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A Versatile Artist Vasco Debritto’s most recent release, Praia dos Corais, is a very polished album from beginning to end. The same quality in presentation seen in VIsions is maintained and the arrangements are better and more refined. By … 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
Um mergulho no Artesanato Minimalista de Érico Baymma “Não gosto de rótulos, pois faço a música mais sincera que me vem naquele momento da composição.” Nestes últimos três anos, a música brasileira tem sofrido muito com a falta de bons … 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 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
Daring and Unique Two artists, two styles. Together, Clarisse Grova and Felipe Radicetti have released Superlisa, an album featuring Grova’s and Radicetti’s music along with one classic Dolores Duran song. Grova’s previous work was the critically acclaimed Novos Traços (1997), … Continued
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