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Poetical Notes Rio de Janeiro poet, composer and singer Lourdes Ábido is a rare name in the Brazilian musical scene. With a strong academic background in Brazilian, Portuguese and French literatures, she also has a personal interest in philosophy. … Continued
Notas Poéticas Ao ouvir Golfinho Gaivota, eu fiquei curioso para entender melhor a idéia da compositora sobre cada música. Então eu pedi a Lourdes Ábido para falar sobre as harmonias, melodias, letras e canções no álbum. Aqui está o que … Continued
Well-Deserved Respect Four years after her first Biscoito Fino release (Casa de Oceano), Simone Guimarães returns with Flor de Pão. The album is full of surprises, including a rich roster of special guests and Simone’s vocal diversity with … Continued
Jazzing up with Jobim Hot in the footsteps of From the Heart, Mario Adnet returns with yet another gorgeous album. Celebrating what would have been Tom Jobim’s 80th birthday (January 25, 2007), Jobim Jazz combines Adnet’s meticulous arrangements with … Continued
The Heart Sings Four long years have passed since Mario Adnet released a solo album. Since Rio Carioca, Mario has been busy with several projects, including the highly acclaimed releases of Moacir Santos discography. Well, the wait is … Continued
Saving the Sounds of the Amazon Good music touches a sensitive chord, and I have to admit that Marco André’s music does that to me. It all comes together for me: tradition, contemporary accents, fantastic musicianship, originality and not … Continued
Choro’s Happiness How does one top a release such as Moacir Santos – Ouro Negro? Mario Adnet and Zé Nogueira make the wise decision to invest more in the wonderful music of living legend Moacir Santos (Vila Bela, … Continued
Refined Guitars Every time I see a new release that pays homage to names such as Pixinguinha, Dorival Caymmi, Chico Buarque or Tom Jobim, for example, I take a step back and think it over whether I want … Continued
Smooth Sailing Celso Fonseca (Rio de Janeiro, 1956) might be a new name outside of Brazil. However, since his and Ronaldo Bastos’s Latin Grammy nominated 2002 album Juventude/Slow Motion Bossa Nova hit the foreign market, Fonseca’s career has been … Continued
Memorably Great The idea of recording music from the golden era in Brazilian music (i.e., the 1930’s and 1940’s) is not new. Several other performers have done that, whether by dedicating an entire project to that period or songwriter or … Continued
A Gold Mine When Ouro Negro was released in Brazil in 2001, it definitely caused a stir in the media and public alike. The quality of the production was such that one journalist said that if there was … Continued
Star-Studded Musical Gift — If in Brazil artists get stuck recording and releasing live albums with nothing or hardly anything new, where are the audiences turning to for new and innovative projects? One answer is the international market, and among … Continued
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