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Welcome to The Best of Brazil! We've added a new album to our Beyond Brazil section. It's Mitch Towne's Refuge. We have all the details plus a sample track to give you a taste of his music. That section now features 314 albums we recommend from the world of music beyond Brazil, nearly all with sample tracks. Recent additions include La Tierra Canta by Patricio Morales and his band; Salsa de la Bahia, Vol. 3: Renegade Queens; the eponymous album De Pavel a Pavel; Steve Allee Big Band's Naptown Sound; and Marcus McLaurine's Tributes: A Life Celebration. The new album by CCCN Jazz Orchestra and Hendrik Meurkens, Big Band Brasil, tops our New Releases section. We have complete information and a sample track. That section features 197 Brazilian music albums — all with sample tracks. Recent additions include Bossa Nova Noites I: Bahia Nights by Bossa Nova Noites; Água e Sol by Laura Dreyer and the Manhattan-Rio Connection; Mafalda Minnozzi's Riofonic with special guest Roberto Menescal; and Christmastime in Rio by Romero Lubambo and Pamela Driggs. Our 33-minute feature on Live at JazzBaltica by Trio da Paz and Joe Locke is the latest addition to our Audio Archives section. It was originally broadcast June 25, 2008. We also added our memorial tribute to Dorival Caymmi, broadcast August 27, 2008, eleven days after his death. When you visit the Archives, you can listen to extended features on 219 Brazilian albums, features on 38 Beyond Brazil albums, interviews, tributes to musicians and composers, and much more. Thanks for checking out this website. We hope you'll take a few minutes to explore our features, listen to some sample tracks, and dig into our archives (you can always return to this page by clicking on our logo at the top of every page). As always, if you like what you find here, please tell your friends about it. Thanks! 
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April 5, 2019 – Daniela Soledade is a new and compelling voice on the Brazilian musical landscape, one both
 Here are earlier sneak previews of new albums by: • Fato • Hamilton de Holanda & Yamandú Costa • Jon Gold • André Vasconcellos • Joe Carter • Pascalito • Luiz Simas • Harvey Wainapel
June 22, 2019 – GUAI is a sensational singer emerging on the Brazilian music scene.
 GUAI Here are two more Discovery Artists: • Rodrigo Garcia Lopes • Rubens Figueiredo Interview with Karrin Allyson
June 2, 2024 – A Kiss for Brazil, the  Here are other special features: • Remembering Sérgio Augusto • Incredible gift from the Brazilian Guitar Quartet • Remembering Tom Jobim • Interview with Antonio Adolfo • The story of “Mas que Nada” • Paula Morelenbaum interview • BOSSAlibre Artist Profiles are biographical sketches of Brazilian musicians and composers—and other artists noted for performing Brazilian music. They are listed in alphabetical order by first name. Click on a name to read a profile.
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Apr. 15, 1978 – Philippe Baden Powell
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CCCN Jazz Orchestra & Hendrik Meurkens, Big Band Brasil
Tracks 01 – Meet you after dark 02 – Brigas nunca mais 03 – Bolero para Paquito 04 – A slow one 05 – A felicidade 06 – Caminhos cruzados 07 – Herb's samba 08 – Lingua de mosquito 09 – A summer in San Fransisco Read more Bossa Nova Noites, Bossa Nova Noites I: Bahia Nights
Tracks 01 – Black sailors (“The passage”) 02 – Respect yourself 03 – Push me away 04 – Give me your love 05 – Something's got a hold on me 06 – Never say goodbye 07 – That's the way of the world 08 – What color is love 09 – Little feet 10 – Cry for help 11 – Back to black 12 – Nothing on you 13 – When we were young 14 – Vocalscape 15 – Bahia nights 16 – Tudo o que você podia ser 17 – Gift of heart (Christmas in Rio) 18 – Dayo 19 – Brazilica 20 – Happiness (A felicidade) — Bonus single — 21 – Broken promises Read more Laura Dreyer and the Manhattan-Rio Connection, Água e Sol
Tracks 01 – Água e Sol 02 – Inocência 03 – Viagem para Dakar 04 – Verão do nosso amor 05 – Dancing through time 06 – Dolphin dreamscape 07 – Samba da esperança 08 – O macaco azul Read more Mafalda Minnozzi, Riofonic
Tracks 01 – Rio 02 – Corcovado 03 – Só danço samba 04 – Café South American style 05 – Eu e a brisa 06 – O barquinho 07 – Telefone 08 – Tu si 'na cosa grande 09 – Você 10 – Postcard from Rio 11 – The gentle rain 12 – Garota de Ipanema 13 – Se é tarde me perdoa 14 – Água de beber Read more Romero Lubambo & Pamela Driggs, Christmastime in Rio
Tracks 01 – Have yourself a merry little Christmas 02 – I'll be home for Christmas 03 – Holiday of love 04 – Christmas love song 05 – Silent night 06 – Presente de Natal 07 – Winter reverie 08 – The Christmas song 09 – Santa Claus is coming to town 10 – White Christmas 11 – Jingle bells 12 – Toyland Read more Cliff Korman Trio, Urban Tracks
Tracks 01 – Cheio de malícia 02 – Manhã de carnaval 03 – All the things you are 04 – Canhoto 05 – Whisper not 06 – Fall 07 – Francisca 08 – Trilhos urbanos 09 – Saudade do Paulo Read more Plus...
Carol Saboya, Outro Tom: Canções de Antonio Adolfo Here are 99 more New Releases from 2011 to 2015. Click on a title to read about the album and listen to a sample track... Read more |
Sandy Cressman & Homenagem Brasileira will perform May 24, 7:30-10:00 pm,
Sandy Cressman
Jazz Camp West, billed as “a music learning and festival experience for performing musicians,” in the redwoods of California is scheduled for June 7-13 at Camp Jones Gulch in La Honda, CA. For more information, visit www.livingjazz.org.
Brazilian musician Luiz Simas has released his new song and music video honoring the indigenous peoples
Canção dos Povos Originários
Seven-time GRAMMY®-winning saxophonist Paul Winter and Brazilian pianist Henrique Eisenmann have released their performance of three
Paul Winter and Henrique Eisenmann
Photo: Matthew Muise
Here are 314 albums we recommend from the world of music beyond Brazil: Mitch Towne, Refuge; Patricio Morales, La Tierra Canta; Various, Salsa de la Bahia, Vol. 3: Renegade Queens;
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Randy Morse produced and hosted the weekly radio program The Best of Brazil from 1999 through 2010. Many of the features from the program are archived here, organized by category and broadcast date... Read moreHere are links to the websites of 318 bands and musicians, listed in alphabetical order by first name.
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