LUCIANA SOUZA – Live @ Tiny Desk Concert (2024)

Felix Contreras, May 17, 2024 | I’m not the first to say it: jazz and Brazilian music are like very close first cousins. There is a historical DNA connecting the two traditions, but also linked by harmonic construction, ample room for improvisation and plain old swing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49zIojl1CM4 In Luciana Souza’s performance, all of the above…

MILTON NASCIMENTO & WAGNER TISO – Travessia | Live in Switzerland (1981)

Travessia (which translates as "Crossing" and was originally titled "Milton Nascimento") is the first album by the acclaimed Brazilian singer-songwriter. It was released in 1967. The song with the same title won second place at the 1967 International Song Festival held at Maracanazinho (Rio de Janeiro). Wagner Tiso Veiga (born in 1945) is a Brazilian…

ESPERANZA SPALDING & MILTON NASCIMENTO – Outubro (2024)

“Who is your dream in the whole world to collaborate with? And I said, 'One person'... and it was you.” - Esperanza Spalding Esperanza Spalding is an American bassist, singer, songwriter, and composer. Her accolades include five Grammy Awards, a Boston Music Award, a Soul Train Music Award, and two honorary doctorates: one from her…

FILHOS DA BAHIA – Bença | Fvll concert (2024)

Filhos da Bahia [Sons of Bahia] are the new generation of Axé music. The group is formed by the offspring of some of the most renowned household names in Axé music. The quartet is made up of Zaia, the son of former Terra Samba Reinaldo, João Lucas, Saulo's son, Miguel, Carlinhos Brown's son, and Raysson,…

CARLINHOS BROWN & QUÉSIA LUZ – Você, o amor e eu (2014)

Antônio Carlos Santos de Freitas, known professionally as Carlinhos Brown, is a Brazilian singer, percussionist, and record producer from Salvador, Bahia. His musical style blends funk, latin music, R&B, soul music, reggae, and traditional Brazilian percussion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVlvcgcHPTQ&ab_channel=CarlinhosBrown Uma saudade de nós bateuE o colchão desabou sem tempoO coração disparou por dentro Parei no seu movimentoDepoisQuase…

CARLINHOS BROWN – Show Umbalista Verão | Fvll concert (2021)

Antônio Carlos Santos de Freitas, known professionally as Carlinhos Brown, is a Brazilian singer, percussionist, and record producer from Salvador, Bahia. His musical style blends funk, latin music, R&B, soul music, reggae, and traditional Brazilian percussion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AawKeCRvKgw&ab_channel=CarlinhosBrown FICHA TÉCNICA #ShowUmbalistaVerãoDireção Artística: Carlinhos Brown | Ivanna SouttoDireção Musical: Carlinhos BrownCoordenação Candyall Music: Flávio DultraProdutor Musical Assistente:…

CARLINHOS BROWN – A Namorada (1996)

Antônio Carlos Santos de Freitas, known professionally as Carlinhos Brown, is a Brazilian singer, percussionist, and record producer from Salvador, Bahia. His musical style blends funk, latin music, R&B, soul music, reggae, and traditional Brazilian percussion. "A namorada" [The Girlfriend] is taken from Carlinho Brown's album Alfagamabetizando (1996). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EA7hWQhuXg&ab_channel=GiovannaOliveira Esse som é pra bater no…

MILTON NASCIMENTO & LÔ BORGES – Nada Será Como Antes (1972)

Clube da Esquina [Corner Club] is a studio album which resulted from the collaboration of Brazilian musicians Milton Nascimento and Lô Borges. It is Milton Nascimento's fifth studio album and the first by Lô Borges, who would later pursue a solo career. The album was released in Brazil in 1972 by EMI-Odeon. Clube da Esquina…

KAOMA – Dançando Lambada (live) | Countdown, Dutch TV (1989)

Kaoma was a French-Brazilian band formed in 1988 by French producers Jean Georgakarakos and Olivier Lorsac to promote the song "Lambada". Loalwa Braz was hired to sing lead vocals, other musicians were Chyco Dru, Jacky Arconte, Jean-Claude Bonaventure, Michel Abihssira and Fania.  In 1989, they had a major chart-topping international hit with their dance music…

YAMANDU COSTA & ALESSANDRO PENEZZI – Quebranto [fvll albvm] (2017)

A wonderful collaboration between two great musicians. Quebranto (2017), an instrumental album by Yamandu Costa and Alessandro Penezzi, celebrates the Brazilian 7-string guitar tradition. Quebranto (2017) blends the musical flavours of Latin, Gypsy and Brazilian chorinho (a subgenre of samba). The album contains six original compositions and seven cover songs that are tributes to great…