In this exclusive performance, Brazilian singer/songwriter Jair Oliveira sings an original song about soccer, to honor the upcoming World Cup games in South Africa. For the full World Music blog...
Children of the Amazon follows Brazilian filmmaker Denise Zmekhol as she travels a modern highway deep into the Amazon in search of the Indigenous Surui and Negarote children she photographed...
Dorival Caymmi is one of the pillars of Brazilian song, and "saudade" is a pillar of the Brazilian psyche. While Caymmi's original rendition of his song is pretty funky,...
Scott Kettner describes his band Nation Beat, their ups (playing with Willie Nelson) and downs (being requested not to play the country music based side of their repertoire at a...
(Brazil) The velvet voiced Lima is back, this time with a song of her own composition. "Vou Deixar" is a song about attraction, and it fairly drips with flirtation. It's...
(Brazil) While she may not (yet) be a household name in Brazilian music, Paula Lima is on the rise because she has definitely got what it takes; a velvety true...
(Brazil) Here's another great song from the pen of Jair Oliveira -- and by the way, he'll be touring the U.S. in March, making stops in Boston, Los Angeles, New...
(Brazil) Fernanda Porto earned her name as the voice of Brazilian drum 'n bass with her smash hit "Sambassim." But she's a lot more than a pretty face and voice...
(Brazil) Veteran sambista - and sometime rapper - Jair Rodrigues faces off with comparative youngster, Rappin' Hood. Rodrigues still musters up plenty of energy and force, while Rappin' Hood shows...
(Brazil) In this bubbling rap samba Rappin Hood may look bad, but he started out as a choirboy in São Paulo, where he was also influenced by Candomblé, the African-based...
(Brazil) Tontonho is from Paraiba, in the Northwest mountainous area of Brazil, considered by some to be "hillbilly" country. It's no wonder that Totonho's best friend is a mountain goat,...
(Brazil) If this musical fellow looks familiar you may have seen him regaling Bill Murray and Willem DaFoe in "The Life Aquatic," and it certainly accounts for their presence in...
A musical documentary film about Choro, the first genuinely Brazilian urban music, "Brasileirinho" looks back at the history of this fascinating musical genre, but above all paints a colorful picture...
(Brazil) The Tribalistas are three of Brazil's most vivacious stars, Marisa Monte, Antonio Antunes and Carlinhos Brown, who created this particular aggregate while recording in Montes' home. Here they show...
