celebrates 20 years of existence. That is indeed something to mention. Thus, it was a good opportunity to combine the jubilee with the invitation by … 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
A Mature Repertoire Just for the fun of it, Paula Toller wanted to do a solo album. The singer from Kid Abelha was given the opportunity by Warner, and started to pick out the songs she wanted to record. … Continued
Deserving of a Wider Audience Kali C is one of the new bright stars on the horizon of modern Brazilian music. Kali is from Niterói, RJ, and seems to know exactly what she wants. What the “C” stands for? No … Continued
Samba-Rap This Carioca girl (born September 8th, 1961) grew up in a more than average environment: house with a swimming pool near Jardim Botânico in Rio. Not many problems. Took ballet lessons at 9; went to study architecture at … 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
Only Hits Baixada Fluminense is the birthplace of this samba-reggae band. Reggae was the main music you heard in this rather aggressive neighborhood. Cidade Negra was one of the many bands exploring that music. Their lyrics didn’t lie about … Continued
A Nice Tribute Born in 1963 in Porto Alegre, Renato Borghetti (Borghettinho) started playing at age 10, while at age 15 the stage was professionally hit. Record-wise he can’t complain about the sales. His first album (1984) sold 100.000 … Continued
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