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In Your Living Room… With the amount of YouTube videos available in cyberspace — some clearly with poor video and sound qualities — I never felt inclined to write about any particular channels. However, there’s always a first for everything. … Continued
Let Carnaval Begin! With just barely a week before Carnaval in Brazil, two new CDs are available in the market that will guarantee your celebration is lively. Martinho da Vila’s Enredo and Capiba – 25 Anos de Frevo. Enredo is a collection of sambas … Continued
Serious fun! This is bassist André Vasconcellos’ fourth album. 2, also reviewed on our site, easily gained international success. The bass style of André Vasconcellos (Brasília, 1979) attracts many jazz fans and critics. After 2 there was a live album in … Continued
A Love Journey Just in time for a Valentine’s celebration, Paulinho Garcia’s new album, Beautiful Love, presents us with the various complexities of love. Beautiful Love is a collection of Brazilian, Latin American and U.S. standards performed in a very intimate and … Continued
After a battle with pneumonia for over 15 days, (Raimundo) Nonato Buzar passed away in Rio de Janeiro this Sunday, February 2, 2014. He was born in Itapicuru in the northeastern state of Maranhão on August 26, 1932. Composer, singer … Continued
Crossing Borders Back in 2008 a new CD ended up in my hands. It was Paula Mirhan & Wagner Barbosa’s Amanhecer. The 11 original songs in that album covered Sambas, Bossa Nova and Baião. It was a promising release by … Continued
Listening To What We Review… If you have ever wondered what it is we are listening to in MúsicaBrasileira.org, you can now satisfy that curiosity. A new tab was added to our menu bar: Sounds. In addition to the … Continued
Back in 2000, Telarc released a beautiful album with Ivan Lins, A Love Affair: The Music of Ivan Lins. The album featured performances by Sting, Vanessa Williams, Grover Washington, Jr., New York Voices, Chaka Khan and other jazz/soul artists. Now Believe What … Continued
Since January 17, 2014, Zizi Possi’s new album Tudo Se Transformou is available in various streaming services and everywhere else. Her previous CD dated back to 2005 (Pra Inglês Ver… e Ouvir) and a DVD in 2010 (Cantos & Contos). The album … Continued
Antonio Adolfo is busy getting ready to release two new albums in 2014. He posted on his Facebook page that he recorded a piano solo album on Deck Discos, and that album should be out in April 2014. At the … Continued
Targeted for the first half of 2014, Gilbertos will be the next release by Gilberto Gil. The album is being produced by Bem Gil and Moreno Veloso and will focus on João Gilberto‘s repertoire. Details about the repertoire are still undisclosed, but MB will … Continued
A Dazzling Dedication to Music Hamilton de Holanda still is a very busy person. After each album release or show one can start to wonder what his next project will be. As the title suggests, Hamilton (1976, Rio de … Continued