Cassiano was a precursor of spirit music in Brazil, influencing early proponents from the design want Tim Maia. Among his strikes as writer/interpreter are “A Lua E European union” (with Paulo Zdanowski, 1976), that was included in a favorite cleaning soap opera, and “Coleção” (also created with Paulo Zdanowski), was …

The experienced pianist, orchestrator, composer, conductor, and musical director Edson Frederico accompanied Liza Minelli in 1998 in her performances in Rio. He in addition has participated on information by Djavan, Jorge Ben, Sarah Vaughan (Like Brazil and Copacabana), Lúcio Alves, Maria Creuza, Roberto Carlos, and many more. Edson Frederico began …

Although Opa made some thrilling contributions to Brazilian jazz in the 1970s and had a solid supporter in percussionist Airto Moreira, the Southern American trio under no circumstances became popular commercially. Opa was founded in 1969 by Uruguayan keyboardist/pianist/vocalist Hugo Fattoruso (b. Jun. 26, 1943, Montevideo, Uruguay), who recruited drummer …

Brazilian reggae-pop foursome Omeriah shaped in 1992 by Mourao brothers Juliano, Dinho, and Alexandre, who had been soon joined up with by keyboardist Fernando Delaretti. The band’s self-titled debut record premiered by Plug-BMG/Ariola in 1995, offering the hit one “Dois Neguinhos” and and a cover of Djavan’s “Sina.” Omeriah was …

Jazz bassist Richard Bona was created and raised in the Western world African country of Cameroon, heading on to program schedules with Joe Zawinul, Regina Carter, and Bob Adam and a two-year stint seeing that musical movie director for the fantastic Harry Belafonte. He produced his debut being a headliner …

Zélia Duncan is really a phenomenon being a high-selling singer/composer and it has sold 160,000 copies of her Zélia Duncan album. Since 1994, she’s been a significant national achievement, touring through countries of European countries in 1996 and in addition winning honours from critics in Brazil. At six, she and …

Perhaps one of the most requested modern arrangers and pianists of MPB, Gilson Peranzzetta has already established classical schooling since he was a kid, also getting heavily influenced by jazz and Brazilian instrumental music. Like a composer, he has already established his songs documented by Djavan, Edu Lobo, Leny Andrade, …

Rosa Passos is among the few performers currently in Brazil focused on a genuine advancement of Brazilian music, without fashionable development and commercialism. She’s established herself solidly within the country’s creative scenery, recognized by many such as for example João Gilberto, Maria Schneider, Clare Fisher, Paquito d’Rivera, Johnny Alf, Nana …

Daúde is really a Brazilian singer who also has had a global career mixing Brazilian origins music with an electronica strategy. She’s performed at the summertime Stage Event (NY), Roskilde Event (Copenhagen), Montreux Event (Switzerland), as well as the Palais de Beaux-Arts (Brussels). She’s offered herself in as much as …

One of many Brazilian arrangers, having renovated the country’s harmonic vocabulary within the ’50s, the underrated Moacir Santos had nevertheless an extremely influential role seeing that he had seeing that his pupils, within the ’60s: Paulo Moura, Oscar Castro-Neves, Baden Powell, Maurício Einhorn, Geraldo Vespar, Bola Sete, Sérgio Mendes, Dom …