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In Good Company When an artist takes time to get involved profoundly with the culture and music of a foreign country, the results can be amazing. Suddenly, the music performed at a live concert or CD bears the same musical … Continued
At Home With Friends As Mário Sève writes in the liner notes for Casa de Todo Mundo, “this album has been in the works for quite some time.” He continues and says that “surprisingly, everything I had imagined has … Continued
Flying Solo Zeli (José Ricardo de Barros e Silva) is no stranger to those who love and admire the good Brazilian instrumental music. He is a member of the group Terra Brasil, with which he has released five albums. … Continued
Portuguese Brazilian Maria João Monteiro Grancha (Lisbon, Portugal; 1956) is one of Europe’s more adventurous and original musicians. With a strong interest in jazz, she decided to study the music style at the Hot Club in Lisbon, the city’s … Continued
Like Father, Like Daughter Veteran pianist composer and arranger Antonio Adolfo (Rio de Janeiro, 1947) has maintained a prominent position in Brazilian music. Raised in a musical family, Antonio started his musical studies on the violin at age 7. The … Continued
Continuing Her Journey On her third solo album, Katia Bronstein proves again to be a beautiful voiced singer with a progressive creative mind. Katia keeps on shaping and re-shaping her music. On Espacial the singer/composer from Rio gently drifts … Continued
Brazil’s Heart and Soul Though for many people Samba and Bossa Nova are the most recognizable Brazilian music form, nothing is more Brazilian than Choro. It accurately embodies a nation’s heart and soul. Historian and music expert Ricardo Cravo Albin … Continued
Can it be overwhelming when two exceptional artists join forces to release a new album? Most definitely not in this case. Mike Marshall and Hamilton de Holanda have come up with a dynamite duet album that is bound to leave listeners in pure ecstasy. On mandolin, mandocello and tenor guitar, Marshall gets plenty of enticement from Holanda, who clearly takes the top spot as Brazil’s number one 10-string bandolim player.
Caio Senna: An Interview Caio Senna, born 1959, is Professor of Harmony at the University of Rio (UniRio), located in the beautiful neighborhood of Urca, in the shadow of Sugarloaf Mountain. His works are performed and recorded by leading figures … Continued
Passion Revisited Mark Weinstein’s love affair with Brazilian music is not new. Back in 1998, in his Jazz World Trios CD he had already included Brazilian music in his repertoire. He also had special guests such as Romero Lubambo … Continued
A Special Treat Originally released in 1996, Brazil Duets added three bonus tracks for this choro extravaganza. On mandolin and guitar, Mike Marshall shares some of Brazil’s best choros by masters ranging from Pixinguinha to Hermeto Pascoal. Playing side by … Continued
Saving the Amazon Although it’s an important ingredient in Brazilian music, there’s still little attention paid to the music that comes from the Amazon region. Iva Rothe is one of those treasures from Belém Here we have another one: … Continued
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