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Coming from the Heart Susanna Sharpe has delighted Austin (Texas) audiences for a few years now. Formerly associated with the Samba Police (together they released an album, A Música das Almas, 1993), she is a constant presence in the … Continued
Wishing for More The year was 1962. Prior to the historic Carnegie Hall Bossa Nova concert, that same year, Oscar Castro-Neves met a young American musician named Paul Winter. An instant kinship, as Castro-Neves defines it, was formed. Brazil’s … Continued
A Promising Vocalist During the first half of the 90’s, when Iara Silveira Figueiredo (1967, Rio de Janeiro) lived in the USA, she studied at the Boston School of Fashion Design as well as at the Musicians Institute in … Continued
Fluid Passion Casa de Oceano, Simone Guimarães’ fifth solo album, marks her debut in her new label, Biscoito Fino. The album concept can be summed up in the verses Simone Guimarães chose to introduce the CD. She … Continued
Caipira Music One of the many styles in Brazilian music is called caipira. It leads us to the inland of Minas Gerais. Caipira is a life style that survived the times when the Portuguese immigrants and the local Indians … Continued
From a Creative Artist I think I would definitely stay ahead if I did not say anything about this release. However, that would not be fair to you. Suffice it to say that whatever I write here will not … Continued
Swimming Upstream Born on July 12, 1966, in Santa Rosa de Viterbo (São Paulo countryside), Simone Vagnini Guimarães is more than a Brazilian music singer. She also writes some of the music she sings, and her repertoire covers … Continued
Live Enchantment Multi-talented singer/songwriter Luiz Simas is like a chameleon. He has performed with Brazilian artists including Raul Seixas, Roberto Carlos, Elza Soares (was her musical director when she performed at the Village), Lobão, Ritchie and many others. He … Continued
A Promising New Star Since the late Suba made his mark in Brazilian music with his anthological 2000 album São Paulo Confessions, electronic and experimental music found its niche in Brazil. Suba’s untimely death in 1999 left a void, … Continued
When Friends Meet I can still recall the first time I heard Rosa Passos. The song “Verão,” from her release Pano Pra Manga (1996), made an indelible mark in my mind. “Verão” has kept its place … Continued
A Class Act! What can be better than having a new Cesar Camargo Mariano CD? Two of his albums, of course. Not only do we have a brand new recording with Duo, but there is also the long awaited … Continued
Some people like to think of Rosa Passos as the female João Gilberto. Comparisons will not work, though. She possesses one of the most beautiful voices in Brazilian music, and she is a superb guitarist and excellent songwriter, too. Official … Continued
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