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A Superlative Album! A superlative album! It is nearly impossible to describe the repertoire quality and performances in this release. More than a collection of hits (all new recordings), Sou Eu is arguably Simone’s best album. Singing old … Continued
Uneven Another Mazola production, this was an unfortunate release. With ups and downs in the repertoire, Corpo e Alma also showed a significant lack of Brazilian musicians — even though Roupa Nova did some background vocals. David Foster, … Continued
Great Arrangements The repertoire here, produced by Mazola, is excellent, including songs by João Bosco, Chico Buarque, Sueli Costa, Ivan Lins and the super sensual return with Roberto Carlos and Erasmo Carlos’s “Eu Preciso de Você.” Simone displays … Continued
Remixes Even though the music selection is good, Liberdade was a mere collection with remixed recordings. The only new track was “Liberdade, Liberdade/O Amanhã,” a live recording produced by Sérgio Carvalho. This is a release for collectors. … Continued
Stardom! If some people thought that Face A Face had not yet made Simone a big star in Brazilian popular music, Pedaços came to disband any doubts about her name. A highly anticipated release because of the tremendous … Continued
Strong Repertoire As her last album for EMI-Odeon, Simone concentrated more on a repertoire with songs by Ivan Lins/Vítor Martins and Gonzaga, Jr. — half of the album. Ângela Maria’s guest appearance in “Estrela da Canção” was a … Continued
Star-Studded Musical Gift — If in Brazil artists get stuck recording and releasing live albums with nothing or hardly anything new, where are the audiences turning to for new and innovative projects? One answer is the international market, and among … Continued
Brazilian Popular Music on DVD: A Review Just as the introduction of the CD revivified the recording industry, expanding the variety of recordings available and making newly available recordings that had been out of print, the introduction of the … Continued
Sueli Costa discografia básica
A Broader and Very Solid Repertoire Three years after having released her tribute to Tom Jobim, Josee Koning repeated the feat of recording yet another good album of Brazilian songs. With special participations by Ivan Lins and Dori … Continued
Kees Schoof Chats with Josee Koning When you listen to Brazilian Music, it isn’t hard to tell whether the singer is from Brazil or not. Sometimes, however, you can’t tell the difference. Josee Koning is from Holland, but sounds like … Continued
Os Anos Dourados O próprio nome do CD já é mais do que indicativo da música que se vai ouvir: música dançante dos tradicionais bailes do Rio de Janeiro. Trata-se de um retorno aos anos dourados dos cassinos e … Continued