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From the Heart A combination of new and old material, Me and My Heart is a heartwarming release featuring only Rosa Passos (voice and acoustic guitar) and Paulo Paulelli (bass and mouth percussion). Recorded in only 4 … Continued
An Impressive Album First off some trivia. Pedra Bonita has received four releases to date. The original album was first released in Japan in 1994 (BMG Victor). According to Adnet’s site, that album version lists only 15 tracks. “Ainda Não” … Continued
Coffee with the Trio There’s probably nothing more Brazilian than coffee and soccer. With Trio da Paz’s fourth release, Café, you will experience at least half of what is intrinsically Brazilian. This album is a knock-out production full … Continued
Celebrating 10 Years of Success “Ivete, Ivetinha, você é a rainha da Bahia”; Ivete, you’re the queen of Bahia. A declaration of affection that starts to make sense while listening to this lively concert registration. In her own infectious … Continued
Brazil’s Most American Crooner Dick Farney is without doubt a colourful person in the history of Brazilian popular music. His musical choice, a mix of Brazilian and American standards, made him an exceptional crooner. Born as Farnésio Dutra e Silva … Continued
To João, With Love An unabashed tribute to her idol João Gilberto, Amorosa is Rosa Passos’s latest work. Still hot on the trails of her successfully acclaimed 2003 collaboration with Ron Carter (Entre Amigos), Passos selected gems from the João … Continued
Paradise Found The first time I heard Pamela Driggs was in Brasília’s album River Wide (Kokoppelli Records KOKO 1304, 1995). Brasília was based in New Mexico and included, besides Driggs, her husband Romero Lubambo on guitars, Phil Markowitz and Phil … 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
Samba Is the Word Born in Brazil’s capital Brasilia, but now living in Rio de Janeiro. Adriana Maciel released her third album. On the previous disk, Sozinha Minha, the singer explored a fusion of pop and MPB with tasteful and … Continued
A Significant Release Being one of the most significant voices in the Tropicália movement, Gal Costa celebrated her 30th anniversary with Acústico MTV, a live recording done in July 1997 as part of the MTV Brazil acoustic concert series. … Continued
Esmerado Trabalho Terceiro volume do songbook de João Bosco que ganhei no Natal e só hoje estou terminando de ouvir. Chegou a um ponto que me pegou “na veia” e tenho que repartir. Ou buscar eco, alguém que tenha … Continued
With Friends It should be enough, perhaps, to simply point out that a show involving Simone, Leny Andrade, Ari Vilela and Márcia should be a good event. The singers do a good job, and the variety of the … Continued
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