:: Reviewing Brazilian Music We Like Since September 7, 2002 ::
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Brazilian-Style Christmas It still surprises me that in a country with such Christmas traditions as Brazil has, there are not many recordings with holiday music. Even after Simone released her successful 25 de Dezembro in 1995, recording labels did … Continued
Solid Arrangers As with the previous release, Mazola also produced Cristal. Hélio Delmiro, Wagner Tiso, Rafael Rabello, Cristóvão Bastos, Ricardo Silveira and Léo Gandelman were some of the musicians invited to perform in arrangements by Wagner Tiso, Luis Avellar, … Continued
Gifted Voice A wonderful mix of MPB and Brazilian pop music is what we get on Carol Saboya’s fourth release Presente. After impressing everyone with the duo album dedicated to the music of Jobim (Janelas Abertas with friend of … Continued
One of Her Best This was the album that introduced me to the musical world of Simone Guimarães. The fact her voice sometimes reminded me of Elis Regina’s was the initial attraction. When I finally got to see … Continued
Solidifying Her Career If Cirandeiro was the album that got the critics’ attention and Aguapé solidified Simone’s name among the best in Brazilian music, Virada pra Lua is then a celebration for this artist. Here Simone Guimarães … Continued
Samba High! With 25 albums in his recording career, Paulinho da Viola is one of Brazil’s most beloved and accomplished samba composers. The time he spends in a recording studio has, however, decreased in these past 10 years. He … Continued
Paulinho da Viola Comes By A Sérgio de Carvalho production, Delírios, Delícias featured arrangements by Lincoln Olivetti, Dori Caymmi, Djavan, Eduardo Souto Neto, Luiz Avelar and Chiquinho de Moraes. Guest musicians included Cristóvão Bastos, Djavan, Márcio Montarroyos, Paulinho … Continued
— Nothing can be more rewarding than having two time-honored Brazilian artists releasing brand new recordings of original material. With the world — and Brazil — still troubled with the pandemic that does not seem to end, listeners worldwide are … Continued
An Impressive Career Prolific probably is not an accurate word when it comes to Antonio Adolfo (1947, Rio de Janeiro). It doesn’t quite describe just how much this composer, pianist, arranger, producer and teacher does in what most of us struggle … Continued
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