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Tag: Brazilian music

Album reviews

Vitto Meirelles’s Delicious Servings

TJ Nelson October 11, 2019 No Comments Brazilian musicVitto Meirelles

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…

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Artist Profiles: Adriano Adewale

Angel Romero September 28, 2019 No Comments Adriano AdewaleAKA TrioBrazilBrazilian musicpercussionworld music

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…

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Artist Profiles: Carlos Malta

Angel Romero September 26, 2019 No Comments BrazilBrazilian musicCarlos Maltaworld fusion

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.…

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The Expressive Vocals of Daniela Soledade

Angel Romero September 9, 2019 No Comments bossa novaBrazilian musicDaniela Soledadesamba

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…

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Charts

Brazil’s Dona Onete Tops the September 2019 Transglobal World Music Chart

World Music Central News Room September 1, 2019 No Comments Brazilian musicDona Onete

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

Artist Profiles: Dona Onete

Angel Romero August 23, 2019 No Comments banguêBrazilBrazilian musiccarimbóDona 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…

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Ricardo Peixoto’s Remarkably Expressive Brazilian guitar

Angel Romero August 5, 2019 No Comments Brazilian musicRicardo Peixotoworld jazz

Ricardo Peixoto – Scary Beautiful (Ricardo Peixoto, 2019) Brazilian guitarist and composer Ricardo Peixoto collaborates with American and Brazilian jazz and classical musicians Scary Beautiful.…

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Tour Announcements

Brazilian Star Daniela Mercury Announces US Tour

World Music Central News Room July 20, 2019 2 Comments Brazilian musicDaniela Mercury

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…

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Obituaries

João Gilberto, the Father of Bossa Nova Dies at 88

World Music Central News Room July 7, 2019 No Comments bossa novaBrazilian musicJoao Gilberto

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…

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Joyce’s Exquisite Renditions of English-language Standards

Angel Romero July 2, 2019 No Comments bossa novaBrazilian musicJazzJoyce Moreno

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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