Say what you will, Brazilin music is unquestionably feminine in its nature. And in this month of March we’ll celebrate this notion with ‘Songs In The Feminine Key’.
When it comes to the seasons and Brazil, everything gets a bit upside down. While we wallow our way through this ‘occasional winter,’ Brazil’s beaches – from Recife and Salvador in the north, to Copacabana and Ilha Bella in the south – are sizzling under the tropical late-February sun. In fact, Brasil is entering the hottest part of the year.
Sergio Mendes celebrates a birthday today, in a year that has already brought him his first Oscar nomination, and his 50th anniversary as a musician of note – at age 71. We touch on the highlights of an amazing career.
This weekend, for the 17rh consecutive year, The Sounds of Brazil will air its annual birthday celebration for Antonio Carlos Jobim, and again, we’ll give the entire playlist over to Jobim’s tunes exclusively. The variety of style and performance from the international roster of featured musicians is truly amazing and serves to underscore the brilliant musical talent of Brazil’s greatest songwriter.
The Sounds of Brazil’s ‘Best of 2011’ program is now playing at Connectbrazil.com, recapping another great year in Brazilian music. And Chicago’s Smooth 87.7 fans can tune in at a special time: Sunday January 1st at 4:00pm!
Bossa Nova and rock ‘n roll are about as unrelated as two pop musical styles could be, but in the 50’s both sounds were incubated, born and raised – half a world apart.
I was invited to present the opening remarks for the 1st Celebrasil gala, held at Texas de Brazil in Chicago on September 7, 2011. Here is the complete text of my speech. – Scott Adams
How is it that one of Brazil’s most exciting voices comes to us from… Italy? We’ve come to expect great things from Rosalia de Souza and you’ll hear how she quickly won fans as the buzz heated up!
Here are 10 selections from The Sounds of Brazil’s ‘Brazilian Essentials’ list – as heard on the Sunday Brunch, August 21st 2011 on Chicago’s Smooth 87.7 with Rick O’Dell.
Another great show this week – promptly picked at the height of freshness for our ‘Summer Sambas’ theme this month! Now Playing: The Sounds of Brazil webcast channel features the best of Ricardo Silveira 24/7 this week with a playlist that includes a tune from birthday boy Leo Gandelman, Vanessa da Mata duets with Ben [...]
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