Joyce Moreno – Cool (Far Out Recordings, 2016) Joyce Moreno, one of the greatest Brazilian Popular Music (MPB) singer-songwriters, switches to English on Cool. Joyce…
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Artist Profiles: Vinicius de Moraes
Marcus Vinicius da Cruz e Mello Moraes, better known as Vinicius de Moraes was born October 19, 1913 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Vinicius de…
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Sergio Santos Mendes was born in Niteroi, Brazil, February 11th, 1941. His father was a medical doctor. Mendes attended the local conservatory with hopes of…
View More Artist Profiles: Sergio MendesArtist Profiles: Joao Gilberto
Legendary Brazilian singer, guitarist and composer João Gilberto is the artist who revolutionized Brazilian popular music in the 1950s by creating the bossa nova sound.…
View More Artist Profiles: Joao GilbertoArtist Profiles: Gal Costa
Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos, better known as Gal Costa, was born September 26, 1945, in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. She was not just an…
View More Artist Profiles: Gal CostaArtist Profiles: Elis Regina
“Singing for me is a sacred,” said Elis Regina. Coming to prominence at the peak of bossa nova years in the late 1950s and early…
View More Artist Profiles: Elis ReginaArtist Profiles: Bossacucanova
Bossacucanova is a Rio-based trio that takes the classic heart of cool 1960s bossa nova, and makes it new again. Their fresh, groove-filled CDs are…
View More Artist Profiles: BossacucanovaArtist Profiles: Baden Powell
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…
View More Artist Profiles: Baden PowellArtist Profiles: Astrud Gilberto
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.…
View More Artist Profiles: Astrud GilbertoRozina Pátkai’s Paradise
Rozina Pátkai - Paraíso Na Terra (Tom-Tom Records, 2016) Paraíso Na Terra is the second album by Rozina Pátkai, a Hungarian vocalist and graphic artist…
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