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Zé Ibarra: Morena

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With its lush, imaginative blend of Brazilian Popular Music, jazz, progressive rock, and pop, AFIM (Coala Music/Mr Bongo, 2025)—the sophomore release by Brazilian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Zé Ibarra—offers plenty of reasons to feel optimistic about the state of modern music. Firmly grounded in Brazil's rich musical legacy, it stands as a case study in how to be forward-looking while steering away from computers and AI. Add the elegant string arrangements by Jaques Morelenbaum, and you have an album for the ages. The song "Morena" offers a perfect illustration of that.



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