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Pleasing but With Some Minor Problems From Dallas, Texas, comes this release of sax and flute player James Stapleton. Sided with Stapleton, we find Robert Aberg on guitar, Daniel Pitzer on bass, Rodrigo Villanueva on drums and Ron Davison on … Continued
Seducing New York It’s a rare occasion when one of Brazil’s most famous divas performs in a small club. Such an occasion took place earlier this year (May 16 – 21, 2006) in New York City’s renowned Blue Note … Continued
Germany Concerts 2006 It’s not given to many musicians to attract constant curiosity. Katia B’s first cd (Katia B) was a big surprise, mixed by, and dedicated to the late sound wizard Suba. Katia’s second cd (Só Deixo … Continued
Affectionately Smooth Whereas many performers shy away from opening an album without any instrumentation, Rosa Passos pulls all the stops singing Garoto’s “Duas Contas” a cappella as the very first track in Rosa. Garoto’s lyrics take center stage. With a … Continued
Bossa Nova High No matter what naysayers might want to imply, the truth is that Bossa Nova will never die. The light keeps burning and maintaining Bossa Nova alive and well. The good thing is that in spite of … Continued
A Guitar Master Raphael Rabello (Petrópolis, RJ, 1962 – Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 1995) was a guitarist virtuoso who left an unforgettable mark in Brazilian music. Raised along with talented family members Amélia (singer) and Luciana (cavaquinista), Raphael Rabello … Continued
Prodigious Talent — Being able to improve on a long-standing tradition requires a lot of courage and artistry. Márcio Faraco seems to have been born with that innate ability. He does not hide his musical influences in the eleven original … Continued
The Original Maria Rita And then there were two singers with the same name, Maria Rita… The first one, Maria Rita Brandão was born in 1974 in São Paulo and the second one, Maria Rita Mariano, also born in … Continued
Voice and Guitar Ana Caram, Aparecida Silvino, Bebel Gilberto, Carol Saboya, Clarisse Grova, Elis Regina, Fátima Guedes, Gal Costa, Idilva Germano, Joyce, Leila Pinheiro, Maria Bethânia, Nana Caymmi, Rosa Passos, Simone, Simone Guimarães, Suely Costa, Zélia Duncan — unquestionable … Continued
An Original Debut Here is some of what was said about this debut album: “Rosa Passos’s little voice speaks of Bossa Nova and Tropicalism, samba and bolero. Rosa Passos simply goes beyond the traditional limits of a promising debut album.” … Continued
Celebrating Bossa Nova Recording Tom Jobim has not been new for Rosa Passos. However, when it was time to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the birth of Bossa Nova, it became clear that just a few songs by Jobim … Continued
A Party Like No Other Festa is one of Rosa Passos most beloved albums. That could be easily understood because seven out of the 12 songs in the album are written by Rosa Passos herself along with her long-time … Continued
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