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Zé Renato

Zé Renato, one of the most beautiful voices of Brazilian music, started his carrier 30 years ago and soon joined the band Boca Livre that became famous in Brazil and worldwide. In parallel, he is leading his own carrier since 1982 and is responsible for many hits in Brazil. In 1987 he joined Al di Meola’s band recording the LP "Tiramisu" and touring twice in the United States and Europe. Zé Renato has won much acclaim and visibility with his decision to record albums in tribute to some of the greatest artists of Brazilian music. He is partly responsible for the revalorization of the Samba music in the young generation since the 90’s. With his sophistication in production and repertoire, he has become widely known as one of Brazil ’s first-class performers. 1994 saw the release of the CD "Arranha céu" with re-recordings of hits by Silvio Caldas such as "Chão de estrelas", "Se tu soubesses" and "Mulher", the latter included in the soundtrack of the soap-opera "Éramos seis" (SBT). The record was held by specialist music critics to be the best release of the year. In 1995 he chose to pay homage to the sambista Zé Kétti with the CD "Natural do Rio de Janeiro". Zé played together with Elton Medeiros and Mariana de Moraes, in 1997, in the show "Alegria continua" recorded live and released on CD by the MPB/Warner label. In 1998 he went on tour to launch the CD "Boca Livre convida" playing in several Brazilian capitals and in New York ’s Summerstage Festival.

In 2001, he released the CD "Filosofia", with songs by Noel Rosa and Chico Buarque. With maestro and composer Wagner Tiso released in 2002 the CD“Memorial” a joint musical tribute to the most musical of presidents in Brazilian history: Juscelino Kubitschek. In 2004, he brought out his new CD “Minha Praia” a combination of some of his greatest hits together with the previously unreleased fruits of partnerships with Arnaldo Antunes, Paulo César Pinheiro, Lenine and Capinam, among others.

As a composer, he has had several songs recorded by stars such as Milton Nascimento, Zizi Possi, Leila Pinheiro, Lulu Santos, Jon Anderson, Nana Caymmi, MPB-4 and Boca Livre.

In his 25 years of career, Zé Renato has shown total dedication to good music. The singer/songwriter from Esp

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Antonio Adolfo: Jobim Forever

Read "Jobim Forever" reviewed by Edward Blanco


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Read "Jobim Forever" reviewed by Richard J Salvucci


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Antonio Adolfo: Jobim Forever

Read "Jobim Forever" reviewed by Pierre Giroux


It might be expected that everything one might want to say or write or play about Antonio Carlos Jobim and his music would have been done already. Apparently not. Pianist and friend Antonio Adolfo wanted to go back to the period of the 1960s, to record those Jobim compositions that Adolfo fell in love with as a teenager. Hence the music covered by Jobim Forever comprises those well known ear worms that lit up the bossa nova movement. ...

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Jobim Forever

AAM Music
2021

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Minha Praia

Biscoito Fino
2004

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