The album Rebujo by Amazon-based Brazilian artist Dona Onete has reached the number 1 position in September 2019 at the Transglobal World Music Chart. More…
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Artist Profiles: Dona Onete
Dona Onete was born on June 18, 1939 in Cachoeira do Ararí, located in the delta of the Amazon River, across from Belém. She grew…
View More Artist Profiles: Dona OneteRicardo Peixoto’s Remarkably Expressive Brazilian guitar
Ricardo Peixoto – Scary Beautiful (Ricardo Peixoto, 2019) Brazilian guitarist and composer Ricardo Peixoto collaborates with American and Brazilian jazz and classical musicians Scary Beautiful.…
View More Ricardo Peixoto’s Remarkably Expressive Brazilian guitarBrazilian Star Daniela Mercury Announces US Tour
The Queen of Axé, Daniela Mercury is set to tour the United States in September 2019. The Latin GRAMMY winner and multi-platinum selling artist will…
View More Brazilian Star Daniela Mercury Announces US TourJoão Gilberto, the Father of Bossa Nova Dies at 88
Brazilian singer and vocalist João Gilberto died on Saturday, July 6th, 2019. Gilberto was one of the creators of bossa nova, a new musical genre…
View More João Gilberto, the Father of Bossa Nova Dies at 88Joyce’s Exquisite Renditions of English-language Standards
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…
View More Joyce’s Exquisite Renditions of English-language StandardsArtist Profiles: Matuto
Matuto is a blues and Brazilian music collective based in New York City. Guitarist Clay Ross and accordionist Rob Curto formed the band in 2009.…
View More Artist Profiles: MatutoChamber Music Meets Brazil
Benji & Rita – Benji & Rita (Big Apple Batucada, 2019) Benji & Rita is a Brazilian music duo based in New York featuring American…
View More Chamber Music Meets BrazilMilton Nascimento to perform Clube Da Esquina at The Barbican in London
Influential Brazilian musician Milton Nascimento will perform, for the first time ever, a special set dedicated to both albums from the series Clube Da Esquina…
View More Milton Nascimento to perform Clube Da Esquina at The Barbican in LondonSamba Star Beth Carvalho Dies at 72
Brazilian vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and composer Beth Carvalho died April 30, 2019 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Elizabeth Santos Leal de Carvalho, better known as Beth…
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