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Monica Vasconcelos

São Paulo born Brazilian singer and songwriter Mônica Vasconcelos has been living in the UK for over a decade. She has recorded 7 albums to date.Her musical journey includes partnerships with, amongst others, UK rock legend Robert Wyatt (on her album "Hih") and Brazilian master guitarist and composer Guinga (on her album "Gente"). She can also be heard singing the duet “Just As You Are” with Robert on his album "Comicopera”. She has toured the UK with Guinga and has sung in London with Brazilian bossa nova icons João Donato and Marcos Valle. Leading her bands Nóis and Nóis 4, Mônica has played support gigs for Bryan Ferry, Airto Moreira and Flora Purim,Joyce, Gilberto Gil and Courtney Pine. She was featured as a guest singer alongside major Brazilian stars such as Lenine, Zélia Duncaan, Ney Matogrosso and Joyce on Rio composer Alberto Rosenblit's album "De Bem Com a Vida".In the UK, she has performed at major venues such as Ronnie Scott's jazz club, the Barbican Hall and the Jazz Cafe

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Article: Profile

Mônica Vasconcelos: Brazil Songs of Resistance

Read "Mônica Vasconcelos: Brazil Songs of Resistance" reviewed by Duncan Heining


A tanned, beautiful young woman in a skimpy bikini walks through the lapping sea waters on the edge of a sun-soaked beach. Soft music plays, its shifting beat following her footsteps. It's a cliché, of course, but a powerful one when it comes to thoughts (male, mainly) of Brazil and its music. UK-based Brazilian ...

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Hih

Label: Movas
Released: 2008
Track listing: Nega Deleite; Arquitetura; Coisa De Fome; Out Of The Doldrums; Fogu E Sal; Hih; Lagrimas Negras; Disritmia; Sunshine Vignette; Still In The Dark; Pedro; Oracao.

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Article: Album Review

Monica Vasconcelos: Hih

Read "Hih" reviewed by Chris May


Based in London since the early 1990s, the Brazilian singer and composer Monica Vasconcelos has an enchanting presence which brings sunshine and good vibes to every stage she graces, even in the cold grey depths of a London winter. And she has a voice to match.Since 1996, Vasconcelos has released five albums with her ...

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News: Music Industry

Monica Vasconcelos, Hih

Monica Vasconcelos, Hih

hih as in 'grooving hih': that's how Brazilian born singer Mnica Vasconcelos, who 15 years ago traded Sao Paulo for London, introduces her latest work. She has certainly grown since her 2004 release Gente with quartet, Nis 4. Her ripe voice reaches more lyrical and dynamic depths than ever before. hih bridges cultures; an intellectual displacement ...


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