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A Healthy Sense of Humor Pedro Luís (1960) is an obstinate musician who rapidly found his way in the Brazilian music scene. Sometimes, though, he and his band tend to sound a bit chaotic to me. Vocals drown a … Continued
Surprising Consequences Marina Lima (born September 1955) is a very complex person. She seems to keep on searching for what she actually wants in life. Which makes her complex. As a person she struggled through a few relationships with … Continued
Loaded with Jewels Chico César launched his fifth album, Respeitem Meus Cabelos, Brancos. Although he always seems to have a “bad-hair day,” he sure deserves respect (a cliche easy to make of course!). This album is another beauty. The typical … Continued
Wonderful Guitarists The O Som do Barzinho CDs by Renato Vargas turned out to be a wonderful success. That success is still going on with follow-up CD’s, which apparently alerted Universal to do something like-wise with better known singers: Um Barzinho, … Continued
A Shade of Nostalgia Warner Music Brasil finally released this album (1980) on CD (2001), as part of their series Warner Arquivos. This band is great. Pepeu Gomes on guitar, Didi Gomes on bass and Jorginho Gomes on … Continued
A Tribute to Gaúcho Music 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) … Continued
A New Talent How about a treasure from Belém (situated on the mouth of the Amazon)? Her name is Iva Rothe-Neves: songwriter, singer, keyboard player or simply an all-around musician. She released her first solo project (recorded between July … Continued
World and Bahian Accents The musicians Caetano gathered for his Noites do Norte tour were among the best! Davi Moraes (guitar, bandolim), Pedro Sá (bass and guitars), Cesinha (drums) and four super percussionists: Marcio Vittor, Andre Júnior, Eduardo Josino … Continued
Another Beauty Chico César launched his fifth album, Respeitem Meus Cabelos, Brancos. Although he always seems to have a “bad-hair day,” he sure deserves respect (a cliche easy to make of course!). This album is another beauty. The typical … Continued
Focusing on Music Kátia Bronstein (born in Rio) is creative on a wide scale of artistic activities: she’s an actress, dancer, singer and composer. Although I don’t know about her dancing and acting, I DO know I’m happy she … 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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