Singer and keyboardist Eliane Elias’ entrancing style combines Brazilian rhythms with world music, funk, electronica and pop elements. On Around the City, Elias presents some…
Brazilian Music Recommendations for the Holidays
Tag: Brazilian music
Exploring Her Brazilian Roots
Flora Purim – Flora’s Song (Narada Jazz, 70876-19349-2-2, 2005) Blurring the lines between jazz and world music, Flora’s Song proves yet again that Flora Purim…
The Rough Guide To The Music Of Rio De Janeiro
San Francisco (California), USA – The Rough Guide’s latest release is The Rough Guide To The Music Of Brazil: Rio De Janeiro (RGNET1157CD). It’s a…
Brazilian Percussionist Dom Um Romão Dies at 79
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Brazilian drummer and percussionist Dom Um Romão died July 27 in Rio de Janeiro, at age 79. The pioneering percussionist…
Putumayo’s Acoustic Brazil
“If Márcio Faraco lived in Brazil he would probably be very famous,” says Putumayo producer Jacob Edgar, who with Putumayo founder Dan Storper compiled the…
Favourites. 60 years on, an anthology of the great Brazilian Poet Chico Buarque
Chico Buarque – Favourites. 60 years on (Wrasse Records Wrass112) People often talk of Caetano as the Dylan of Brazil. But if this is true…
Nascente’s The Very Best of Brazil
Various Artists – The Very Best of Brazil – 2 CDs (Nascente NSCDD 2011) The problem with definitive collections is what they do not include.…
Brazilian Bossa Nova Singer/Guitarist Rosa Passos Presents Amorosa
New York, USA – Rosa Passos’s new CD, Amorosa (Sony Classical) is a tribute to the legendary Joao Gilberto Brazilian classic album Amoroso. For this…
Brazil at Home and Abroad
Various Artists – Brizzi Do Brazil (Amiata Records ARNR 0304, 2004) Various Artists – The Rough Guide to Brazil: Bahia (World Music Network RGNET 1135…
Samba Brasileiro – A History
Contributed by By Chilemwa Harriet Nkowane. Edited by Alex Robinson and Angel Romero. Samba remains a popular Brazilian dance form and musical genre. Over the…