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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
Impressive Progression It took a while before the large audience appreciated the exceptional talent of Zélia Cristina Duncan Gonçalves Moreira. Zélia’s career was built up slowly, partly because the singer/lyricist/composer from Niterói (1964) is not the person to search … Continued
Joyce, Jaques Morelenbaum Drop By Planeta Azul was produced by Mario Adnet and Waldemar Falcão with Adnet in charge of musical direction and arrangements. The album features again special guests Joyce and Céu da Boca and also features Olivia … Continued
Rare Beauty Four years ago, I had the pleasure of reviewing Teresa Ines’ debut album, Live in Boston. In that review, I closed by saying that I couldn’t help but wonder what Ines would sound like in a studio … Continued
Forever Samba! Samba is my beloved woman, the eternal bedside book. My samba guide is this group of Velha Guarda da Mangueira. With these verses, the late Brazilian actor, poet and songwriter Mário Lago (November 26, 1911 – May … Continued
A Sure Pleaser I have always been a fan of Brazilian vocal groups. In the 1970s, names such as Quarteto em Cy and MPB-4 were common household names. Their tight harmonies and sometimes exquisite multi-layered vocal arrangements were captivating … Continued
Let the Party Begin! With a country as vast as Brazil, it is no wonder that some musical genres do not get as much air play as others. Take, for example, samba and bossa nova. Just about everyone in … Continued
A New Star Is Born At a time when everyone was concerned about the proliferation of mass music in Brazil, Mônica Salmaso emerged as a powerful light. After having released her Afro-Sambas with Paulo Bellinati in 1995, Salmaso released her … Continued
Carlos Malta fala sobre O Escultor do Vento Há algum tempo atrás, em uma das apresentações que Carlos Malta fez em Nova Orleans, eu tive o prazer de acompanhá-lo a ensaios, oficinas, programas de rádio e shows na ativa vida … Continued
All the Right Ingredients… Malandro Records has done it again. Carlos Malta’s Jeitinho Brasileiro has all the right ingredients to please jazz and pop fans alike. Malta is known to many as “the man of 7 instruments.” When you … Continued
A Good and Strong Start A beautiful album , Ana Lee is one of those CDs that grabs your attention the first time you listen to it. Born in São Paulo, Ana Lee began her career in 1996 (age 27) singing … Continued
Superb Musicianship! Not many artists are able to pull together such a diverse repertoire as Francis Hime does in Brasil Lua Cheia and have a great album. It should not come as a surprise to those who know Hime’s … Continued
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