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Marcos Valle was the Renaissance guy of Brazilian pop, a vocalist/songwriter/producer who all straddled the country’s music globe from the first times of the bossa nova trend well in to the fusion-soaked audio of ’80s MPB. Though his popularity in America hardly ever quite in comparison to contemporaries like Caetano …

Producing the virtuosic and vigorous design of samba-jazz her main subject of expression, Leny Andrade obtained a good reputation like a singer and improviser, recognized by the many best musicians who’ve performed with her, such as for example Paquito D’Rivera (who considers Andrade his favorite singer), Luiz Eça, Dick Farney, …