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Maria Bethânia

Maria Bethânia is a Brazilian singer. She is the sister of Caetano Veloso. Born 18 June 1946 in Santo Amaro da Purificação, Bahia, Brazil. Her brother Caetano named her at birth. (He was 4 years old at the time.) She started her career in 1964 in Rio de Janeiro with the show "Opinião". She is the second best selling Brazilian female singer of all time, with more than 24 million albums sold. One of her most famous songs is "Brincar de Viver" ------ Considered to be one of the greatest interpreters in the history of Brazilian popular music. Sister of the singer and composer Caetano Veloso, she began her artistic career in 1963, appearing in the play Boca de ouro by Nelson Rodrigues

Ainda Louco (Still Crazy): Nadje Noordhuis, James Shipp, Buika, Vivalda Ndula, Maria Bethânia...

by Katchie Cartwright
August 31, 2025

This edition of Caminhos do Jazz features declarations of madness of various sorts, performed by a diverse roster of artists. The playlist is mainly Brazilian, but it crosses borders, decades, genres and idioms, held together by a shared appreciation for insanity... Playlist Raimundo Amador, feat. Concha Buika “Lunático" from Lunático--Single (Arispa, 2020) 01:00 Vitoriano ...

Lindolfo Gaya

Stephen Guerra: No Balan​ç​o do Choro​-​Samba

by Katchie Cartwright
January 17, 2025

Guitarist Stephen Guerra was finishing up his undergraduate degree in engineering when he became enchanted with Brazilian music. It was the guitar and song magic of Baden Powell with its mysterious metric ambiguity. Upon graduating, he took a job in personal wealth management, teaching himself to play guitar and read music on the side. After a ...

Maira Freitas + Lenine at Central Park Summerstage

by Ernest Barteldes
July 22, 2014

Maira Freitas + Lenine Brasil Summerfest at Central Park Summerstage New York, NY July 19, 2014 For her New York City debut, Maira Freitas traveled lightly, backed solely by a drummer on stage. She did the first few songs on piano, beginning with a jazz- inflected samba and ...

Mark Weinstein: Jazz Brasil

by Raul d'Gama Rose
April 2, 2011

Mark Weinstein has quietly established himself as one of the most wildly inventive flutists in modern memory. He is also one of the finest virtuoso players in the entire spectrum of 20th and 21st century music. His only rivals may well be the late Eric Dolphy, the Canadians, Jane Bunnett and Bill McBirnie, and, of course, ...

Fabiana Cozza: Quando O Ceu Clarear

by Raul d'Gama Rose
September 28, 2010

Comparisons are odious, even in the most mundane circumstances, but there is a recording of a rare performance of Elis Regina's Saudades Do Brasil, filmed and recorded in 1980, and directed by the great Cesar Carmago Mariano, that reverberates with energy, even when it is not playing. The mere recollection of it can make the heart ...

João Gilberto (Warner 25 Anos)

By Joao Gilberto

Label: Warner Music Group
Released: 2001

Focus on Brazilian Music Grooves

By Arnaldo DeSouteiro

Label: RCA Records
Released: 2001

Brasil

By Joao Gilberto

Label: Universal Music Group
Released: 1981
Track listing: Aquarela Do Brasil; Disse Alguem; Bahia Com H; No Tabuleiro Da Baiana; Milagre; Cordeiro De Nanã;