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Nilson Matta

Duduka da Fonseca

Patricia Talem

Gilson Peranzzetta

Rodrigo Andreiuk

Helio Alves

Vander Lee

Jardel Caetano

Vander Lee: Faro
Vander Lee stays right on track with his new album. The singer/ songwriter from Belo Horizonte has been polishing his own style a bit further. The music sounds even friendlier than before thanks to seemingly more controlled vocals; without the sharp edges that sometimes appeared on Vander Lee's earlier works.

Brazilian Trio: Forests
With years of experience in the New York City Brazilian jazz scene and having played with a who's-who list of Brazilian artists, three very talented musicians got together to release Forests, a heavy Brazilian jazz album in the best tradition of piano, bass and drums trio.

Jardel Caetano: Cancioneiro
Cancioneiro is remarkable both conceptually and musically. Drawing vastly on his musical expertise, Jardel wrote music in various genres -- including ijexá, afoxé, acalanto, quadrilha, xote -- to the world renowned poetry of Fernando Pessoa.

Paulinho Garcia: My Very Life
The album features various Brazilian musical genres -- baião, choro, samba canção, bossa nova, marcha rancho and even frevo -- making the CD courageously diverse and yet very homogeneous when it comes to its classy performances.

André Mehmari: De Árvores e Valsas
André Mehmari shows yet two more fascinating sides to his music and artistry: multi-instrumentalist and composer. Though he had previously shown us those qualities in his previous releases, here he spares no surprises.

João Bosco: Concert Review
Some concerts are just not to be missed. When singer, guitarist and composer João Bosco is around, one knows one has to go! Brazil’s musical icon was on a modest tour in Europe, visiting the smart venues who booked him.

Paula Mirhan & Wagner Barbosa: Amanhecer
What is known as Brazilian Popular Music (MPB, música popular brasileira) is an ever-growing market. Just when one thinks the market has exhausted its influence in Brazilian music, a new name appears on the horizon. In this brand new release with vocalist Paula Mirhan and singer-songwriter-guitarist Wagner Barbosa, a new and strong addition to MPB is born.

À Deriva: À Deriva II
After the appearance of a more than satisfying debut album, it's always a thrill to see how things evolve. This is one of those occasions. The follow up of the self-titled first album from À Deriva invites for a speculative curiosity. The music on their first cd sounded very personal and inspired and showed a high level of professionalism.

Mario Adnet: Samba Meets Boogie Woogie
Some things are definitely worth waiting for. Samba Meets Boogie Woogie was recorded in May and June 2006, but post-production took nearly two years. Mario is joined by Maúcha Adnet, Mônica Salmaso, Alfredo Del-Penho, Roberta Sá and Zé Renato.

Sergio Augusto: Quatro Estações
Sergio Augusto deprived us listeners from his acoustic guitar and soothing vocals far too long. In 2005, he made a triumphal come back with Tudo Que Arde, Cura. Four years later, he gives us an intimate release with voice and guitar and a collection of new and standard Bossa Nova songs.

Alceu Valença: Ciranda Mourisca
Even with a career that spans 35 years, singer Alceu Valença still comes up with nice ideas. His idea for this album is to brush up some older songs that in his mind kind of escaped to the attention of his audience. Songs that deserve more attention than they got at that time…

Alexandre Eisenberg: An Interview
Composer Alexandre Eisenberg is a native of Rio de Janeiro, and studied composition there and in the United States at Indiana University. His works have been featured at the biannual festivals of contemporary music in Rio de Janeiro, and performed throughout Brazil, the US, Italy, Spain, France, Germany and China.

MB:A-Z & Annotated Discographies

We are proud to feature selected discographies of noteworthy artists who perform Brazilian music in Brazil and around the world. These discographies are not just album listings. We offer our personal opinions about each and every album commercially released by those artists. Some of these discographies are available both in English and Portuguese. Currently we feature Chico Pinheiro, Eugênio Leandro, Josee Koning, Mario Adnet, Nó em Pingo D'Água, Simone, Trio da Paz and others.