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Heavenly! There are certain duet albums that will stand the test of time and will forever remain in our minds: Elis Regina & Tom Jobim’s Elis & Tom, Ney Matogrosso & Raphael Rabello’s Pescador de Pérolas, Chico Buarque & Caetano Veloso’s Chico … Continued
On-Line With Expectations It has been a while since Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira (Salvador de Bahia, 1942) showed up with a studio album (Quanta, 1997). Of course, the past five years he was enthusiastically busy with his job as … Continued
Fizzling Out The guys from Cidade Negra take it easy on their latest and maybe last album. It’s a concert registration of the show they did with music that dominated their youth. Older Brazilian pop songs are dusted off … Continued
The Simplicity of the Cymbal It’s mostly outside Brazil that the news about a new cd from Vinícius Cantuária is celebrated. Nevertheless, the multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer from Manaus, Amazonas (1951) stays very close to the music from his … Continued
A Musical Vacation In Europe Celso Fonseca (Rio de Janeiro, 1956) is mainly known as a solo artist (singer/guitarist). His albums were released by the Belgian record label Crammed and after that, they also found their way to Brazil. The … 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
An Interview with Marlos Nobre Marlos Nobre is probably the most well-known of living Brazilian composers, with an extensive oeuvre that is performed and recorded world-wide. We spoke at his residence in Rio de Janeiro in December … Continued
Positive Vibes Music has a prominent place in the live of Línox ever since he reached the age of ten, some quarter of a century ago… Gaining experience in numerous bands, the Rio based musician started to develop his own … Continued
A Nostalgic Trip One of Brazil’s most controversial bands ever must have been Os Mutantes. There were protest marches against their music back in the early 70s. They were accused of being a serious danger for the existence of … Continued
One of This Year’s Best! Leonel Laterza (Uberaba, Minas Gerais) is one of several artists in the thriving Brasília music scene. With his debut album, Esmeraldas, Leonel marks a strong presence in the Brazilian popular music. Leonel began his … Continued
Showing Her Face Sooner or later every musician seems to present himself or herself on a live recorded DVD/CD. Usually those discs are entertaining alternatives to enjoy these musicians’ music. But sometimes they’re more than that and then they … 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
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