Tag: Bruce Gilman

LA Choro Ensemble: Brazilian Spirit and Commitment

Every ensemble brings a different set of insights to great music, so it’s impossible ...

Forró, the Northeast’s Uncouth Sound That Won Brazil’s Southeast Elite

The rediscovery and conversion of Northeastern music to a commanding pop posture is one ...

Brazil’s Musical Jedi

There are few flautists who come close to matching Carlos Malta’s brilliance, his coloristic ...

Duduka Da Fonseca: Brazilian Beauty Re-dressed

Stylistically, Duduka Da Fonseca has always been his own man, an exceptionally versatile and ...

Brazil’s Backland Resonance

The most penetrating Brazilian music originates in the country’s proving ground, the Northeast, in ...

Brazil’s Mercury Rising

Daniela Mercury, the "Queen of Axé" broke into stardom at the beginning  of the ...

Brazil’s Emissary of Samba

Samba brings instantaneous images of Rio’s world-famous Carnaval, of fabulously decorated floats, enormous drum ...

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