Archive for 'Music'
Brazilian Music Online Posted by Transparent Language on Apr 30, 2008
You don’t have to be in Brazil to listen to great Brazilian music. Check out these artists online: 1. Curumin, a singer from São Paulo: http://www.myspace.com/curumin 2. Tita Lima, an artist who sings “samba, soul and trip-hop”: http://www.myspace.com/titalima 3. CéU, a popular MPB (música popular brasileira) singer, also from São Paulo (featured in the video…
Brazilian Profile: Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano Posted by Transparent Language on Apr 8, 2008
Zezé Di Camargo and Luciano are brothers, the sons of a poor farmer from Goiás state. Their father’s greatest wish was for his sons to grow up to be famous musicians. And indeed, they did. They are now two of the most famous and beloved singers in Brazil, and some of the highest-earning as well…
Ballet of Santa Teresa Posted by Transparent Language on Jan 2, 2008
This terrific organization gives socially at-risk children in Santa Teresa and the surrounding favelas a rare and valuable opportunity. Since 1999 Vania Farias has made it her mission to provide free ballet classes, daily snacks, activities and transportation to events outside the community. The Ballet continues to grow, and is seeking the resources to physically…
Samba School: Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 13, 2007
There are over a dozen major samba schools (escolas de samba) in Rio de Janeiro. G.R.E.S. Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel is a terrific example of one of the major schools. Located in Samba City near downtown, Mocidade grew out of not a samba school, but in fact a local soccer team: A escola…
CéU Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 1, 2007
Great new record from a Paulista singer named CéU From the Six Degrees Records website: Just when you think that Brazil must surely have exhausted its supply of irresistibly jazzy, funky, sexy, soulful electro-pop singer-songwriters, someone like CéU comes along and makes you think that maybe that particular well is bottomless after all. I came…
Asa Branca Posted by Transparent Language on Oct 11, 2007
In 1947, amidst a devastating drought in the Brazilian Sertão, two men wrote a song that has become a national epic. Many people consider this work, Asa Branca to be much more than a song; it is a poem, an emotion, a history and a destiny. The cyclical droughts of the Sertão have driven hundreds…
Maria Rita Posted by Transparent Language on Sep 13, 2007
My absolute favorite Brazilian performer is Maria Rita. Maria Rita (full name: Maria Rita Mariano) is a Brazilian singer who comes by her deep musicality and immense talent honestly; she is the daughter of the late Elis Regina perhaps the most internationally famous Brazilian singer ever, and César Camargo Mariano a famous Brazilian composer. I…