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Tag: Brazilian music

Album reviews

Clarice Assad’s Musical Dream Becomes a Reality

Angel Romero January 12, 2018 No Comments Brazilian musicClarice Assad

Clarice Assad – Imaginarium (Adventure Music, 2014) Vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and composer Clarice Assad demonstrates that the Assad family (a well-respected musical family in Brazil) tradition…

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Album reviews

Rozina Pátkai’s Paradise

Angel Romero December 20, 2017 No Comments bossa novaBrazilian musicRozina Pátkai

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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Artist Profiles

Artist profiles: SambaDa

Angel Romero November 30, 2017 No Comments Brazilian musicSambaDaUnited States of America

Formed in 1997 by native Brazilian Papiba Godinho and Dandha da Hora, SambaDa is a musical group out of Santa Cruz that is rapidly inspiring…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Rob Curto’s Forro For All

Angel Romero November 21, 2017 No Comments Brazilian musicforróRob Curto

Forró For All is a band dedicated to the sound of Northeastern Brazil’s traditional ‘forró p’ de serra’ performed with a sensibility born of New…

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Dance of Time by Eliane Elias Wins Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Latin Grammy Award

World Music Central News Room November 17, 2017 1 Comment Brazilian musicEliane EliasLatin jazzsamba

  Dance of Time by celebrated Brazilian pianist and vocalist Eliane Elias won the Best Latin Jazz/Jazz award at 18th Latin Grammy Awards. The award-winning…

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Album reviews

Exquisite, Timeless Jobim

Angel Romero November 6, 2017 No Comments bossa novaBrazilian musicMario AdnetPaulo JobimTom Jobim

Mario Adnet and Paulo Jobim – Jobim Orchestra & Guests (Adventure Music, 2017) Jobim Orchestra & Guests celebrates the music of Antônio Carlos Jobim (Tom…

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Album reviews

The Pan-American Musical Travels of Ladama

Angel Romero September 25, 2017 No Comments Afro-LatinBrazilian musicColombian musicLadama

Ladama – Ladama (Six Degrees, 2017) Ladama is a talented female ensemble featuring musicians from Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil and the United States. The band’s self-titled…

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Rare 1976 Album by Hermeto Pascoal & Grupo Vice Versa Reissued

World Music Central News Room September 17, 2017 No Comments Brazilian musicHermeto Pascoal

Viajando Com O Som, The Lost ’76 Vice-Versa Studio Session by groundbreaking Brazilian multi-instrumentalist and composer Hermeto Pascoal will be available later this year. Viajando…

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Azymuth Announce European Tour 2017

World Music Central News Room September 17, 2017 No Comments AzymuthBrazilian musicJazz

Brazilian jazz-funk band Azymuth will be touring Europe in October. Ivan, Alex and Kiko will be presenting material from their latest album Fênix, along with…

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Album reviews

Tasty San Francisco Choro

Angel Romero September 6, 2017 No Comments Brazilian musicchoroGrupo Falso Baiano

Grupo Falso Baiano – Depois (Massaroca Records, 2017) Depois is the third album by Grupo Falso Baiano, an American ensemble specialized in choro, an early…

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