Miriam Aida - Come On Home

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2008
Time: 48:46
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 112,2 MB
Art: Front

(3:16) 1. Come On Home
(3:53) 2. A Handful Of Soul
(4:24) 3. Two Steps From The Blues
(3:03) 4. Now That You're Gone
(3:56) 5. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
(2:58) 6. Make Sure You're Sure
(3:41) 7. The Man I Love
(2:50) 8. A Night In Tunisia
(4:52) 9. Skylark
(3:13) 10. Jive Samba
(6:00) 11. Ruby And The Pearl
(3:00) 12. Rainbows End
(3:33) 13. I'm Not Ashamed

Miriam Aïda, one of Sweden’s most popular singers with an international following, has performed in Japan, UK, Brazil, France, Spain, USA, Turkey, Russia, Italy, Germany and of course all around Sweden and Scandinavia, both as a solo artist as well as with the band A Bossa Elétrica. She has shared the stage with many great Brazilian musicians such as Hermeto Pascoal, Badi Assad and master guitarist Marco Pereira.

After exploring the music traditions of Brazil and her success with the albums such as Quatro Janelas, Letras ao Brasil & É de Lei! she has been spotted in several national TV shows.

Miriam ́s extensive talent travels through a number of musical landscapes and since her album-debut in 2002 she has released 8 albums as a leader. Since 2010 she is an acclaimed radio profile for Swedish National Radio as a producer and music journalist. She has hoasted the Swedish Radio live broadcast JazzAward "Jazzkatten" several times and on the PolarPrize 2017 she interviewed Wayne Shorter on PolarTalks.

Following the success of the Swedish Grammy, Manifest and World Music Awards nominated albums Letras ao Brasil (2009) and Visans Väsen (2011), mixing Swedish traditional songs with Brazilian rhythms, her album AFRO SAMBA ORCHESTRA - É de Lei!" was awarded "Rhythm of the Year" by Manifestgalan.

The album honors the Brazilian legend and founder of Afro Samba, Baden Powell. And was recorded in Sweden and Rio de Janeiro in collaboration with the Brazilian arranger Jayme Vignoli. É de Lei! features one of Rio’s greatest singers, Marcos Sacramento.

Artist of the year at Swedish World Music Awards 2012

"A versatile artist, colorful, headstrong, audacious and personal. A performer who twists and turns on the familiar and who creates new perspectives for all of us.” This was the jury’s statement when Miriam Aïda received the price for Artist of the year at the Swedish World Music Awards in 2012.
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Come On Home

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Miriam Aida - Letras Ao Brasil

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:27
Size: 101,1 MB
Art: Front

(2:48)  1. Livraria Mágica (Violen Från Flen)
(3:34)  2. Quem (Vem)
(4:00)  3. Existe Uma Terra Ao Longe (Det Ligger Ett Land Långt Borta)
(4:16)  4. Canção Do Outono (Höstvisa)
(3:47)  5. Uma Valsa Vadia (En Valsmelodi)
(3:07)  6. A Felicidade E O Amor (När Lyckan Mötte Kärleken)
(4:02)  7. Com Olhos Sensiveis Ao Verde (Ögon Känsliga För Grönt)
(4:58)  8. Cristal Tão Fino (Kristallen Den Fina)
(4:03)  9. Canção Do Imigrante (Emigrantvisa)
(3:01) 10. Natal (När Det Lider Mot Jul)
(3:12) 11. A Última Sambista (Den Sista Jäntan)
(2:34) 12. Jag Har Bott Vid En Landsväg

Miriam Aïda  one of Sweden’s most popular singers with an international following,  has performed in Japan, UK, Brazil, France, Spain, USA, Turkey, Russia, Italy, Germany and of course all around Sweden and Scandinavia, both as a solo artist as well as with the band A Bossa Elétrica. She has shared the stage with many great Brazilian musicians such as Hermeto Pascoal, Badi Assad and master guitarist Marco Pereira. After exploring the music traditions of Brazil and her success with the albums such as Quatro Janelas, Letras ao Brasil  & É de Lei! she has been spotted in several national TV shows. Miriam ´s extensive talent travels through a number of musical landscapes and since her album-debut in 2002 she has released 8 albums as a leader. Since 2010 she is an acclaimed radio profile for Swedish National Radio as a producer and music journalist. She has hoasted the Swedish Radio live broadcast JazzAward “Jazzkatten” several times and on the PolarPrize 2017 she interviewed Wayne Shorter on PolarTalks. https://miriamaida.wordpress.com/bio/

“É de Lei!” – Award Winning 2015 Rhythm of the Year:  Following the success of the Swedish Grammy, Manifest and World Music Awards nominated albums Letras ao Brasil (2009) and Visans Väsen (2011), mixing Swedish traditional songs with Brazilian rhythms, her album AFRO SAMBA ORCHESTRA – É de Lei!” was awarded “Rhythm of the Year” by Manifestgalan. The album honors the Brazilian legend and founder of Afro Samba, Baden Powell. and was recorded in Sweden and Rio de Janeiro in collaboration with the Brazilian arranger Jayme Vignoli. É de Lei!  features one of Rio’s greatest singers, Marcos Sacramento.

Artist of the year at Swedish World Music Awards 2012: “A versatile artist, colorful, headstrong, audacious and personal. A performer who twists and turns on the familiar and who creates new perspectives for all of us.” This was the jury’s statement when Miriam Aïda received the price for Artist of the year at the Swedish World Music Awards in 2012.

Letras Ao Brasil

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Miriam Aida & Fredrik Kronkvist - Live at the Palladium

Styles: Vocal, Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2005
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:13
Size: 103,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:29)  1. It's a Wonderful World
(4:44)  2. Born to Be Blue
(3:39)  3. My Shining Hour
(4:13)  4. Senor Blues
(3:56)  5. Lamesha
(4:49)  6. So tinha de ser com voce
(4:24)  7. Right Here, Right Now
(4:01)  8. If You Go
(4:04)  9. Fun
(4:02) 10. Trav'lin Light
(3:47) 11. Too Close for Comfort

Miriam Aïda (born 24 September 1974) is a Swedish jazz singer. She has toured internationally, performing at the Blue Note in Tokyo, in London, Paris, Istanbul, Moscow, Helsinki, Oslo, Palermo, Berlin and across Sweden. She has appeared on Swedish national television. Aïda's music is influenced by many musical traditions, including Latin American, and she attained success with a Brazilian music-inspired album Meu Brasil. 

She performs with her partner, saxophonist Fredrik Kronkvist, and has since her 2002 debut released five albums with Kronkvist and the Jan Lundgren Trio. She lives in Malmö, where she manages a jazz club named Monk. In 2017, she sang Brazilian music at the Uppsala International Guitar Festival in Sweden. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiriamAida

Recorded live in front of a huge audience is this album a real powerhouse. Soulfull, straight-a-head jazz, and Bossa Nova with Sweden’s brightest young jazz stars. Singer Miriam Aïda and saxophonist Fredrik Kronkvist deliver their message with powerful big band arrangements of great tunes such as “Senor Blues” by Horace Silver, Nat Adderleys “Fun” and also a big band version of their own tune Right Here, Right Now, first heard on their first appearance on the success record “Jan Lundgren Trio presents Miriam Aïda & Fredrik Kronkvist”.

Personnel:  Miriam Aida - Vocal; Fredrik Kronkvist - Saxophone; Monday Night Big Band

Live at the Palladium

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Fredrik Kronkvist - Afro-Cuban Supreme

Styles: Saxophone, Flute And Clarinet Jazz
Year: 2017
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 77:57
Size: 179,7 MB
Art: Front

(2:32)  1. Intro - Tierra Africana part 1
(5:31)  2. A Love Supreme - Acknowledgement
(5:48)  3. A Night in Tunisia
(7:10)  4. Caravan
(1:29)  5. Interlude No.1
(4:22)  6. Afro Blue
(5:40)  7. Satellite
(6:36)  8. Manteca
(0:51)  9. Interlude No.2
(5:14) 10. Naima
(0:32) 11. Interlude No.3
(4:59) 12. Gillespiana
(4:26) 13. Be-Bop
(1:55) 14. Tierra Africana part II
(5:30) 15. On Green Dolphin Street
(0:42) 16. Interlude No.4
(4:40) 17. Yemaya
(1:33) 18. Interlude No.5
(6:12) 19. Eternal Light
(2:03) 20. Outro - Acknowledgement

Alto saxophone star Fredrik Kronkvist delivers his eclectic mix of Afro-Cuban rhythms and Coltrane inspired jazz and in an adventurous and colorful musical experience. New views on Latin-Jazz gives us an explosive rhythm fiesta that touches both body and soul. Inspired by Dizzy Gillespie’s idea of bringing together people, music and rhythms from different continents and countries, the award-winning and Swedish Grammy nominated alto saxophonist Fredrik Kronkvist has created a diverse mix of Afro-Cuban rhythms and Coltrane-influenced jazz with his new group Afro-Cuban Supreme. On the occasion of Dizzy’s 100-year anniversary in 2017 Fredrik Kronkvist releases the album Afro-Cuban Supreme with superstars Jason Marsalis(USA) on drums, conga virtuoso Eliel Lazo(CUB) and Miriam Aïda(MAR/SWE) on vocals. The music ranges from legendary songs like A Night in Tunisia, Afro Blue and Manteca in eventful arrangements to exciting original compositions with contemporary approaches to timeless Latin Jazz. https://fredrikkronkvist.wordpress.com/music-2/afro-cuban-supreme/

Personnel:  Fredrik Kronkvist – saxophones, flutes and bass clarinet;  Miriam Aïda – vocals;  Martin Sjöstedt – piano;  Johnny Åman – bass;  Eliel Lazo – congas;  Jason Marsalis – drums

Afro-Cuban Supreme

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Miriam Aida - My Kind Of World

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:14
Size: 110,9 MB
Art: Front

(4:52)  1. Big City
(4:24)  2. I Was Doing All Right
(1:20)  3. Intro: If I Had You
(6:05)  4. If I Had You
(3:02)  5. No More
(3:32)  6. What A Difference A Day Made
(3:17)  7. To Say Goodbye
(3:24)  8. My Kind Of World
(3:25)  9. Thou Swell
(2:39) 10. With You I'm Born Again
(4:49) 11. Yesterdays
(4:02) 12. Remember
(3:17) 13. What A Little Moonlight Can Do

Miriam Aïda, born 24 September 1974, is a Swedish jazz singer. Aïda is one of Sweden's most popular jazz singers. She has toured internationally, performing at the Blue Note in Tokyo, in London, Paris, Istanbul, Moscow, Helsinki, Oslo, Palermo, Berlin and across Sweden. She has appeared on Swedish national television. Aïda's music is influenced by many musical traditions, including Latin American, and she attained success with a Brazilian music-inspired album Meu Brasil. She performs with her partner, saxophonist Fredrik Kronkvist, and has since her 2002 debut released five albums with Kronkvist and the Jan Lundgren Trio. She lives in Malmö, where she manages a jazz club named Monk. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam_A%C3%AFda

The first solo album by the versatile artist Miriam Aïda, one of Swede’s leading jazz singers. Miriam expresses her powerful voice in a swinging soul jazz session. The album includes tunes like the classic “What a Difference a Day makes”, the soulful “Big City”, beautiful ballads and a passionate Bossa Nova. Miriam Aïda shares her deep soul in this wonderful debut that shows us a singer with great timing, jazz feel and a true sensitivity to tell a story with music. https://miriamaida.wordpress.com/music-2/

Personnel:  Vocal -Miriam Aida;  Acoustic Guitar – Mats Andersson;  Bass – Martin Sjöstedt;  Drums – Lars Källfelt;  Flute – Fredrik Kronkvist;  Guitar – Elias Källvik;  Percussion – Måns Block;  Piano – Daniel Tilling;  Saxophone – Fredrik Kronkvist;  Trumpet – Mårten Lundgren

My Kind Of World

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Miriam Aida - Quatro Janelas

Size: 103,7 MB
Time: 44:37
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Samba, Brazilian Rhythms
Art: Front

01. Poeira De Estrelas (3:44)
02. Agbara (3:49)
03. Agora Sou Eu (3:53)
04. O Melro (4:15)
05. Starman (O Astronauta De Marmore) (3:47)
06. Semente (4:38)
07. Stiff Necked Fools (Pessoas Normais) (3:44)
08. No Ritmo Do Tambor (3:36)
09. Depois Do Fim (5:02)
10. Consolaçao (3:22)
11. Estampas De Solidao (4:43)

Miriam Aïda is releasing her new album ”Quatro Janelas” (Connective Records) in December and the album contains mostly original music, with lyrics by 4 brazilian lyricists: Etel Frota, Adriana Sydor, Alexandre Lemos and Thiagu Gentil.

The music of Miriam Aïda and her band, Mats Andersson on 7 string acoustic guitar, Ola Bothzén and Finn Björnulfson on percussion, is a lovely mix of samba from Rio, afro-Brazilian rhythms from candomblé and capoeira with influences of reggae, jazz and soul, and along with their own Swedish musical background, they create a unique vibe with a strong identity and sound.

Except the original songs, the album also includes versions of Bob Marley’s Stiff Necked Fools, David Bowie’s Starman and Baden Powell’s Consolacão – all with portuguese lyrics.

Quatro Janelas

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