Hermeto Pascoal is a prominent Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist. His compositions appear on albums by Miles Davis and other jazz heavyweights. He was born in…
Artist Profiles: Hermeto Pascoal
Tag: Brazilian music
Forró Music
Forró music is the heartbeat of Northeast Brazil. Born in the sertao, the arid interior of the region, forró was formed by the many traditions,…
Artist Profiles: André Abujamra
André Cibelli Abujamra was born May 15, 1965 in Sao Paulo. Boldness has always been part of André Abujamra’s more than forty-year career. He has…
Coco
Coco is a dance from the states of Pernambuco, Paraiba and Alagoas in the north-east of Brazil, with various names, depending on each region –…
Vitto Meirelles’s Delicious Servings
Vitto Meirelles – Da Hora (Cooking Vinyl, 2019) If you have even the slightest affinity for Brazilian music you need a copy of Vitto Meirelles’s…
Artist Profiles: Adriano Adewale
Brazilian percussionist and composer Adriano Adewale was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil. For many years he was known as Adriano Pinto, a colonial name he…
Artist Profiles: Carlos Malta
Carlos Malta was born February 25, 1960 in Brazil. A master of flutes and other wind instruments, he has been described as The Wind Sculptor.…
The Expressive Vocals of Daniela Soledade
Daniela Soledade – A Moment of You (Blue Line Music Records, 2019) A Moment of You is the debut album from talented Florida-based Brazilian singer-songwriter Daniela…
Brazil’s Dona Onete Tops the September 2019 Transglobal World Music Chart
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…
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…