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Welcome to The Best of Brazil! Saudade do Paulo, the brand new Biscoito Fino album by Carlos Malta and Cliff Korman featuring the music of Paulo Moura, tops our New Releases section. We have full details plus a sample track. That section now features 203 Brazilian music albums — all with sample tracks. Other recent additions include Roberto Montero's Todos os Tempos; Natalie Cressman and Ian Faquini; Lado B Brazilian Project 2 by Catina DeLuna and Otmaro Ruiz; and Antonio Adolfo's Carnaval: The Songs Were So Beautiful. The latest addition to our Beyond Brazil section is The Jones Factor's not sure. We have complete details and a sample track. That section features 337 albums we recommend from the world of music beyond Brazil, nearly all with sample tracks. Recent additions include Dave Stryker's Blue Fire: The Van Gelder Session; Peter Paulsen TurksHeadKnot Quintet's Would'a...Could'a...Should'a...; Jeff Dingler's How About You?; and Ted Rosenthal Trio's Classics Reimagined: Impromp2. Brazilian Playground, an excellent compilation of Brazilian children's music, is the latest addition to our Audio Archives section. Our 23-minute review of the album was originally broadcast October 17, 2007. When you visit the Archives, you can listen to extended features on 221 Brazilian albums, features on 38 Beyond Brazil albums, interviews, tributes to musicians and composers, and much more. Thanks for visiting 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! 
Stand with Ukraine
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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Birthdays
Feb. 21, 1946 – José Roberto Bertrami Feb. 23, 1938 – Wilson Simonal Feb. 25, 1929 – Tommy Newsom Mar. 5, 1887 – Heitor Villa-Lobos Mar. 6, 1942 – Flora Purim Mar. 6, 1966 – Fábio Zanon Mar. 7, 1940 – Turíbio Santos Mar. 7, 1948 – Danilo Caymmi Mar. 8, 1953 – Dega Calazans Mar. 10, 1959 – Fred Schneiter Mar. 13, 1937 – Mestre Zé Paulo Mar. 13, 1971 – Clara Moreno Mar. 13, 1944 – Cacaso Mar. 14, 1903 – Benedito Lacerda Mar. 14, 1957 – Cliff Korman Mar. 17, 1930 – Paul Horn Mar. 17, 1945 – Elis Regina Mar. 18, 1951 – Bill Frisell Mar. 18, 1964 – Paul Galbraith Mar. 19, 1911 – Assis Valente Mar. 19, 1960 – Eliane Elias Mar. 22, 1942 – Jorge Ben Jor Mar. 27, 1924 – Sarah Vaughan Mar. 27, 1952 – Carlinhos Vergueiro Mar. 27, 1960 – Renato Russo Mar. 28, 1935 – Hermínio Bello de Carvalho Mar. 28, 1956 – Zizi Possi Mar. 29, 1907 – João de Barro Mar. 29, 1940 – Astrud Gilberto Mar. 29, 1949 – Michael Brecker Mar. 30, 1976 – Hamilton de Holanda Mar. 31, 1951 – Duduka Da Fonseca Apr. 1, 1902 – Moreira da Silva Apr. 1, 1956 – Zé Renato Apr. 4, 1958 – Cazuza Apr. 5, 1934 – Stanley Turrentine Apr. 6, 1927 – Gerry Mulligan Apr. 6, 1937 – Gene Bertoncini Apr. 6, 1960 – John Pizzarelli Apr. 8, 1943 – Chico Batera Apr. 12, 1940 – Herbie Hancock Apr. 13, 1914 – Dona Ivone Lara Apr. 13, 1952 – Rosa Passos Apr. 14, 1924 – Shorty Rogers Apr. 15, 1978 – Philippe Baden Powell |
Carlos Malta and Cliff Korman, Saudade do Paulo
Tracks 01 – Guadaloupe 02 – Tarde de chuva 03 – Fibra 04 – Tempos felizes 05 – Lavadeira's blues 06 – Linda 07 – Saudade do Paulo 08 – Mulatas etc. e tal Read more Roberto Montero, Todos os Tempos
Tracks 01 – Igarapé (Caminho de Canoa)/ River stream (Way of the canoe) 02 – Valsa do tempo parado/ Static time waltz 03 – Vila rica 04 – Bom balaio/ Hamper box 05 – Luz da lua/ Light of the moon 06 – Chorando de rir/ Laughing 'till it hurts 07 – Nem tempo nem distância/ Neither time nor distance 08 – De duas, uma/ One out of two 09 – Aquele mar/ The sea over there 10 – Vou mas fico/ Gone but still here Read more Natalie Cressman & Ian Faquini, Revolução
Tracks 01 – Cem mil réis 02 – Contradança 03 – Tenho sede 04 – Capenga mas não cai 05 – De mão cheia 06 – Dizia Maria 07 – Blues for James 08 – Moda de viola 09 – Natty's waltz 10 – Revolução 11 – Vigil 12 – Rio-mar Read more Catina DeLuna & Otmaro Ruiz, Lado B Brazilian Project 2
Tracks 01 – Passarim 02 – Mar e lua 03 – Na volta que o mundo dá 04 – Requebre que eu dou um Doce 05 – Choro das águas 06 – Águas de março 07 – É luxo só 08 – Aluvião 09 – Meu silêncio (Velho companheiro) 10 – Vatapá Read more Antonio Adolfo, Carnaval: The Songs Were So Beautiful
Tracks 01 – É com esse que eu vou 02 – Vassourinhas 03 – Oba (O Bafo da onça) 04 – Mal-me-quer 05 – Vai passar 06 – As pastorinhas 07 – Exaltação à Mangueira 08 – A lua é dos namorados 09 – Agora é cinza Read more Bruno Elisabetsky, Alcance
Tracks 01 – Rush mental 02 – Longing longing 03 – Alcance 04 – Liberdade 05 – Continuum 06 – Cycling 07 – Luzes 08 – Pontuadas Read more Plus...
CCCN Jazz Orchestra & Hendrik Meurkens, Big Band Brasil 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 |
Anat Cohen & Marcello Gonçalves will perform Mar. 7 at Jazz Forum,
Anat Cohen & Marcello Gonçalves
The Kate Baker Brazilian Quartet will perform Mar. 8 at Jazz Forum, 1 Dixon Lane,
Kate Baker
The Sons of Brasil will perform Mar. 8, 3:00 pm, at the Winterlude
The Sons of Brasil
The Kerry Linder Brazilian Quartet will perform Mar. 15 at Jazz Forum, 1 Dixon Lane, Tarrytown,
Kerry Linder
Trombonist and singer/songwriter Natalie Cressman and composer, guitarist, and singer Ian Faquini
Natalie and Ian
The Duduka Da Fonseca Quartet will celebrate Duduka's 75th birthday with performances Mar. 30 and 31 at
Duduka Da Fonseca, Rio de Janeiro 1966
Five-time GRAMMY® Award winner Samara Joy has released a new single, “Flor de Lis” (Upside Down), a fresh take on the Brazilian classic written by Djavan nearly 50 years ago.
Flor de Lis
Brazilian musician Luiz Simas has released his new song and music video honoring the indigenous peoples
Canção dos Povos Originários
Here are 337 albums we recommend from the world of music beyond Brazil: The Jones Factor, not sure; Dave Stryker, Blue Fire: The Van Gelder Session; Peter Paulsen TurksHeadKnot Quintet, Would'a... Could'a... Should'a...;
   NEWLY ARCHIVED FEATURE
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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