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Welcome! Thanks for stopping by. Topping our New Releases section is Bahia de Todos os Santos by former Timbalada percussionist and singer Dendê & Hãhãhães. We have all the details plus a sample track. That section also features 35 other albums with sample tracks. Our Birthday Sketches section features many short biographies of musicians and composers. To read them, click on the names starting with Philippe Baden Powell. Please take time to explore this site. And if you like what you find, please tell your friends about it. Thank you!
June 15, 2011 – Two of Brazil's most thrilling and dynamic musicians – guitarist Yamandú Costa and mandolinist Hamilton de Holanda –
Hamilton & Yamandúhave a new CD coming out of their electrifying performance at a São Paulo concert hall. Adventure Music sent us an advance copy of the disc, which will be released in mid-July, and gave us permission to present a sample track... Read more Also, here are sneak previews of new albums by: • Jon Gold • André Vasconcellos • Joe Carter • Pascalito • Luiz Simas • Harvey Wainapel
MPB, jazz, lounge, rock, samba – music has no boundaries for guitarist,
 Remembering Tom Jobim
Dec. 8, 2011 – Antonio Carlos Jobim, the beloved composer whose name comes to mind  Remembering Tom Jobim, from our radio broadcast on the tenth anniversary of his death, December 8, 2004... Read moreAlso, here are other special features: • Interview with Antonio Adolfo • The story of Mas que Nada• Paula Morelenbaum interview • BOSSAlibre
Apr. 15, 1978 – Philippe Baden Powell
Apr. 16, 1930 – Herbie Mann Apr. 16, 1943 – Sebastião Tapajós Apr. 19, 1941 – Roberto Carlos Apr. 21, 1946 – Gilson Peranzzetta Apr. 23, 1897 – Pixinguinha Apr. 23, 1918 – Geraldo Pereira Apr. 24, 1937 – Joe Henderson Apr. 25, 1910 – Custódio Mesquita Apr. 25, 1917 – Ella Fitzgerald Apr. 27, 1930 – Claus Ogerman Apr. 28, 1949 – Paulo César Pinheiro Apr. 28, 1965 – Ithamara Koorax Apr. 29, 1899 – Duke Ellington Apr. 29, 1922 – Toots Thielemans Apr. 29, 1941 – Nana Caymmi Apr. 29, 1951 – Vinicius Cantuária Apr. 30, 1914 – Dorival Caymmi May 1, 1934 – Shirley Horn May 2, 1909 – Ataulfo Alves May 4, 1937 – Ron Carter May 4, 1953 – Lulu Santos May 4, 1961 – Herbert Vianna May 5, 1917 – Dalva de Oliveira May 5, 1918 – Dino Sete Cordas May 5, 1946 – Beth Carvalho May 6, 1958 – Fátima Guedes May 7, 1893 – Orestes Barbosa May 9, 1948 – Tania Maria May 10, 1964 – Keco Brandão May 11, 1936 – Carlos Lyra May 12, 1913 – Jamelão May 12, 1932 – Walter Wanderley May 12, 1966 – Bebel Gilberto May 15, 1940 – Oscar Castro-Neves May 17, 1963 – Gerhard Hetzendorfer May 18, 1954 – Jaques Morelenbaum May 19, 1929 – Johnny Alf May 21, 1962 – Roberto Frejat May 23, 1908 – Sílvio Caldas May 23, 1928 – Rosemary Clooney May 24, 1958 – David Ganc May 25, 1926 – Miles Davis May 26, 1930 – Sivuca May 27, 1926 – Bud Shank May 28, 1913 – Cyro Monteiro May 28, 1946 – Cláudio Roditi May 31, 1948 – Paulinho da Costa June 1, 1941 – Robertinho Silva June 4, 1948 – Paquito D'Rivera June 5, 1941 – Erasmo Carlos June 5, 1948 – Sérgio Abreu June 9, 1943 – Kenny Barron June 10, 1931 – João Gilberto June 10, 1950 – Guinga June 13, 1963 – Julie Koidin Because of commitments to other projects, we have stopped writing new birthday sketches. Thus, several of the artist names above do not link to biographical sketches. We hope to resume this feature at a later date.
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Dendê & Hãhãhães, Bahia de Todos os Santos
01 – Bahia de todos os santos
02 – Sentimento 03 – Quero ficar com você 04 – Casa de ferreiro 05 – Atabaque de cunhã 06 – Na beira do rio 07 – Janaina 08 – Sinaleira 09 – Oxóssi 10 – Galinha 11 – Tu ta pensando qué 12 – Bonus track – Abre caminho Read more Philippe Baden Powell, Piano Masters Series, Vol. 2
01 – Prologue
02 – Frêvo da sorte 03 – Consolação 04 – Round about midnight 05 – Chôro para metrônomo 06 – Lôro 07 – The meantime 08 – Canto triste 09 – Sou você 10 – Garfield 11 – Giant steps 12 – Vista chinesa 13 – Ending Read more Clarice Assad, Home
01 – For Elis (medley: Menino das laranjas, Aruanda, O morro não tem vez, Upa neguinho)
02 – 20 anos blues 03 – Cajuína 04 – Ad lib 05 – The last song 06 – Dora 07 – Estamos Aí 08 – Aquarela do Brasil 09 – Electrified! 10 – Patuscada de Ghandi 11 – Falsa bahiana Read more Hendrik Meurkens and Gabriel Espinosa, Celebrando
01 – La esperanza
02 – Slow breeze 03 – Frenzelosa 04 – Odessa in April 05 – Pa Rio 06 – Out of reach 07 – La puerta 08 – She lives in Brazil 09 – Maya roots 10 – Mountain Drive 11 – Celebrando Read more Wady Issa Fernandes, Dessambando
01 – Dessambando
02 – Yabaquara 03 – O amor é um crime 04 – Caso seu 05 – Veraneio 06 – Novidade 07 – Desapego 08 – Maso samba 09 – Metropolis 10 – Sunny Read more Various, Brazilian Beat
01 – Samba na mão, eu tenho
02 – Feriado pessoal 03 – Partido alto 04 – Bananeira 05 – Aí então 06 – Minha loucura 07 – A coisa mais linda do mundo 08 – Samba ti, samba eu 09 – A nega e o malandro 10 – A conta do samba 11 – Anel de Saturno Read more Laura Dreyer, Free Flying Bird
01 – Free flying bird
02 – The ouzo bossa nova 03 – The scarab 04 – Paixão louca 05 – Palhaço 06 – Rivers 07 – Protaras 08 – Convergence 09 – Beijo do Sol (live bonus track) Read more Mario Adnet, More Jobim Jazz
01 – Takatanga
02 – Mojave 03 – Boto (Porpoise) 04 – Bonita 05 – Antigua 06 – O homen (The man) 07 – Ai quem me dera (I wish) 08 – O barbinha branca (The little white bearded man) 09 – Samba de Maria Luiza (Maria Luiza's samba) 10 – Wave 11 – Marina del Rey 12 – Deus e o diabo na terra do sol (God and the devil in the land of the sun) 13 – Samba do avião (Song of the jet) Intro: Rhapsody in Blue, by George Gershwin Read more Plus...
Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto, Current
Duduka Da Fonseca Trio, Plays Toninho Horta Hendrik Meurkens, Live at Bird's Eye Antonio Adolfo, Chora Baião Delia Fischer, Saudações Egberto Yamandú Costa & Hamilton de Holanda, Live! Various, Red Hot + Rio 2 Pagode Jazz Sardinha's Club, Cidade Mestiça Luciano Antonio, Vida de Artista Fabiana Passoni, Naturalmente Brasil André Vasconcellos, 2 Sergio Mendes, Celebration: A Musical Journey Patty Ascher, Bossa, Jazz 'n' Samba Carlos Careqa, Alma Boa de Lugar Nenhum Ark Ovrutski Quintet, Sounds of Brasil Luiz Simas, Mata Atlântica Piano Suite Pascalito, Neostalgia Brazilian Guitar Quartet, Brazilian Guitar Quartet Plays Villa-Lobos Various, Bossa Nova Around the World Mark Weinstein, Jazz Brasil Mente Clara, São Benedito Kathleen Kolman, Dream On Edu Puperi Quarteto, Toca Aí Meu! Scott Anderson, Music from the Quiet Zé da Velha/ Silvério Pontes, Samba Instrumental Trio Macaíba, Na Trilha do Pé Serra Chico César, Francisco Forró y Frevo Trovadores Urbanos, Amor Até o Fim Jerry+Croa, Atlântida Pantanal |
Performances
The VII Festival of Instrumental Music runs May 16 through 26 
at the three Banco do Nordeste cultural centers (Fortaleza and Cariri in Ceará, and Sousa in Paraíba). The free festival includes 55 concerts featuring musicians from nine northeastern states, the Federal District and Argentina, plus workshops and opportunities for the public to interact with the musicians... Read more
Career news Brazilian singer songwriter Fabiana Passoni has released her debut English language single.... 
Fabiana Passoni
Bossa nova guitarist and singer songwriter Tony Lasley has released a new children's album.... And the band Fato has published a new CD and book combination celebrating their 17th anniversary. The 254-page book has the complete scores for 20 of their songs, all on the CD. Read the news hereHere are 13 albums we recommend from the world of music
Randy Morse produced and hosted the weekly radio program The Best of Brazil from 1999 through 2010. Many of the features from the program are archived here, organized by category and broadcast date... Read more
Here are links to the websites of more than 330 bands and musicians, listed in alphabetical order by first name.
Read more These 26 albums were featured on The Best of Brazil radio program in 2010.
Contact
Webmaster: webmaster@thebestofbrazil.info Randy Morse, producer: randy@thebestofbrazil.info. To enjoy all the features of this website, you must have JavaScript enabled, and your browser must have Apple's QuickTime plug-in, a free download.
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