Adriana Calcanhotto

Self-confessed daughter and enthusiastic of the modernist tradition and Tropicalismo, Adriana Calcanhotto had already six albums – the latest Cantada, had been released some time ago in Buenos Aires–, but more than a musician, she would rather think of herself as a minimalist performer: a curious “gaúcha” (born in Rio Grande do Sul), devoted to Joao Gilberto, Godard and John Cage, who turns all that she sings into contemporaneous art, just feeling herself at home where everyone else feels uncomfortable: at the edge of all things.… Read...

Maria Bethânia

Maria Bethânia is a Brazilian singer. She is the sister of Caetano Veloso. Born 18 June 1946 in Santo Amaro da Purificação, Bahia, Brazil. Her brother Caetano named her at birth. (He was 4 years old at the time.) She started her career in 1964 in Rio de Janeiro with the show “Opinião”. She is the second best selling Brazilian female singer of all time, with more than 24 million albums sold.… Read...

Zona Sul

ZONA SUL is a band dedicated to playing bossa nova, the music “invented” in the late 1950s by Brazilians João Gilberto and Antonio Carlos Jobim. It has its roots in Brazilian samba and jazz, the lyrics and melodies are often quite melancholy while the rhythms are lively and joyful. “Samba é chorar de alegria – samba is crying for joy“. Inspired by the legendary Zimbo Trio and singer Elis Regina, the band ZONA SUL remains authentic and true to the Brazilian tradition, while having developed an original style.… Read...

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