Brazilian Music

PHOTOS: Rachel Roy Celebrates Brazil With New Clothing Collaboration

Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 05.24.2012

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Fashion designer Rachel Roy is hitting us with another brilliant fashion collaboration. After the slam dunk success of her RACHEL Rachel Roy colle...

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Blame It on the Bossa Nova: Jazz Samba's 50th Birthday

Chris McGowan | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Joao Gilberto, Buddy Deppendschmidt, Stan Getz, Brazil, Bossa Nova, Jazz Bossa, Girl From Ipanema, Charlie Byrd, Jazz Samba, Desafinado, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Creed Taylor, Brazilian Music, Brazilian Jazz, Samba, Arts News

Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd's album Jazz Samba, which launched the bossa nova craze in the United States, celebrates its 50th anniversary this month.

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(Almost) Samba-free Albums From Brazil

Marty Lipp | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: World Music, Talking Heads, Caetano Veloso, Brazilian Music, Brazil, David Byrne, Caetano Veloso Music, David Byrne Caetano Veloso, Video, Arts News

On O Que Voce Quer Saber de Verdade, Monte shows that she is a master of surrounding her gorgeous voice with gorgeous music.

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The Muse of Tecnobrega Boosts Brazil's Latest Musical Export

Chris McGowan | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Brazilian Music, Tecnobrega Music, Brazil Tecnobrega, Banda Calypso Brazil, Batmacumba Brazil, Brega Brazil, Brazil Music, Aguas De Marco Brazil, Joao Brasil Music, Entertainment News

The dance-oriented tecnobrega style, which emerged in the last decade in Belém, the capital of Pará state Brazil, is the latest Brazilian music export to enliven European clubs.

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Where the 'Rio' Inspired Can Go for More Brazilian Music

Marty Lipp | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Samba, Brazilian Music, Rio De Janeiro, Rio, Carnival, Brazil, Rio Soundtrack, Bossa Nova, Carlos Saldanha, Video, Arts News

Turns out that Rio has sparked interest in Brazilian music and Rio's carnival. But where are the Rio-curious to go?

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Brazil's Coffee Valley Music Festival Draws Crowds To Historic Region

Chris McGowan | Posted 10.10.2011

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That concert was noteworthy in that it took place in a giant open-air barn for dairy cows.

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Brazilliance, Part Two: MPB With Verônica Ferriani and Douglas Lora (Video)

Michal Shapiro | Posted 07.16.2011

Read More: Canção Do Sal, Milton Nascimento, Black Orpheus, Mpb, Música Popular Brasileira, The Living Room NYC, Sirius Radio, World Music, Brazilian Music, Douglas Lora, Verônica Ferriani, Manha De Carnaval, Arts News

Ms. Ferriani is a petite woman, but listening to her sing is a very large experience. Her voice is warm, precise and powerful, and she has an impeccable interpretive style.

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Brazilliance, Part One: The Choro Music of Dudu Maia and Douglas Lora (VIDEO)

Michal Shapiro | Posted 07.11.2011

Read More: The Living Room, Choro, Le Poisson Rouge, Mandolin, Bandolim, 7 String Guitar, Brazilian Music, Douglas Lora, Dudu Maia, Choro Music, Brazilliance, Caraivana, World Music, Arts News

I've traveled the world documenting music, but sometimes a chance meeting in my home town of New York City yields treasures -- Maia and Lora turned in a stellar set.

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An Unusual Rio de Janeiro: From Favela Babies to Portinari

Karin Badt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Brazil, Rio Hiking, Resin, Brazilian Music, Sao Bento, Blue Parallel, Centro CUltural Banco Do Brasil, Carnival, Escher, Avenida Rio Branco, Carmen Miranda, Surf, Rio De Janeiro, War and Peace Panels, Don Joao VI, Joao Gilberto, Copacabana, Favelas, Parque Das Ruines, Samba, Portinari, Unape, Corcovado, Furtado, Chico Cesar, Marisa Monte, Santa Marta, Martinalia, Travel News

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Carnaval in Rio: How to Have Fun and Not Get Mugged

Chris McGowan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro is bigger and better than ever in 2010, with the street celebrations having surged in popularity over the last ten years an...

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A Snowy Night With Warm Music From Brazil

Michal Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Samba, Rogério Bicudo, Muziek Centrum, Jazz World Fusion, Zuco 103, Dutch-Jazz-and-World-Meeting, Brazilian Music, Lilian Vieira, Choro, Arts News

So much of Brazilian music contains elements of jazz that it could be the poster child for Jazz-World fusion.

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Having Fun With Serious Music

Marty Lipp | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fado, Bossa Nova, World Music, Brazilian Music, Estudando, Luaka Bop, Deolinda, Dabid Byrne, Arts News

With his impish humor, penchant for odd sounds, and relentless tinkering with the aural landscape of his songs, Tom Zé seems to be in a separate orbit than his Brazilian contemporaries.

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Brazil's Hidden Magical Music Festival

Chris McGowan | Posted 05.25.2011

One of the best music festivals in Brazil, or the world for that matter, is one that few people know about. The Festival Vale do Café (the Coffee Val...

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Music to Cool You From Around the World

Marty Lipp | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: World Music, Summer Music, Cuban Music, Summer, Mexican Music, Sierra Leonian Music, Uruguayan Music, Brazilian Music, Arts News

We all have our summer coping mechanisms -- repeated cold showers, Ranier cherries in a bucket of ice water -- but I have always made liberal use of music that is not just cool, but cools.

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Micro-Ecologies in Cirque du Soleil's Ovo

Derek Beres | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ovo, Brazilian Music, Cirque Du Soleil, Randall's Island, Entertainment News

"Can I take this in with me?" I ask the cheery-eyed woman. There was less than ten minutes until show time, and nothing's worse than fitfully forcing ...

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Jair Oliveira and the World Cup

Michal Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jair Rodriguez, Brazilian Music, Deixa Isso Pra La, Jair Oliveira, Entertainment News

I had the good fortune to have the ever sunny Brazilian singer-songwriter Jair Oliveira in the studio last September. Oliveira is the son of Jair Rodr...

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Global Beat Fusion: Two Malians and a Brazilian

Derek Beres | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vieux Farka Toure, African Music, Luisa Maita, Salif Keita, Brazilian Music, Entertainment News

Malian guitarist/vocalist Vieux Farka Touré had his father's name to rely on when first entering the global stage in 2007, but he has far surpassed d...

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Rio's Carnaval: A Long-Awaited Victory, Record Heat, and a Revived Street Scene

Chris McGowan | Posted 05.25.2011

Imagine the water, soft drinks, and beer consumed by 2.5 million people in the streets partying during a record heat wave with stifling humidity, and then think of the pressing need for rest rooms.

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Rio's 2010 Carnaval Kicks Off Amidst Heat, Optimism & Controversy

Chris McGowan | Posted 05.25.2011

Amidst all the craziness and frivolity, Carnaval serves the important purpose for Brazilians of maintaining the cultural traditions encoded in the music, dance, and costumes across the country.

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Afro-Brazilian History, Beats and Culture

Lauri Lyons | Posted 05.25.2011

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While Africa and America are often recognized as the book ends of the African Diaspora, there is an additional link in the Middle Passage that is less publicized, but no less important.

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Blame It on the Bossa Nova: 50 Years of Sublime Music

Chris McGowan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stan Getz, Brazil, Bossa Nova, Girl From Ipanema, Charlie Byrd, Jazz Bossa, Desafinado, Jazz Samba, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Brazilian Music, Samba, Tom Jobim, Mpb, Rosa Passos, Chega De Saudade, Leila Pinheiro, Celso Fonseca, Carlos Lyra, Entertainment News

Bossa Nova has been celebrating its fiftieth birthday in grand style this year, with commemorations having taken place in Brazil, the U.S. and other countries.

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