3 na Massa - "Sem Fôlego"

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" Sem Fôlego " is from the album 'Na Confraria das Sedutoras'.

3 Na Massa was founded by Rica Amabis, Pupillo and Sucinto Silva aka Dengue in São Paulo. Pupillo and Dengue play drums and bass while Rica is the magic cook, the producer of the trio. This is also where the band name stems from, 3 na massa - 3 in the dough, slang for something that makes your mouth water in expectation of a special treat.

The idea of 3 na massa came from women. Women talking about their amorous experiences with men -- moments, events that marked their life, whether seduction or desires. The songs are inspired by the sensuality of these stories. They can be happy, entertaining as well as spicy and longing like an erotic adventure in an amusement park. Under the influence of Federico Fellini's films and the work of Serge Gainsbourg of the 60s and 70s, the music could easily be the soundtrack of the illustrated stories of Millo Manara.

The debut album release is the stories (songs) of 13 different women who collaborated with the trio to create this trip through the large emotional world of women. Lending their voice to the songs are some of Brazil’s favorites: CéU, Nina Miranda, Thalma de Freitas, Karine Carvalho and Alice Braga, among others.

Rica Amabis is a producer and sound engineer working in music since 1994. In 1999 he released his first record titled "Sambadelic", a fusion of Brazilian music and electronic beats. In 2000 Rica founded the studio / production team INSTITUTO in which he and his team produced and composed music for albums such as Naçao Zumbi, Otto, Záfrica Brasil, film (The Invador, Seja O que Deus Quiser, Arido Movie, Baixio das Bestas, Cao sem dono), amongst many other special projects.

Pupillo and Dengue are members of the popular Pernambuco fusion rock band Nação Zumbi. Pupillo is also a partner of the label Candeeiro which includes artists like DJ Dolores, China and Mundo Livre. He has played on recordings by Caetano Veloso, Marisa Monte and others. ( My Space ) . Upload by " mitcr " 2008 .

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Toquinho and Simone - " Samba de Orly "

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Toquinho's professional career took off in the 1960s at shows promoted by radio personality Walter Silva at the famous Paramount theater in São Paulo. He composed his first recorded song with Chico Buarque entitled "Lua Cheia" (Full Moon) His first big hit was composed in 1970 with Jorge Benjor, "Que Maravilha" (What a Wonder).

That same year he was invited by Vinicius de Moraes, co-writer of the worldwide hit song "Garota de Ipanema" (The Girl from Ipanema), to participate in a series of shows in Buenos Aires, forming a solid partnership that would continue for 11 years and produce 120 songs, 25 records and over a thousand shows. After the death of Vinicius de Moraes in 1980, Toquinho went on to pursue a solo career, often performing with other talented musicians like Paulinho da Viola, Danilo Caymmi, Paulinho Nogueira and Chico Buarque.

Throughout his career, Toquinho always composed for children, and has five albums for children, including Arca de Noé (1980), with Vinicius de Moraes, and Casa de brinquedos (1983). Toquinho continues to record albums and play his music around the world. He is still very acclaimed in Brazil and Italy. ( Wikipedia )

Uploade by " rodolfoqueiros "

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Giana Viscardi - " Consolação "

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Sao Paulo singer/composer . In 1999 she moved to the USA to attend the Berklee College of Music in Boston. There she quickly won recognition of the local music scene.

While at college Giana met guitarrist Michael Ruzitschka who since then has been her musical partner and director. Born in Austria, Ruzitschka graduated from Berklee and later moved to São Paulo, where he is living since 2003. After studying intensively the Brazilian guitar style he is nowadays one of the few European musicians who are part of the contemporary Brazilian scene.

After moving back to São Paulo in 2003 Giana established her career in Brazil. She won the award Rumos Itaú Cultural, participated in the TV Festival of the TV Cultura, recorded the TV show “Bem Brasil” besides doing numerous concerts in São Paulo. ( My Space ).
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Cuca Teixeira Trio

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Jazz

Cuca Teixeira : a Sao Paulo drummer.
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Tania Maria's" Funky Tamborim" - percussion ensemble "Funcussion"

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Reinterpretation of the Brazilian Tania Maria's " Funky Tamborim " by the Japanese percussion ensemble Funcussion . Posted by tame5ro .

Cartola - " Alvorada " - 1974

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Samba

Found this clip on the Black Star Liners' blog- African music development/influence in the American continent . It grows on me the more I listen.

Angenor de Oliveira, known as Cartola - Portuguese for top hat , ( 1909 - 1980) was a Brazilian singer, composer and poet considered to be a figure in the development of samba.

Cartola's family moved to Mangueira hill - due to financial difficulties, where a small favela was beginning to appear.

In Mangueira, Cartola soon befriended Carlos Cachaca and other sambistas, getting started in the world of malanragem and samba. In 1928, they founded the Arengueiros Carnival Block, which would later transform in the traditional samba school Estação Primeira de Mangueire, one of the most loved samba-schools in Brazil. Cartola is considered responsible for the choice of colors of the school, which are said to stem from the colors of football club Fluminenese , which is located in Laranjeiras. ( Wikipedia )

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Lua Reis - "As Rosas Não Falam"

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Other/other


A Sao Paulo group with many influences : Mexico, France, Cape Verde, Argentina, Spain, exercising with any taste, eclecticism and courage to try different flavors. ( My Space )

Duet with Brazilian singer Alcione and Angolan composer Waldemar Bastos in a Portuguese TV broadcast.




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Maria Rita at the Virada Cultural 2009

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Virada Cultural,São Paulo, 2009: "Cria", "Recado" ( 03:30 ) and " Muito Pouco " ( 06:44 )

Maria Rita is the daughter of famed pianist/arranger César Camargo Mariano and the late Brazilian singing legend Elis Regina . ( Wikipedia )

..." Maria Ritas´ learning was made totally by instinct and in a very informal way. A conversation she had with her father, when she was younger, clearly shows it. Maria Rita asked Camargo Mariano to teach her how to play the piano. Reacting to his refusal, she said: 'OK you do not have time right? ' Her father, who is surely one of her greatest musical references disagreed; he said that he would be able to find time, if that was the issue. The problem is that he had learned to play piano by himself. 'What he plays he has learned from no one, so he has nothing to teach' understands Maria Rita now, following then a similar path. She would release her voice and that was it. She started to take singing lessons later on, to 'learn how to use the tool'. She would even like to have a formal background, but in the other hand, she is happy with the way she picked, guided by instinct and by her heart" ....( mariarita.com )

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Tulipa Ruiz - "Cada Voz"

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Electroacoustic/tropical

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teaser tulipa studio

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Comedy

. . . Something doesn't feel right here . . ! ! ! . Tulipa Ruiz is the patient and she is doing a duet with her dentist .

Found this video clip in Tulipa Ruiz's blog .
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Cassia Eller & Noite Ilustrada - " Você passa, eu acho graça"

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Samba

Cassia Eller & Noite Ilustrada reinterpeting the song " Você passa, eu acho graça".

Uploaded by " leandroeumesmo "

Daniela Mercury & Olodum : " Swing Da Cor "

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Samba-reggae:

From the well produced Daniela Mercury's DVD " Eletrodoméstico " 2003 .

Olodum is a cultural group based in the Afro Brazilian community of Salvador, the capital city of the state of Bahia. It offers cultural activities to young people, largely centered around music; it also offers theatrical productions and other activities. Founded in 1979, its stated aims are to combat racism, to encourage self-esteem and pride among Afro Brazilians, and to fight for civil rights for all marginalized groups.

Olodum is widely credited with developing the music style known as samba reggae. Neguinho do Samba, the lead percussionist, created a mix of the traditional Brazilian samba beat with merengue, salsa, and reggae rhythms for the Carnaval of 1986. This became known as samba-reggae. This "bloco afro" music is closely tied to its African roots, as seen through its percussion instruments, participatory dancing and unique rhythm. It also directly draws from many Caribbean cultures, like Cuba and Puerto Rico.Olodum's performing band (or Banda) has released records in its own right and has been featured on recordings by Brazilian stars such as Simone and Daniela Mercury.( Wikipedia )

Uploaded by " jmaag "

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Maria Alcina - " Alô Alô "

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Samba / MPB : Uploaded by " cantares2008 "

Owner of a distinctively low voice, Maria Alcina shook Brazil in the now-distant 1972 with her androgyny and irreverence, winning the VII Festival Internacional da Canção/FIC (International Song Festival) with "Fio Maravilha" (Jorge Ben). Others hits of hers were "Alô Alô" (André Filho) in 1973. The song, one of several taken from Carmen Miranda's repertory, was used strategically by the singer, who also employed extravagant outfits to establish a connection with Miranda's identity. During the military dictatorship, Alcina was sued due to an alleged "subversive behavior" expressed by her irreverent artistic persona. In 1974, she had success with "Kid Cavaquinho" (João Bosco/Aldir Blanc). After the '80s, she devoted herself to a repertory based on humoristic double entendre, having performed in the U.S. together with Jamelão and Emílio Santiago, a country in which she participated in 1995 in a tribute to Carmen Miranda. ( Alvaro Neder, All Music Guide )
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Barbatuques - Carcará

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Vocal/Body Percussion

Sao Paulo percussion collective formed by Fernando Barba since 1995.

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Mariana Aydar : " Palavras Não Falam "

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MPB


An excerpt from the interview with Mariana Aydar at the CBN Noite Total. She performed her first composition " Palavras Não Falam" . ( 11/09/2009 )

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Simone and Martihno da Vila - " Ex Amor " (29/05/2009)

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Samba

Martinho da Vila ( Rio de Janeiro) is a samba musician. His music shows influence from the region he was born, such as the calango rhythm.

He is also politically active and a prominent figure and spokesperson for afro-brazilian issues as well as for the Brazilian Communist Party. He is an author of 6 books, and has been a recording artist since 1969.

Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira, better known as Simone, is a singer and a major performer of Música Popular Brasileira (MPB) who has recorded more than 31 albums.

During her teenage years she was a professional basketball player and moved to São Paulo to become a member of the women's national basketball team. She studied in Santos (São Paulo), majoring in Physical Education. . . . Her career begun when a close friend and guitar teacher Elodir Barontini invited her to sing in a pre-schedule dinner with Odeon´s marketing manager. At the end of this meeting, specially scheduled for the performance, came an offer of a contract to record not one but four albums at once.
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Forro in the Dark - "Forrowest"

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Forro: uploaded by "dadalites"


Forró in the Dark is the collective of four New York-based Brazilian ex-pats –Mauro Refosco (zabumba drum and vocals) Davi Vieira (percussion and vocals) Guilherme Monteiro (guitar and vocals) and Jorge Continentino (pifano flute, sax and vocals) - who are updating this traditional sound for the 21st century.

Drum solo . . . . 01:16, 03:01

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Samba de Rainha - "Vivendo Samba"

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Samba

Formed by four percussionists (Aidée, Erica, Gadi and Sandra), guitarist (Naná), cavaquinho player (Thais) and singer (Núbia). Samba de Rainha, from Sao Paulo, adds a pop accent to the samba.

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Monjolo - "Samba do Sequestro"

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Latin / Experimental / Afro-beat

Formed in 2002 . Originally from Recife ( Northeastern Brazil ) , Monjolo is currently based in Sao Paulo. Will post some more information about this group if there is any more interesting detail.

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Mariana Aydar - Zé do Caroço "FUNK"

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MPB: uploaded by "alexnasc79"

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Prata Da Casa , SESC Pompeia , Sao Paulo 15/08/2009.

Reinterpretation of the song " Zé do Caroço " with Baile Funk ( or Rio Funk ).



Accordeon solo 04:35

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Nicolas Krassik and Sergio Krakowski @ Clube dos Democráticos Ball.

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Nicolas Krassik and Sergio Krakowski play at Clube dos Democráticos Ball. Footage from the brazilian TV show 'SEMENTE DA MÚSICA BRASILEIRA'.

NICOLAS KRASSIK : The 39-year-old French violinist started his studies at 5 years of age at the Conservatoire National de Region d’Aubervilliers-la Courneuve, where he studied during 14 years and graduated in classical music. He then went to study at the Jazz school (Centre de Formation Musicale de Paris) for another year. From this point on he started his professional career playing with great names in Jazz, such as Michel Petrucciani, Vincent Courtois, Didier Lockwood, Pierrick Hardy, among others. In 1999, Nicolas was invited to teach classes in improvisation at the Jazz School founded by the violinist Didier Lockwood. During his search for new sounds he discovered a great connection to Brazilian music and so decided to move to Brazil in 2001. Upon his arrival in Rio he started to go to Samba and Choro shows and jam sessions in Lapa, an old neighborhood in Rio with a strong musical effervescence. His quick integration into the Brazilian music scene resulted in the beginning of a promising solo career.

SERGIO KRAKOWSKI : Began playing pandeiro when he was 15 years old. He learned to play informally with friends, but quickly realized the richness of the instrument and began to dedicate himself more seriously to it. He is self-taught and developed his own technique, based on various influences such as Rafael Rabello, Jorginho do Pandeiro and Marcos Suzano. Freedom of expression is a primary focus in Sergio's musical path. He believes that the pandeiro has even more potenial than has been explored until this point, including the use of polyrhythms. In fact he works on a Pandeiro technique that allows one to play two different voices simultaneously. Krakowski started his professional career at 18, playing in clubs in Rio de Janeiro with some of the great names in Brazilian music. He dedicated himself to the instrumental Brazilian music style call Choro, where he found the freedom of expression he was looking for.

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Jorge Aragão - "Conselho"

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Samba:

Aragão started his career in the '70s as a sambista at balls and in nightclubs. His songwriting career took off in 1977, when Elza Soares recorded his composition "Malandro" (with Jotabê). He was a founding member of Grupo Fundo de Quintal and one of its main composers and lyricists, abandoning the band some time later to dedicate himself to a solo career. Almost every great samba interpreter (Beth Carvalho, Alcione, Zeca Pagodinho, Martinho da Vila) has Jorge Aragão compositions in their repertoire.

"Malandro"



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