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A Significant Release Being one of the most significant voices in the Tropicália movement, Gal Costa celebrated her 30th anniversary with Acústico MTV, a live recording done in July 1997 as part of the MTV Brazil acoustic concert series. … Continued
Good Samba & Choro Samplers One of the most frequent questions I hear when people are trying to buy their first Brazilian CD is what album I would recommend for someone not yet very familiar with Brazilian music. Choosing … Continued
Musical Innovation Along with Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil is responsible for one of the most significant musical movements in Brazil. Tropicalismo, as this movement was known, started in the late 60’s. Tropicalismo brought several foreign elements to Brazilian music. … Continued
A Good Body of Work This is the problem with Brazilian music: many excellent artists are not known outside of the Rio de Janeiro – São Paulo – Bahia triangle. There is excellent music being made in places such … Continued
Seductive Simone’s 3rd live album has a few surprises, such as the wonderful remake of Nana Caymmi’s hit “Resposta ao Tempo” and the not-so-wonderful cover of “V’Ambora.” Produced by Guto Graça Mello with arrangements by Ricardo Leão, Feminino’s weaknesses … Continued
A Commanding Live Performance Have you ever seen Leila Pinheiro live? Here is your chance if you said no. If you said yes, you will still want this DVD. It opens with Leila Pinheiro singing a cappella. In a … Continued
A Traditional Brazilian Christmas Are you looking for a very traditional Christmas music album? Do you like old recordings? The label Revivendo is responsible for the restoration and release of classic Brazilian music such as this compilation, Feliz Natal. … Continued
Caipira Music One of the many styles in Brazilian music is called caipira. It leads us to the inland of Minas Gerais. Caipira is a life style that survived the times when the Portuguese immigrants and the local Indians … Continued
Romantic Here the romantic Simone returns with a repertoire putting emphasis on ballads. An international release, Vício included Tom Jobim, Mílton Nascimento, Oscar Castro Neves, César Camargo Mariano, Márcio Montarroyos, and Cristóvão Bastos besides an international team of musicians including … Continued
Critically Acclaimed Produced by Hermínio Bello de Carvalho and under the musical direction of Maestro Gaya, Quatro Paredes began one of Simone’s best recording phases. Critics and fans alike agree that her recording in the seventies had a balance … Continued
Universal Music Winner of the prestigious Sharp Award (the Brazilian equivalent of the Grammy) for Best New Artist in 1995, Daúde debuts in the world market with that self-titled album. Drawing strongly from her northeastern roots in Bahia, … Continued
“A little popular, a little classical…” – An Interview with Antonio Guerreiro de Faria Antonio Guerreiro de Faria is professor of composition at UniRio, the University of Rio de Janeiro, the only institution of higher learning granting the doctorate … Continued
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