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Jazzafinado Posted by Transparent Language on Aug 23, 2007
This talented band from Rio shows how deeply intertwined samba and jazz have become within the elite community of musicians in the Cidade Maravilhosa. To boot, the members of Jazzafinado are, I believe, all under 30. The name is a play on words. Afinar means to tune as in ‘to tune an instrument. João Gilberto…
Brazilian Radio on the Internet Posted by Transparent Language on Jun 26, 2007
click on the image to hear the live broadcast! MPB, Música Popular Brasileira, is a sort of ‘super-genre’ of music that has it’s roots in the post-Bossa Nova era of the mid- to late-60’s. MPB encompasses many different styles of music, ranging from those with jazzy bossa-nova influences to rock and pop music very…