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New Wiz Strikes Again With each new album Jovino Santos Neto releases, he continues his amazing trajectory to solidify his position as a first-rate Brazilian instrumentalist, and at the same time he stays close to his roots as … Continued
A Touch of Class Though the acoustic guitar has a special place in Brazilian music and has some remarkable performers — Dilermando Reis, Garoto, Guinga, Marco Pereira, Raphael Rabello, Ricardo Silveira, Romero Lubambo and many others — one cannot forget the importance of … Continued
Noble Sounds Two years after it was formed, Quarteto Maogani released its first album. Between that time and this first release, the quartet was busy taking part in Projeto Pixinguinha and being a special guest in Leila … Continued
Unforgettable Guitars Four years after the release of their debut album, Quarteto Maogani comes back with another production following the same successful steps as their first cd. Musical production in Cordas Cruzadas was the responsibility of Filipe Freire and … Continued
Four accomplished guitarists – Paulo Aragão, Marcos Alves, Marcus Tardelli, Carlos Chaves – are responsible for the sublime music we hear in Quarteto Maogani’s recordings. Formed in 1995, the group has performed with Leila Pinheiro, Guinga and Zé Nogueira, among others, … Continued
A Guitar Master Raphael Rabello (Petrópolis, RJ, 1962 – Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 1995) was a guitarist virtuoso who left an unforgettable mark in Brazilian music. Raised along with talented family members Amélia (singer) and Luciana (cavaquinista), Raphael Rabello … 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
A Private Paradise Alaíde Costa (Rio de Janeiro, 1935) is one of Brazil’s living divas. Gifted with extraordinary voice and superb diction and phrasing, she has been making music for 50 years. To celebrate this outstanding career, she has … 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
A Party Like No Other Festa is one of Rosa Passos most beloved albums. That could be easily understood because seven out of the 12 songs in the album are written by Rosa Passos herself along with her long-time … Continued
Another Master and Adnet The respect, care and dedication Mario Adnet shows for Brazilian music is something to be admired. He strives to preserve our national musical treasures in his albums. Villa-Lobos Coração Popular is yet another example of … Continued
Nó’s Nice Lump in the Throat Produced by Mário Sève and Celsinho Silva, Nó na Garganta is the fourth album by Nó em Pingo D’Água. The group’s formation for this recording was Celsinho Silva (percussion), Mário Sève (sax and flute), Rodrigo … Continued
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