Toots Thielemans - The Brasil Project

Styles: Guitar And Harmonica Jazz
Year: 1992
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:51
Size: 128,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:57)  1. Começar de Novo
(4:23)  2. Obi
(3:00)  3. Felicia And Bianca
(4:10)  4. O Cantador
(2:57)  5. Joanna Francesa
(4:26)  6. Coisa Feita
(3:18)  7. Preciso Aprender a Ser Só
(5:41)  8. Fruta Boa
(4:29)  9. Coração Vagabundo
(3:29) 10. Manhã de Carnaval
(3:39) 11. Casa Fortes
(2:35) 12. Moments
(9:41) 13. Blusette

This popular set matches the brilliant harmonica player Toots Thielemans with such top Brazilian performers as Ivan Lins, Djavan, Oscar Castro-Neves, Dori Caymmi, Ricardo Silveira, João Bosco, Gilberto Gil, Milton Nascimento, Caetano Veloso, Luiz Bonfá, Edu Lobo and Eliane Elias, in addition to bassist Brian Bromberg, keyboardist Michael Lang, trumpeter Mark Isham and Dave Grusin. Thielemans is often in a supportive role behind the many soothing Brazilian singers and performers. The atmospheric date surprisingly does not have any Antonio Carlos Jobim songs, instead emphasizing lesser-known tunes (other than Toots' greatest hit "Bluesette"). Easily recommended to fans of Brazilian pop and jazz, this CD was soon followed by a second (and equally rewarding) set featuring many of the same performers. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-brasil-project-mw0000081385

Personnel: Toots Thielemans (harmonica, guitar, whistle); Milton Nascimento, Chico Buarque (vocals); Djavan, Joao Bosco, Dori Cayammi, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Edu Lobo, Luis Bonfa (guitar, vocals); Lee Ritenour, Oscar Castro-Neves, Ricardo Silveira (guitar); Mark Isham (trumpet); Dave Grusin, Eliane Elias (piano); Gilson Peranzzetta, Mike Lang (keyboards); Ivan Lins (keyboards, vocals); Brian Bromberg, Jamil Joanes, Nico Assumpcao, Marc Johnson (bass); Teo Lima (drums); Cassio Duarte, Bira Hawai, Jose Roberto, Paulinho Da Costa (percussion).

The Brasil Project

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Maria Pia De Vito - Core (Coração)

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2017
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:14
Size: 134,0 MB
Art: Front

(6:49)  1. 'A costruzione
(3:40)  2. Facimmo ampresso
(5:39)  3. 'O piccerillo
(4:28)  4. M'abbasta 'nu juorno
(4:29)  5. Teresella
(3:48)  6. Todo Sentimento
(4:07)  7. Dio ce penzarrà
(5:50)  8. Notturna
(3:12)  9. Je t'amo
(4:44) 10. 'O ritorno d''o Jammone
(4:34) 11. Ll'acqua e 'o vino
(3:28) 12. E dimme - Você você
(3:18) 13. Curre Maria

Core [Coração], the new album from Maria Pia De Vito, was recorded between Rome and Paris. It is a record that is very much felt, and it is intensely transcultural; the title clearly indicates a work of the heart, whose candle was lit by Maria Pia's encounter with the Brazilian composer and guitarist Guinda, and the following poetic meeting with Chico Buarque, who is featured on two pieces of the record, "Todo Sentiment" and "O Meu Guri" (the second a duet in Neapolitan). A translation paper, from Portuguese to Neapolitan, was created side-by-side with the authors, in particular with Chico, in order to preserve and keep intact the beauty, poetry, and musicality of the original texts made in the Neapolitan language. In this metamorphic vision, just like a deep dive into the Brazilian songwriting world, Neapolitan dances meet the Brazilian ones, the visionary samba of Tom Zè meets a Tammurriata and together frame the Chico Buarque masterpiece "Construção"; "Agua E Vinho" by Egberto Gismonti blends to "Voce Voce", a wonderful example of the great Neapolitan melodic tradition. Along with Maria Pia, there are great musicians and long-time companions, instrument virtuosos with a deep sense of interplay; bearers of intimacy and feeling which only the common and long-staging of stages allows: Welsh pianist Huw Warren, who has recorded two albums, Dialektos (2008) and 'O Pata Pata (2011), with Maria Pia. The virtuoso clarinetist Gabriele Mirabassi, with his classical and jazz style, has been linked for many years to Brazilian music and culture; The Brazilian guitarist Roberto Taufic, author of many arrangements and a musician of extraordinary sensibility; Roberto Rossi, a peculiarly creative and unconventional percussionist. https://www.forcedexposure.com/Catalog/de-vito-maria-pia-core-coracao-cd/VVJ.115CD.html

Core (Coração)

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Carminho - Carminho Canta Tom Jobim

Size: 106,1 MB
Time: 45:21
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Bossa Nova, Samba, Fado
Art: Front

01. A Felicidade (3:53)
02. O Que Tinha De Ser (2:59)
03. Estrada Do Sol (Feat. Marisa Monte) (4:03)
04. Meditaçao (3:10)
05. Luiza (2:34)
06. Falando De Amor (Feat. Chico Buarque) (3:32)
07. Wave (3:10)
08. Sabia (3:36)
09. O Grande Amor (3:22)
10. Retrato Em Branco E Preto (2:46)
11. Inutil Paisagem (3:24)
12. Triste (2:57)
13. Modinha (Feat.Maria Bethania) (3:18)
14. Don't Ever Go Away (2:31)

"I might not know who you are, but I know who I am.”

And things could be no different, when someone who sings these words is someone who has always perceived Fado to be her destiny, but who was only able to openly admit it after she truly understood who she was.
In 2009, Carminho sang "Fado". This was her fado, the one she owned since an early age, when she listened to her parents’ records, when she witnessed the gathering of fado singers in her own house and when, still a teenager, she began to sing in the Taverna do Embuçado. This "Fado" was the title of her first album, which was one of the most awaited albums in the new generation of fado singers: for those who had already heard Carminho, her talent was obvious, but they had to wait – until she finished her graduation, until she travelled the world, until she knew who she really was.

And her "Fado" became one of the most acclaimed albums in 2009. It went Platinum – an enviable outcome for a debut album. With "Fado", Portugal surrendered to Carminho’s voice and the doors of the world opened to her talent. It was considered best album 2011 by Songlines magazine, she had shows in European capital cities, in Womex 2011 (Copenhagen) and in the UNESCO headquarters, in Paris, within the scope of Fado as World Heritage candidate. Then came the invitation to participate in Pablo Alborán’s album, which became a phenomenon of popularity in both Portugal and Spain.
It was about time that “Fado” had a worthy successor. And it's just around the corner. On 5th March, Carminho reveals her "Alma" (Portuguese word for soul) with 15 new songs, an album again produced and directed by Diogo Clemente, again wisely combining cover versions and originals (in the special edition, the album has 17 songs and a DVD with Carminho live in concertin May 2011 at Lux Frágil, Lisbon.

The cover versions are less evident. Some not so well known songs by Amália ("Cabeça de Vento"), Dina do Carmo ("À Beira do Cais") or Fernanda Maria ("As Pedras da Minha Rua"), but also from Chico Buarque ("Meu Namorado", de "O Grande Circo Místico") or Vinicius de Moraes ("Saudades do Brasil em Portugal"). The original songs are by Diogo Clemente ("Bom Dia, Amor", about poet Fernando Pessoa), Mário Pacheco ("Talvez", lyrics by Vasco Graça Moura), and Vitorino ("Fado Adeus"). And there are also some new lyrics for traditional fado tunes – one of them, "Folha", written by Carminho herself, and another one, "Impressão Digital", a poem by António Gedeão.

And it is this mixture of past and present that allows us to unveil the future of Fado, in the unrivalled voice of Carminho. A voice which, in her second album, sustains all that Carminho sings in "Talvez": "I might not know who you are, but I know who I am”.

Carminho Canta Tom Jobim

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Guinga - Guinga & Convidados Vol. 1 & Vol. 2

Album: Guinga & Convidados Vol. 1
Size: 129,6 MB
Time: 55:37
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Brazilian Jazz, Samba, Bossa
Art: Front

01. Lendas Brasileiras (Feat. Chico Buarque) (3:21)
02. Baiao De Lacan (Feat. Leila Pinheiro) (3:02)
03. Cha De Panela (Feat. Alceu Valença) (4:46)
04. O Silencio De Iara (4:02)
05. Nem Cais, Nem Barco (Feat. Leny Andrade) (6:08)
06. Mingus Samba (Feat. Lenine) (2:23)
07. Guia De Cego (Feat. Ivan Lins) (3:50)
08. Rio De Exageros (Feat. Chano Dominguez) (4:20)
09. No Fundo Do Rio (Feat. Nei Lopes E Sergio Cabral) (3:41)
10. Concubinato (Feat. Fatima Guedes) (3:27)
11. Par Constante (Feat. Ed Motta) (5:45)
12. Yes, Ze Manes (Feat. Chico Buarque) (5:20)
13. Constance (Feat. Toots Thielemans) (5:26)

Guinga began his musical studies as a self-taught violonista at 13. Later, he would deepen his apprenticeship of classical violão. At 16, he began to write his own compositions and in 1967, he presented one of them at II FIC (Rede Globo, Rio). In 1973, MPB-4 recorded two of his songs written with the illustrious Paulo César Pinheiro: "Conversa Com o Coração" and "Maldição de Ravel." Always flirting with the musical scenery, but was unable to make a living in it (as many sincere artists in Brazil). He became a dentist, but nevertheless registered his love for the true Brazilian tradition in appearances as sideman in several samba albums since then, like the second solo album by Cartola recorded in 1976, in which he plays the violão on "As Rosas Não Falam." As an instrumentalist, he has accompanied such artists as Beth Carvalho, Cartola, Alaíde Costa, Clara Nunes, and João Nogueira. His first solo show is from 1989, where he performed in the Vou Vivendo nightclub (São Paulo) with Paulo César Pinheiro and Ithamara Koorax. His first solo album, Simples e Absurdo (Velas 1991), featured lyrics by Aldir Blanc and special guests Chico Buarque, Cláudio Nucci, Leila Pinheiro, Paulinho Malaguti, Ivan Lins, Zé Renato, Leny Andrade, Be Happy, and others. His second album is Delírio Carioca (Velas 1993), with special guests Djavan, Boca Livre, and Leila Pinheiro. The third album, Cheio de Dedos (1996), is almost entirely instrumental, with special guests Chano Dominguez, Diapasón, Chico Buarque, Nó em Pingo D'água, and Ed Motta. This one was awarded with the Prêmio Sharp in 1996 in three separate categories: Best Instrumental Album, Best Instrumental Song ("Dá o Pé Loro," by Guinga), and Best Production (Paulo Albuquerque). In 2000, they released a fourth album, Suíte Leopoldina (Velas), with special guests Toots Thielemans ("Dos Anjos" and "Constance"), Chico Buarque/Nei Lopes ("Parsifal"), Alceu Valença ("Chá de Panela"), Ivan Lins ("Guia de Cego"), Lenine ("Mingus Samba"), and Ed Motta ("Par Constante"). Since 1993, he has become an international artist, performing at the Festival Internacional de Guitarra (Cordoba, Spain), and the Festival Braziliana -- Jazz House (Copenhagen, Denmark). His compositions have been recorded by such artists as Paulo César Pinheiro, Elis Regina, Cauby Peixoto, Leila Pinheiro, Sérgio Mendes, Turíbio Santos, and others. ~ Alvaro Neder

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Album: Guinga & Convidados Vol. 2
Size: 101,4 MB
Time: 37:59
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Brazilian Jazz, Samba, Bossa
Art: Front

01. Rio-Orleans (Feat. Ivan Lins) (4:18)
02. Simples E Absurdo (Feat. Lucia Helena) (1:18)
03. Ramo De Delirios (Feat. Claudio Nucci) (3:12)
04. Fonte Abandonada (Feat. Leila Pinheiro) (3:27)
05. Parsifal (Feat. Chico Buarque & Nei Lopes) (3:15)
06. Mingus Samba (Feat. Lenine) (2:23)
07. Delirio Carioca (Feat. Djavan) (2:14)
08. Aria De Opereta (Feat. Ed Motta) (4:19)
09. Canibaile (Feat. Leila Pinheiro) (2:37)
10. Por Tras De Bras De Pina (Feat. No Em Pingo D'agua) (2:36)
11. Impressionados (Feat. Chico Buarque) (3:42)
12. Dos Anjos (Feat. Toots Thielemans) (4:33)

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