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More Than Perfect Bossa The delicate bass introduction in “Tom Mais Que Perfeito” sets the tone for Todo Bossa, a gorgeous bossa album by bassist and composer Max Robert. Bass is followed by Keco Brandão’s gentle piano accompaniment in … Continued
Classy Jazz Samba German-born Hendrik Meurkens has had an on-going relationship with Brazilian music for a long time. Though based in New York, Meurkens has also lived in Brazil in the early 1980’s. In his very first album, Samba Importado … Continued
Concert Review Celso Fonseca (1956, Rio de Janeiro) definitely is among the most demanded guitarists in Brazilian music. He has worked with numerous of Brazil’s stars, like Gal Costa, Simone, Milton Nascimento, Djavan, Caetano Veloso, Rita Lee, Marisa Monte, … Continued
Taking the Solo Spot There won’t be too many Brazilian singers who never experienced the comfort of having Cecilia Spyer in their backing vocals. It’s amazing if you take a look at the list of stars this singer from … Continued
Refined Pleasure Luanda Cozetti and Norton Daiello, a.k.a. Couple Coffee, bring an exquisite album showcasing classic Brazilian songs using nothing more than voice and bass. This combination is as unique as Puro, their new album. Recorded mostly in Rio … Continued
Piano-Bass-Drum Tradition With this album the Sambajazz Trio pays tribute to the good old piano-bass-drums tradition that used to be present in Brazil’s major cities. As a contradiction, the success of those trios was the beginning of the end. … Continued
Jazzy Intentions The story of Daniela Mercury (Salvador, Bahia, 1965) is told many times: how she fell in love with dancing at a very young age; how she entered the world of singers through bars, pubs and, most crucial, … Continued
“Então Me Diz…” Numa sala de um requintadíssimo hotel de São Paulo, alguns jornalistas foram convidados para uma audição especial do novo CD/DVD de Simone. No final da apresentação a cantora, muito simpática e descontraída, concedeu uma entrevista relacionada … Continued
Vocal Excellence! Beth Dau, Fabíola Farias, Ivan Azevedo, Márcio Monteiro, Marcus Aurélius — Five delectable voices; one stunning debut album. Vocalise’s Tudo É Coisa Musical is all about music, as its title says, and the album exhibits rare vigor … 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
Smooth Samba Lives Here After three years since her last album with original songs (Pano Pra Manga), Rosa Passos released Morada do Samba with a good repertoire . Eight tracks here give listeners Rosa Passos’ fine songwriting … Continued
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