Among all of the musical idioms of the world Brasilian music must be one of the most seductive; the most attracting of musicians no matter what...
To the untrained ear, most frevos may sound the same—fast-paced, played at breakneck speed almost, music rising and falling in waves crashing upon invisible beaches under...
It is easy to fall in love with the Ricardo Silveira: Organ tRio. Blame that all on Vanessa Rodrigues. The organist plays softly and her undulating...
The same rich ethnic cocktail that formed Brazilian society, from African, European and native ingredients, underlies its native genius for music. It also makes the country...
Hendrik Meurkens has a knack for coining words. It is almost as if he sees the word as part of a lyrical line which he composes...
Solo instrumental performances can be solitary pursuits, but not for Romero Lubambo and here is why. More than most guitarists, Mr. Lubambo has an uncanny knack...
The masterful Brasilian guitarist Ricardo Silveira has produced two records recently. The first one is a guitar duet with another guitar master, Roberto Taufic, who has...
Pedro Martins has arrived. Just like that the young guitarist has simply exploded on the musical stage, continuing the line of Brasilian guitarists who have taken...
Though born in Vitoria, Espírito Santo, Brasil, Roberto Menescal is essentially a Carioca—and a famous one, at that. He is often credited with being one of...
The French, as usual, got it right when they first used the word “gastronomie” to define both, the fine art of cookery from, say Provence, as...
The pristine nature of Adriana Miki’s voice puts it easily within the realm of reality that Ms. Miki would be one of the heraldic acolytes that...
Every year I receive lots of recordings from a diversity of Brazilian artists. Most of those recordings are good, but once or twice a year a...
Leo Gandelman is a master of playing music that describes not just the extremes of emotion, but all of the subtlety that exists in what his...
Tania Maria’s voice on Tempo, as it is on any of her records, is as distinctive as Elis’ or that of Gal Costa’s, or indeed when...
Ricardo Silveira is one of the finest guitarists in any dialect, be it his own Brazilian ones, or any other. He is much admired by other...
