Samba News

Is "Ponta De Lana Africano " really about where slaves arrived in Brazil ? Or did I just expand a mental legend over the years, trying to explain and contain the unsettling, unsettled poise and expanse of Jorge Ben 's rolling, grinding samba soul classic? Literally, it's about soccer, but the key line " um ponta de lan a Africano " doesn't match ...

Just have time for this tonight: 1.) I've Told every Little Star - Sonny Rollins 2.) Preludio Para Bebo - Bebo Valdes Y Chucho Valdes 3.) Comecar de Novo - Ivan Lins 4.) A Place in the World - Pat Metheny 5.) Parachute Woman - Rolling Stones 6.) She - Bud Powell 7.) Nao Da Mais Pra Seguar - Leila Pinheiro 8.) Blue in Green - Bill Evans 9.) Regina - ...

During the late '60s and early '70s, Brazilian songwriters like the late Tim Maia and Jorge Ben became increasingly frustrated with the creative limitations of samba, and also felt out of place within the rock movement, though both did score hits within those genres - Maia wrote "Nao Vou Ficar" for then-teen idol Roberto Carlos, while Ben came up ...

The Argentinian bassist and composer Pedro Giraudo is throwing a two-night cd-release party for El Viaje, his fourth album.

For the third consecutive year, New York's Birdland Jazz club opened its doors for the week-long Bossa Brazil Festival, which this time around featured Rio de Janeiro crooner Emilio Santiago, announced by producer Pat Phillips as the "Nat King Cole of Brazil"-a comparison that relates not to their voical quality but to both musicians' reputation ...

Nara LeA o - "Cacara" Maria Rita - "Cria" - Meu Samba Sabrina Malheiros - "Maracatueira" - Chill Brazil Vol.5 Zuco 103 - "Madrugada" - After The Carnival Katia B - "Parace Mentira" - My Brazilian Heart Katia B - "Viajei" - Espacial Katia B - "Segredo" - My Brazilian Heart Maria DeLa Riva - "Ta-Hi! - Chill Brazil Vol.5 Leci Brandao - "Santas Almas ...

The six remaining models arrive in So Paulo, Brazil, and are immediately thrust into a scavenger hunt to find the real "Girl from Ipanema." Later, they learn some martial arts to help their poses, and dress like Brazilian samba singer Carmen Miranda for their photo shoot.

Standing shoulder to shoulder on the stage of Birdland on Wednesday evening, Emilio Santiago and Dori Caymmi, two luminaries of Brazilian bossa nova, engaged in an intimate musical dialogue between the smooth and the rough.

Fans of Diana Krall will be pleased to hear that for one night only the Vancouver-based jazz singer will appear on the big screen in a release of her 2008 concert film "Live in Rio." The concert, which was shot in Rio de Janeiro's "Vivo Rio" venue with 11 high definition cameras, will play at selected Cineplex theatres across Canada on Wednesday, ...

With apologies to Carmen Miranda, we'll be eating the "South American Way" this year, if trend watchers are right.

Let's see. What do we know about Brazilian movies? Well, there's director Fernando Meirelles's 1991 City of God.

A funky Brazilian four-piece will have Dales hips shaking during its energetic live show.

As the sun sets behind a church in a hillside Rio de Janeiro square, Rodrigo Correa adjusts his nun's habit and mini-skirt before bounding into a throng of revelers following a booming mobile sound system.

Extravagant and flamboyant hats, platform heels, black strong eyeliner, and vivacious red nails were trademarks of Carmen Miranda, the actress and singer from the 1940's and 1950's who popularized samba ...

RIO de Janeiro this week is paying homage to Carmen Miranda, the 1940s Hollywood entertainer who, more than anybody, gave Brazil a worldwide reputation for dancing - and fruit hats.

PART A 1)Mose Fan Fan "Hello Hello" from the CD "Hello Hello" Stern's Africa 2)Real Sounds Of Africa "Soccer Fan" from the CD "Get Real/Seven Miles High" 3)Pepe Kalle "Roger Milla" from the CD "Lighting On The ...

January 26, 2009, 5:00 p.m. Brazilian Eliane Elias shows the special insight into bossa nova that comes growing up around the music and playing with its founding fathers, like songwriter Vinicius de Moraes.

Artist: Carmen Miranda From the 1943 film The Gang's All Here . I am filled with both awe and joy whenever I watch this clip.

One of the many great random discoveries that I made at last year's SXSW was the Brazilian act Curumin.

The Movie: Latin-tinged music has long been an exotic staple on the American music scene.