SummerStage will present several Brazilian today, Saturday, August 6 in Central Park, Manhattan. The artists featured include Monobloco, Cabruêra, Boogarins, and DJ Luiz Santos. Admission…
Brazilian Bands Today at SummerStage in New York City
Tag: samba
Thalma de Freitas to perform at Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles
Brazilian singer, songwriter, and actress Thalma de Freitas is set to perform on Thursday, August 4, at 8:00 PM at the Skirball Cultural Center’s Sunset…
A Bold, Tense Album by Elza Soares
Elza Soares – The Woman at the End of the World (Mais Um Discos, 2016) The Woman at the End of the World (originally released…
Luiz Caracol’s Melting Pot
Luiz Caracol Devagar (DGP, 2013) One the highlights of the Ibero American Music Expo (EXIB) 2016 was the concert by Portuguese musician, composer and singer-songwriter…
Dreamy Harp Samba
Cristina Braga & Brandenburger Symphoniker – Whisper (Enja Records, 2016) Brazilian samba and bossa nova appear in a conventional format, bringing together harp, a samba…
Reunion of Tropicalia Trailblazers
Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil – “Dois Amigos, Um Século de Música: Multishow Live” (Nonesuch, 2016) Singer-songwriters and guitarists Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil are…
Dazzling French Nordestino Amalgam
Zé Boiadé – Zé qué casá (La Roda/Rue Stendhal, 2016) Zé Boiadé is a Franco-Brazilian band based in Aix-en-Provence in southern France. The quartet includes…
Artist Profiles: Adam Solomon
Adam Solomon is a 2005 Juno Award winner in the World Music Album category. Adam was born in Mombasa, Kenya, and began performing at an…
An Updated Rough Guide to the Music of Brazil
Various Artists – Rough Guide to the Music of Brazil (World Music Network RGNET1188CD, 2007) Brazil is one of those countries, like Cuba and Mali…
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…