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<title>Bebel Gilberto</title>
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<category>Bossa Nova</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:42:51 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The daughter of innovative Bossa Nova guitarist Joao Gilberto and Brazilian singer Miucha, Bebel Gilberto definitely has strong musical genes. Graced with a clean, throaty voice that exudes a relaxed sexiness, she is equally comfortable singing in Portuguese and English. Early in her career, she worked with Caetano Veloso, Chico Buarque (her uncle), David Byrne and Arto Lindsay. Lately, techno-sophisticated producer Suba has helped her develop an unpretentious modern sound based around Bossa Nova. Maintaining the primacy of the acoustic guitar in a jazz/bossa style, Gilberto and Suba add cool organ sounds, tight kit drumming, Brazilian percussion, funky basslines, and tasteful Soul horn hooks. Unobtrusive electronic treatments wander in and out, marking Gilberto's recordings with a hip, modern sensibility. Exquisitely warm sensuality well-suited for dance, romance, or ambiance.
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<title>CeU</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The latest in a long line of sultry Brazilian singers, CeU enjoyed a big boost for her career when Starbucks made her the first international artist signed to their Hear Music Debut series in 2007. But don't let that put you off: her soulful delivery and command of Brazilian idioms make her a sultry addition to the stable of young Brazilian singers that includes Cibelle and Rosalia de Souza. Nominated for a Best New Artist Latin Grammy in 2006, CeU (born Maria do Ceu Whitaker Pocas) had been turning heads for years before that. Trained on the violao and in music theory in Brazil, CeU relocated to New York City for a few pivotal years after she completed her education. There she discovered everyone from Billie Holiday to Erykah Badu, and that unsanctioned education encouraged her to experiment with jazz and soul in her sound. A fortuitous connection with Antonio Pinto, who composed the score for <i>City of God</i>, also helped gain her entree into the Brazilian music world. Her self-titled debut was remarkably mature, never straying far from her roots (hints of samba are ever-present) but continually flirting with jazz, funk and soul.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Seu Jorge</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 6 Oct 2009 09:54:07 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[This gruff-voiced carioca (resident of Rio de Janeiro) first made international waves in 2002's <I>City Of God</I>, playing the vaguely terrifying gangster Knockout Ned. But he'd seduced Brazilians in an earlier role: as part of pop group Farofa Carioca who had a giant hit in 1998 with "Moro no Brasil" ("I Live in Brazil"). Born Jorge Mario da Silva on June 8th, 1970, Seu Jorge captured audiences' imagination with his life story as well his talent. He grew up in rough Rio favelas, singing and playing in local bars as a teenager and trying -- and not always succeeding -- to stay out of trouble. But his dreams were cut short when his brother Vitorio was shot, and his family was made homeless. Jorge lived on the streets for three years before he lucked into a singing gig and later into theatrical work that led to the formation of Farofa Carioca. After his role in <I>City Of God</I>, Jorge landed a role in Wes Anderson's <I>The Life Aquatic</I>, singing amazing covers of David Bowie classics in Portuguese. His first stateside release, <I>Cru</I>, came out in late 2005.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<category>Electropop</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:26:23 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Though known in the U.S. mostly by their abbreviated handle, the proper name of Brazilian dance-rock sextet C.S.S. is Cansei de Ser Sexy, a Portuguese translation of a quip from Beyonce Knowles, who allegedly once claimed to be "tired of being sexy." The band formed in Sao Paulo in 2003 from a group of cross-connected art-scene socialites who eventually solidified a lineup consisting of vocalist Luisa Hanae Matsushita (who goes by the stage name Lovefoxxx), bassist Iracema Trevisan, guitarist Ana Rezende, and multi-instrumentalists Luiza Sa, Carolina Parra and Adriano Cintra. Under the keen musical direction of Cintra, a vet of Brazil's underground rock scene, C.S.S. found international attention for their high volume of downloads from Brazil's TramaVirtual, a music and social networking site. They self-released two EPs in 2004, <i>Em Rotterdam Ja e uma Febre</i> and <i>A Onda Mortal/Uma Tarde com PJ</i>, and issued their self-titled full-length LP on TramaVirtual's fledgling music label in 2005. It was re-released internationally on Sub Pop a year later, followed by wide international touring.
- Nate Cavalieri]]></description>
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<title>Roberto Carlos</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:01:18 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Zuco 103</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:20:34 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Ex-pat Brazilian singer Lilian Vieira met her fellow bandmates in the Netherlands in the late 1990s. Within a few years they were producing stylish, confident international pop that nods to Brazil and embraces European club sensibilities.
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<title>Daniela Mercury</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 09:34:35 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Brazilian vocal-oriented pop star began her career out of financial necessity -- not in perrenial pursuit of the spotlight. Starting with cover songs in local bars, she's since developed a unique song craft of her own, blending indigenous Samba with contemporary electronic and reggae flavors.
- Kelly Bauman]]></description>
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<title>Caetano Veloso</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:49:14 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[With a massive outpouring of songs, poems and lyrics since his career launched more than 30 years ago, Caetano Veloso is one of the greats -- if not <i>the</i> great -- of Brazilian pop. With Gilberto Gil, Veloso helped define Tropicalismo, Brazil's hybridized, political pop music that drew on Bossa Nova, jazz and art rock for inspiration and changed the face of Brazilian pop forever. A staunch leftist, Veloso has had a rocky relationship with the Brazilian government, but his status as a phenomenally beloved musician never waned. It's not hard to see why: his voice wraps itself around your ears like a cashmere sweater, while his spot-on songwriting doesn't miss a beat -- or a chance to keep up the changing tempo with the times.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Rosa Passos</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:55:39 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A marvelously talented bossa nova singer-songwriter who's earned the accolade "the female Joao Gilberto," Rosa Passos has been experiencing something of a renaissance in recent years. Passos grew up in Salvador, the capital of Bahia, where she began playing piano at the age of three. By the time she was in her teens, she was writing her own songs, playing guitar and singing on local television. Despite a record deal and some decent exposure, however, her career failed to launch in the 1970s, and at the end of the decade she took a hiatus, moving to Brasilia, where she married and concentrated on raising a family. She returned to recording slowly, beginning in the late '80s. In recent years she's gained renown for her engrossing living performances and for her Grammy-winning part in Yo-Yo Ma's <I>Obrigado Brazil</I>.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:21:47 -0700</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:01:56 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[To talk about Jorge Ben's influence on Brazilian music is to court hyperbole: the man has released albums on which each song could be a hit. He started out singing in church choirs and rock bands in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro in the 1950s and early '60s, and in 1963 he guaranteed himself a place in history with his first hit, the inestimable "Mas Que Nada." On the strength of that song and a few others, Ben became a bona fide musical export: his songs were covered by everyone from Sergio Mendes to Herb Alpert and Jose Feliciano. By 1966 he was playing sambas with an electric guitar, and a few years later, the tropicalia movement began following in his footsteps. Though never considered strictly a tropicalia artist, Ben became a primary figure of Musica Popular Brasileira for the next decade, even drawing heat from the Brazilian dictatorship despite the lack of political content in his songs. His hallmark has always been his omnivorous musicality: his Ethiopian heritage sparked an interest in African and Arabic music, while American funk and soul figured heavily in his sound. Ben's later work has suffered from a surfeit of synthesizers, but it's easy to forgive him.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 11:55:53 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Gal Costa's sultry, sensual voice has been a regular feature in the Brazilian hit parade for four decades. This Bahia native inherited an appreciation of Afro-Brazilian music to match with her natural affinity for the Bossa Nova. A radical child of the 1960s, her collaborations with Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil helped make her a star; while they were political exiles in London, she recorded their thinly-veiled criticisms of the Brazilian military government. Whether interpreting an old Samba or Bossa Nova or experimenting with rock and Soul, she has always maintained her distinct voice and steamy passion. Furthermore, she has continually displayed an air of mystery from her beginnings as the gypsy-esque free spirit to her more dignified (albeit seductive), mature image. And finally, there has always been Costa's voice, unmistakable and alluring.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Elis Regina</title>
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<category>Brazilian Pop</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:43:10 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Gilberto Gil</title>
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<category>Brazilian Pop</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:04:34 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Gilberto Gil is one of the pioneers of Brazil's late '60s Tropicalia movement, a cosmopolitan mix of Latin, World, pop and rock styles. Gil, who spearheaded the movement with Caetano Veloso, usually takes a more grounded, less artsy approach than his old friend. He also has mastered every style he has utilized in his music. A brilliant songwriter with an amazing voice, he can do justice to his homeland's Samba and Bossa Nova styles, then change pace with a high-octane Funk workout before digging into reggae. His skill and obvious love for different music never makes him seem like a performer who wears too many hats. Gil has been a part of the Brazilian music scene since the late 1950s and has become a star throughout the globe.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Maria Rita</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:21:47 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Maria Rita's self-titled 2004 debut didn't immediately grab audiences outside of Brazil, but it did get the attention of the 2004 Latin Grammys: she received no less than three nominations. And for good reason -- her sophisticated take on Brazil's bossa nova-drenched popular music is simultaneously classic and fresh, thanks to songwriting help from heavy hitters like Milton Nascimiento. Rita is also part of Brazilian musical royalty; her mother is Elis Regina.]]></description>
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<title>Djavan</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 3 Apr 2009 23:04:25 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Brazil's Djavan is one of those rare company men you find in pop music: he's been gigging and writing songs for nearly four decades and his relevance shows no signs of waning. He started out in the music industry as a singer for soap operas (after a few stints in cover bands), and he worked his way up the ranks from there. Drawing on northern Brazilian folkloric and jazz influences, Djavan began releasing solo albums and playing long-running solo shows. In the eighties he drew the attention of both Stevie Wonder and Quincy Jones - powerful friends to have. In 2000, he won a Latin Grammy for Best Brazilian Song.]]></description>
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<title>Trio Mocoto</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 09:06:43 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[These veteran musicians are the Brazilian equivalent of the Funk Brothers -- they backed all kinds of popular artists in Brazil in the late 1960s and early '70s and put out a few well-received solo albums of their own. Their most notable work was with Jorge Ben, with whom they developed their signature samba-rock (or samba-soul) sound. The band dissolved in the late '70s, and would have gone the way of the passenger pigeon had not interest surged in their music in the '90s DJ culture. The band reunited in 2000, playing together for the first time in 24 years; they released an album in 2002. The result is as raucous and dance-worthy as you'd hope, inspiring a whole new generation of <i>mocotos</i>, the mini-skirted female dancers the band is named for.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Curumin</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:20:22 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Brazil's Curumin is no stranger to cultural mash-ups: one parent is Spanish, one Japanese, and he grew up in the cultural melting pot that is Rio De Janeiro. He showed an aptitude for music early on: he formed his first band at age eight and was playing percussion in Rio clubs by the time he was 14. But he took his cultural wanderings a step further when he signed with Bay Area-based underground hip-hop label Quannum to release his 2005 debut, <I>Achados E Perdidos</i>. Marrying a love of classic soul and funk with the unshakeable rhythms of Brazil, the release was treading in interesting territory. In 2008 <I>JapanPopShow</i> pushed further into that territory, pursuing an infectious combination of hip-hop, Musica Popular Brasileira (M.P.B.) and vintage funk.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Cibelle</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:30:16 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The charming Cibelle inherits the mantle of the great Brazilian songstresses like Rita Lee, Gal Costa, and Marisa Monte and updates their legacy with her embrace of modern electronica. Of course, this ground's been trod before - just think new Bossa Nova songstress Bebel Gilberto. But Cibelle is a bit less coy than Gilberto - and a bit more playful. She got her start singing on Yugoslavian producer Suba's seminal electro-Brazilian release <i>Sao Paolo Confessions</i>. That performance proved that Cibelle's voice could carry an album, and a solo career was not long following. Her 2003 self-titled debut was delightful: a drowsy, sensual affair shot through with quirky electronics and her trademark buttery vocals.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Alexandre Pires</title>
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<category>Latin Pop</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 8 Aug 2009 09:50:59 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Brazil's Alexandre Pires grew up breathing music -- his mother was a drummer and his father a singer in a touring band. He learned to play samba at the age of thirteen, and within a few years he was touring with the chart-topping band So Pa Contrariar, named for the first song he composed. After bringing the sound of the streets (namely the "Pagode") to middle class listeners, Pires struck out on his own, crafting a romantic pop sound that has endeared him to listeners all over Latin America. He won Best Artist at the 2003 Latin Grammys.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Tania Maria</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:05:55 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Engaging, sensual vocals and sparkling rhythmic piano from an engaging performer. Tania Maria has boasted greats like Eddie Duran in her band, and she performs zesty originals and works by composers like Antonio Carlos Jobim.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Milton Nascimento</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:14:32 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Milton Nascimento, the Brazilian superstar, has created exciting, diverse music for more than thirty years. He combines pop, jazz, Brazilian folk and Bossa Nova into one unique package and his voice is really an incredible instrument -- he is one of the few singers to regularly go from a heavy baritone to a beautiful but bizarre falsetto. But it is Nascimento's superb songcraft which has the world's finest musicians lining up to record with him. It is normal to find Peter Gabriel or Herbie Hancock on one of Nascimento's recordings, and jazz artists and vocalists often cover his tunes.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Os Mutantes</title>
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<category>Tropicalia</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 2 Dec 2009 11:07:58 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[For any fan of psychedelic pop music, Bossa Nova and the combinations thereof, the last few years' resurgence in interest in the Mutantes back catalog and subsequent re-release of these records stands as one of the finer moments in music history. At the core of the Tropicalia movement in Brazil in the late '60s, the Mutantes militantly employed fuzzed-out guitars, an odd assortment of sound effects and eclectic, crazed vocals much to the dismay of a Brazilian government high on maintaining tradition. Their whacked-out Dadaist spirit is best exemplified on their self-titled debut in '68. Imagine a hybrid of "Sgt. Pepper," Arthur Brown and the Byrds as viewed after a peyote binge in Sao Paolo. Before the band's more long-winded elements came to fruition and their humor got the best of them, there was the psyched up fervor of their first three releases. Alas, their reckless humor, creativity, and complete cohesiveness as a band could only eventually wind up as one thing: prog rock.
- Jon Pruett]]></description>
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<title>Mosquitos</title>
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<category>Brazilian Pop</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:27:56 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Indie rock meets Brazilian pop -- and guess who wins? They both do. Americans Chris Root and Jon Marshal Smith (guitar and keyboards, respectively) bring a delicate indie sensibiity that matches up nicely with Brazilian vocalist Juju Stulbach's effervescent voice. Her tracks shine; you miss her when Root sings alone.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Beto Villares</title>
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<category>Brazilian</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:20:22 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Beto Villares has been a name in Brazil for years, mainly because of his high-profile composition and production work on soundtracks, including for the film <I>Antonia</I>. His musical world was changed forever, however, when he worked on a multipart documentary for Brazilian TV called <I>Musica do Brasil</I>. Hosted by minister of culture and venerated pop star Gilberto Gil, the documentary exposed Villares to the hyperkinetic vibrancy of Brazilian music outside the cities. He put some of his newfound inspiration to use in producing fellow Brazilian CeU's hugely successful debut, but it's most evident on his own debut, which was released in Brazil in 2004 as <I>Excelentes Lugares Bonitos</I> and was released in the U.S. by Six Degrees in 2008 as <I>Beto Villares</I>. An innovative mix of big-city sophistication and small-town <I>joie de vivre</I> -- coupled with very unusual, subtle electronic touches -- it was a stunning release from a welcome new voice in Brazilian music.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Tribalistas</title>
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<category>Brazilian Pop</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 6 Dec 2008 14:06:47 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Os Tribalistas are actually a star-studded trio composed of the sultry Brazilian chanteuse Marisa Monte and Brazilian pop stalwarts Carlinhos Brown and Arnaldo Antunes. Though a one-off collaboration, the trio garnered kudos fast: they were nominated for multiple Grammy categories in 2003 and walked home with the award for "Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album."
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Suba</title>
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<category>Ambient Dub</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:32:18 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Suba's truly unique mix of complex grooves and simple melodies utilizes synthesized and electronic treatments that sound natural. This composer, musician and (most importantly) producer studied jazz and classical music in Yugoslavia before emigrating to Sao Paulo, where he immediately began to actively absorb Brazilian music and contemporary dance culture. His sophisticated synthesis yields a user-friendly music that defies national boundaries and genres. Young female vocalist Cibelle's understated Portuguese vocals seduce you into a warm sea that swells with gently persistent percussive waves orchestrated by master percussionist Joao Parahyba.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Marina Lima</title>
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<category>Brazilian Pop</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 6 Aug 2009 10:39:28 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Forro In The Dark</title>
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<category>Brazilian Pop</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 3 Oct 2009 10:45:24 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Early in its life, Forro in the Dark drew an all-star roster of fans, including David Byrne, Miho Hatori and Bebel Gilberto. That kind of adulation can send a group to an early grave, but Forro in the Dark seem to be standing up to the pressure. Formed when a group of friends got together to play music during a birthday party, the band was ad hoc from the outset, a group of Brazilian expats interpreting the traditional forro (pronounced "foh-ho") music of northern Brazil. While traditional forro utilizes just a triangle, bass drum and accordion, Forro in the Dark replaced the accordion with a flute and brought in a host of other instruments to flesh out the sound. The group thrives on instrumentals, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't sing more often: Their raspy voices evoke fellow countryman Seu Jorge (who's sung with them, incidentally). Originally a trio, the group expanded to six, including guitarist Smokey Hormel, who's worked with big names including Beck and Mick Jagger and undoubtedly brought the group some of its celebrity luster.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Torcuato Mariano</title>
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<category>Brazilian Pop</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:58:59 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Tom Ze</title>
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<category>Tropicalia</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 7 Jun 2009 07:59:19 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A pioneer in the short-lived Brazilian Tropicalia movement of the late '60s, Tom Ze has made a career of quirky experiments that combine Brazilian and American pop sounds. A musical dadaist, he came to light on the 1968 compilation <I>Ou Panis et Circensis</I>. Releasing a series of records throughout the '70s that went virtually unnoticed in both his homeland and abroad, he was eventually re-recognized at the onset of the '90s via his inclusion on a collection released by David Byrne's Luaka Bop label. A pioneer in sound loops, noise experimentation, and bizarre lyrics, Tom Ze peppers his rigidly produced music with a playful surrealism that makes you wonder if the whole thing is a parody. Of his '90s output, the first, <I>The Hips of Tradition</I>, was a less edgy, more straightforward Brazilian pop record; its successor, 1998's <I>Fabrication Defect</I>, found him back in fine form with its combination of avant-pop, Bossa Nova, and a myriad of layered effects. A remix record followed shortly, allowing a new wave of pop experimentalists to have their way with his uniquely infectious pop.
- Jon Pruett]]></description>
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<title>Diana Moreira</title>
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<category>Latin &amp; World Jazz</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 13:55:18 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Marcos Valle</title>
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<category>Bossa Nova</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 3 Oct 2009 10:45:21 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Nana Caymmi</title>
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<category>Brazilian Pop</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:01:14 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Ivan Lins</title>
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<category>Brazilian Pop</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 1 Oct 2009 11:36:49 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Ivan Lins is the kind of musical prodigy you find by the dozens in Brazil; a self-taught pianist, the guy was getting his degree in engineering when he started performing in music festivals. He gained some attention in the late 1960s, but it wasn't until Elis Regina recorded his composition "Madalena" that Lins really arrived. He had a string of hits in the '70s, including "O Amor E o Meu Pais," "Desesperar Jamais" and "Abre Alas." He went on to compose abroad for artists like George Benson and Barbra Streisand, and has become one of Brazil's most recorded composers whose albums are regularly nominated for both Grammy Awards and Latin Grammy Awards.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Zelia Duncan</title>
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<category>Brazilian Pop</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:25:24 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Singer Zelia Duncan sounds like a cross between Patti Cathcart (of Tuck & Patti) and Maria Bethania. She fuses the best of Brazilian pop traditions with a jazz sensibility, crafting warm, accessible albums.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Kaoma</title>
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<category>Brazilian Pop</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:14:02 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Nara Leao</title>
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<category>Bossa Nova</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 08:27:10 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Kassin</title>
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<category>Brazilian Pop</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:20:25 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Joyce</title>
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<category>Bossa Nova</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 2 Dec 2009 11:07:16 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A renowned composer and sublime singer, Joyce makes music that swings like jazz, seduces like Bossa Nova, and occasionally shakes like Samba. Her easy elegance is heard in the lingering, breathy sustains that permeate her classic vocal melodies.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>3 Na Massa</title>
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<category>Brazilian Pop</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 2 Jul 2009 13:49:01 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Intrigued by the vast emotional landscape of women and their amorous adventures, the three members of 3 Na Massa invited 13 of their favorite Brazilian singers to participate on an album of sex-centric songs. The group was particularly inspired by Serge Gainsbourg's '60s and '70s oeuvre and the erotic comics of Italian artist Milo Manara, and they see the album as a kind of soundtrack to Manara's work. Featuring Pupillo and Sucinto Silva of Nacao Zumbi and producer Rica Amabis of Instituto, 3 Na Massa's slippery mixture of bossa nova, trip-hop and MPB gained an instant underground fan base.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Vinicius Cantuaria</title>
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<category>Brazilian Pop</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:09:51 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Azymuth</title>
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<category>Latin &amp; World Jazz</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:49:40 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Chico Buarque</title>
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<category>Brazilian Pop</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:55:11 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Grupo Bahia</title>
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<category>Brazilian Pop</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 9 May 2009 09:56:41 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Rita Lee</title>
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<category>Brazilian Pop</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:01:45 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Elizete Cardoso</title>
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<category>Bossa Nova</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:04:54 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Ana Caram</title>
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<category>Bossa Nova</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:30:36 -0700</pubDate>
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<rhap:artist xmlns:rhap="rhap">Ana Caram</rhap:artist>
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<description><![CDATA[Brazil keeps putting out great singers the way that the United States used to. Ana Caram keeps the slightly off-kilter yet low-key sexiness of Astrud Gilberto, but replaces her frozen, zombified tone with the rich emotional pallet of Gal Costa and Elis Regina. Like these two great singers, she uses the sophisticated sway of Bossa Nova as her foundation, but she isn't afraid to experiment with other forms of Latin styles, and has a keen appreciation of American jazz. Caram has released a string of underexposed albums on the Chesky label, and her 1992 release <i>The Other Side of Jobim</i> is a must. It strikes the bulls-eye by avoiding the great songwriter's standards in favor of rediscovering his buried treasures.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Hyldon</title>
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<category>Brazilian Pop</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 09:06:44 -0700</pubDate>
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