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Category: Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Bebel Gilberto

Angel Romero February 22, 2018 No Comments Bebel GilbertoBrazilBrazilian music

Isabel Gilberto de Oliveira, better known as known as Bebel Gilberto, was born May 12, 1966 in New York to Brazilian parents. She grew up…

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Artist Profiles: Banda Mantiqueira

Angel Romero February 22, 2018 No Comments Banda MantiqueiraBrazilBrazilian music

Banda Mantiqueira, a 13 piece instrumental ensemble based in São Paulo. The group plays a mix of samba, bossa nova and jazz with a strong…

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Artist Profiles: Banda de Boca

Angel Romero February 22, 2018 No Comments Banda de BocaBrazilBrazilian music

Banda de Boca means mouth band and they are a sensation in the Brazilian musical scene. With their mouths they can play, sing, and delight.…

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Artist Profiles: Badi Assad

Angel Romero February 22, 2018 No Comments Badi AssadBrazilBrazilian music

Badi Assad (pronounced bah-jee Ah-Sahj) is one of Brazil’s most talented performers. A heartfelt vocalist who sings in English and Portuguese and is known for…

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Artist Profiles: Baden Powell

Angel Romero February 22, 2018 No Comments Baden Powellbossa novaBrazilBrazilian music

Up until his death in 2000, Baden Powell was considered one of the world’s finest contemporary acoustic guitar players and one of the most expressive…

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Artist Profiles: Astrud Gilberto

Angel Romero February 22, 2018 No Comments Astrud Gilbertobossa novaBrazilJazz

Astrud Gilberto was the legendary Brazilian singer sometimes referred to as The Girl from Ipanema. She was also known as The Queen of bossa nova.…

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Artist Profiles: Anima

Angel Romero February 22, 2018 No Comments AnimaBrazilBrazilian musicwestern classical music

Anima – Musica Mundana Humana Et Instrumentalis Ensemble has been performing since 1992, mixing the simplicity of popular culture and the refinement of classical culture.…

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Artist Profiles: Andre Vasconcellos

Angel Romero February 22, 2018 No Comments Andre VasconcellosBrazilBrazilian music

Andre Vasconcellos is a soloist bass player, composer and producer, one of the most representative players of a new generation of musicians. Working with the…

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Artist Profiles: Ana Maria and Matias Moreno

Angel Romero February 22, 2018 No Comments Ana Maria and Matias MorenoBrazilBrazilian music

Ana Maria and Matias Moreno are two professional Brazilian musicians. Ana Maria studied at the Escola de Musica at Villa Lobos in Rio de Janeiro,…

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Artist Profiles: Aleh Ferreira

Angel Romero February 22, 2018 No Comments Aleh FerreiraBrazilchoro

Aleh Ferreira is a Brazilian multi-instrumentalist and composer who plays an instrumental Brazilian genre known as choro. At some of his his concerts, he is…

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