Orestes Barbosa wrote highly successful and common valses, foxes, and sambas which were recorded by composers/interpreters like Castro Barbosa, Silvio Caldas, Francisco Alves, Noel Rosa, Carlos Galhardo, Aracy de Almeida, Orlando Silva, Zezé Gonzaga, and Paulinho da Viola, amongst others. He also composed ten books and was a reporter, reviser, …

Jochen Kowalski is among the most important countertenors of his era, but his somewhat smaller timbre — sort of mezzo or alto factor inside the countertenor range — distinguishes his tone of voice in a manner that models him aside from the majority of his competitors. He will not attain …

Charles “Crimson” Richards’ epic commitment to classic jazz styles, such as for example stride piano, began in the second option half from the ’30s with bandleader Skeets Tolbert. Six years later on he was still heading solid, nibbling at Eubie Blake’s record of longevity until he passed away on-stage throughout …

Fans of unique equipment, homemade musical devices, and kooky sound files may hold a particular place within their hearts because of this artist, however they shouldn’t. He doesn’t are worthy of it. Actually, it doesn’t really seem sensible, either, since there is no “he.” There is no Willie Spicer. The …

The pianist Conrad Frederick appears to have been extremely busy in the ’40s and ’50s, wandering around recording studios in the brand new York Town area, expressing himself in a number of styles including R&B, doo wop, gospel, as well as softcore pornography. Discographer Tom Lord accuses him to be …

Sinval Silva composed many strikes (a few of them converted into classics) recorded with the greats from the golden age group of radio in Brazil. Carmen Miranda documented the majority of his body of function, and he also acquired many of his music documented by Aurora Miranda, Orlando Silva, Odete …

Composer of a huge selection of valses, maracatus, mayçõha sido, sambas-canção, serenatas, modinhas, choros, baiõha sido, polkas, marching musics, public, operettas, musics for movie theater and movie theater, and especially frevos, Capiba is a tale from the northeast and certainly the main author of this area. At eight, Capiba had …

Sinhô was an integral shape in Brazilian popular music, particularly in the Carioca samba. Among the historical music artists — also including Pixinguinha, his sibling China, Donga, yet others — united around Tia Ciata’s home, a center point of ethnic level of resistance and affirmation, Sinhô initiated the procedure of …

After kicking throughout the SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA underground scene for greater than a decade, Mikael Johnston finally found a way of measuring success and acclaim as the co-founder of Warner Brothers act Mephisto Odyssey. Johnston didn’t begin being a techno-head, though; like many current digital performers, he got his …

The rock poster art of Randy Tuten has become the skillful and sophisticated work of its kind to emerge from your psychedelic era. While missing the non-public and interpersonal resonance common towards the result of his contemporaries, his items possess a uncommon sense of art and clearness grounded strongly in …