May 12th, 2008
Chico Science & Nacao Zumbi(CSNZ) was the name of the rock band that was lead by Chico Science prior to his death in 1997. The band currently goes by the name Naco Zumbi. CSNZ released two critically acclaimed albums prior to Chico’s death.
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May 3rd, 2008
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April 28th, 2008
Sergio Mendes & the Brazil 66 is a Grammy award winning musician that composes music in a variety of different styles including bossa nova and samba.
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April 21st, 2008
Luiz Bonfa is a very well known Brazilian composer and is most noted and respected for the work that he did on the film Black Orpheus.
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April 15th, 2008
Black Alien & Speedare a Brazilian duo that focuses their music more on the Funk Carioca or rap genre of music, which when translated means “Funk from Rio”. Some other names this genre goes by is Baile Funk.
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March 25th, 2008
Rosa Passos is a cool and soulful bossa nova singer that has carried the sound into the new age. She is trendy and exciting and reminds me of a modern day Nat King Cole with the rhythms and ebs and flows of her voice.
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March 16th, 2008
Walter Wanderly was born in Recife, Brazil and is best known for his skills on the organ, piano and his excellent lounge and bossa nova music. In the 1960s he recorded three albums on the Verve record label.
The albums titled, “Rainforest“, “Cheganca” and “A Certain Smile, a Certain Sadness” were all recorded in the United States. Walter received major success but has since died of cancer in 1986.
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March 10th, 2008
Fransisco Buarque de Hollanda is better known to his fans as Chico Buarque. He is a great signer, musician and writer and his music is bets known for its commentary on Brazil’s social, economic anc cultural reality.
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March 4th, 2008
Astrud Gilberto is a fantastic Brazilian artist that creates brilliant music in the Bossa Nova, Latin Jazz and Brazilian Jazz styles. She’s best known for her Grammy Award winning song, “The Girl From Ipanema.”
She has recorded and performed with such greats as Stan Getz and Antonio Carlos Jobim. Enjoy one of my favorite songs by her, Agua De Beber.
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February 25th, 2008
Maria Rita’s first CD self-titled Maria Rita launched her career,especially with the hit La Festa. Since 2003 she had produced 3 albums which have all gone platinum. She puts her own flavor on Brazilian Jazz infusing legends like Ella Fitzgerald into her work.
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