Music from Brazil – Vanessa da Mata

Vanessa da Mata is a brazilian mpb singer and composer. I hope you enjoy her nice song ” Ai Ai Ai”.

Music from Brazil – Maria Rita

Maria Rita is a brazilian MPB singer. She is daughter of the great musician Elis Regina. Listen to her version of ” Não deixe o Samba Morrer”.

Music from Brazil – Caetano Veloso

This song make me smile. I just love Caetano Veloso’s voice. He is a  great MPB musician from Brazil, born in 1942. I hope you enjoy ” Sozinho”,.

Listen to Moreno veloso too , his son.

Music from Brazil – Zélia Duncan

Zélia Duncan is a MPB/Pop singer and composer  from Rio de Janeiro.  Hope you enjoy her nice song “Catedral”.

Music from Brazil- Chico Buarque

Today i want to talk about brazilian music. This is Chico Buarque , one of the most famous musicians in Brazil, and why is that?
His voice is not great, the melody is ok, but it’s all about the lyrics. This song named “Cálice” at the first sight is about Jesus talking to God that he does not want his destiny. But the word “Cálice”, which means “wine glass”, is very similar to “Cale-se” and it means “shut up”. Chico Buarque made this song for our dictatorial period in 1964. And back there all songs were censured. Well , our militaries weren’t smart, so this song passed.
This is a protest song, and Chico Buarque is important because he has fought for musical and political freedom of Brazil. Enjoy “Cálice”.

( In this version Milton Nascimento ,also a great musician, sings with Buarque).

 

Music From Brazil – Cássia Eller

Cássia Eller was a brazilian musician from Rio de Janeiro, unfortunately she died in 2001.  Hope you enjoy her nice MPB/Rock song “Malandragem”.

Music from Brazil – Tiê

Tiê is a brazilian singer from São Paulo, born in 1980. She worked as a model and went to a public relations college, but has chosen the music career. Listen to her nice MPB song “Dois”.