Born in Salvador, Mariella Santiago had an early interest in music. She was influenced by her father, singer and composer Messias Santiago. Soon she developed…
Artist Profiles: Mariella Santiago
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
Artist Profiles: Maria Rita
Maria Rita Camargo Mariano, better known as Maria Rita, was born September 9, 1977 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. She is the daughter of singer Elis…
Deep Dub Intensity of Super Hi-Fi
Super Hi-Fi – Blue and White (Very Special Records, 2018) Blue and White is the new album by Super Hi-Fi, a collective of musicians based…
Artist Profiles: Maria Bethania
Maria Bethânia Viana Telles Veloso, better known as Maria Bethânia, was born on June 18, 1946, in Santo Amaro da Purificação, Bahia, Brazil. Maria Bethânia…
Artist Profiles: Marcio Bahia
Márcio Villa Bahia was born December 18, 1958 in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro. He began playing drums at age of 13. In February 1981, he…
Artist Profiles: Monica Salmaso
Mônica Salmaso was born February 27, 1971 in, Sao Paulo, Brazil. She rose to fame in 1999 when she won the Visa-mastercard-Eldorado Prize for best…
Artist Profiles: Luiz Gonzaga
Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento, Sr. was born December 13, 1912 in Exu, Pernambuco, Brazil. Several years after his death in 1989 and several decades after…
Artist Profiles: Lia de Itamaraca
Maria Madalena Correio do Nascimento, better known as Lia, was born in the island of Itaramacá in 1944, about 40 km. north of Recife, Brazil.…
Artist Profiles: Lenine
Osvaldo Lenine Macedo Pimentel, better known as Lenine, was born February 2, 1959 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. Lenine is a singer, composer, arranger, musician and…
Artist Profiles: Jorge Ben Jor
Jorge Ben Jor is a composer of Brazilian hits likes “Mas, Que Nada,””Chove Chuva,””Que Pena,” and “Pais Tropical.” This happy master of samba-funk consistently has…