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    Hendrik Meurkens: The Brazilian Sounds of a Carioca from Germany

    Harmonica player, vibraphonist and composer Hendrik Meurkens may have been born in Germany, but ...

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    Ernest Barteldes
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    How Music Has Brought Blacks Back to the Brazilian Melting Cauldron

    Since the second half of the 20th century, global or ‘World’ music has become ...

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    Austen Cruickshank

    Sambody: Brazil’s Samba Invades the Academy

    “Why should you have a booty if you’re not gonna shake your booty?” Edilson ...

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    Christine Badowski

    Brazil’s Carnaval: a Primer

    Carnival is Rio’s main event. It happens at the peak of summer, when Cariocas ...

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    Gangsta Rap’s Forefather Dies in Brazil

    Brazilian singer and musician Bezerra da Silva, known for his songs glorifying Rio de ...

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    Brazilian Duo Teach Al Jazira How to Samba

    Brazilian samba has reached football stadiums in the United Arab Emirates. Musicians Edmilson Benedito ...

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    Isaura Daniel