The work is the result of the musician’s meetings with Gili Lopes and Graciliano Zambonin during the pandemic Playing the drums was the boy’s first dream, born on September 12, 1938, the youngest of a family of 11 children, all singers and/or instrumentalists in Rio Claro, a city in the interior of São Paulo. The […]
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Germano Mathias, the “samba professor”, dies at the age of 88
The musician, who was the author of ‘Minha Nega na Janela’ and had a particular way of interpreting, always in a syncopated way, was facing severe pneumonia Singer and sambist Germano Matthias died this Wednesday, aged 22, at the age of 88. The confirmation came from his producer, Angélica Tobias. According to her, the musician […]
Understanding how samba storytelling relates social issues in Brazil
The book highlights the role of gender, in many carnivals, as an expression of the political and community issues in the country The samba schools of Rio de Janeiro, through their plot sambas, tell a story that dates back to the beginning of the 20th century, this is what the book Sambas de Enredo – […]
Ivete Sangalo: ‘This will be the carnival that saves traditions’
The singer releases the EP ‘Chega Mais’, with five songs ready for revelry, and also talks, in ‘Estadão’, about Margareth Menezes at the MinC and other topics Ivete Sangalo he is very familiar with the road route of the Bahian carnival, which he has been traveling for almost three decades. in the PE Come closer, […]
Renatinho Bokaloka dies in Rio de Janeiro after a heart attack
Singer has been rushed to hospital after suffering a heart attack, his death was confirmed at 5.38pm this Thursday 5 The press office of the band Bokaloka informed, through a note, that the vocalist Renato died at 17:38 on Thursday 5. The singer was hospitalized this Wednesday 4, after suffering a heart attack during a […]
The Brazilian Music Award celebrates the 50-year career of Alcione, a voice that has become the face of samba
In its thirtieth edition, which takes place in April 2023, the singer will receive a special tribute, indicated by the big names in the area. In 1978, after a provocation by Maria Bethanythe poet Wally Solomon wrote the poem The voice of a victorious personwho got the melody from Caetano Veloso. The voice in question […]
Pedro Scooby will be the plot theme of a samba school at Carnival 2023
The União do Parque Curicica, in Rio de Janeiro, will honor the surfer who grew up in the neighborhood Pedro Scooby will be the theme of the samba school plot Parco Unione Curicicafrom Rio de Janeiro, in Carnival 2023. Born and raised in the neighborhood, he has mentioned the region several times during his participation […]
After a fight on stage, Psirico and Samba Trator apologize: “Unjustifiable”
The groups organized a general brawl on the stage of the “Samba da Feira”, last Sunday, 16 After discussion and general brawl full of punches and kicks who took over the scene of the Samba da Feira cultural projectlast Sunday, 16, in Salvador (BA), the bands psychedelic And Samba Tractor they used their official profiles […]
Sorriso Maroto releases the new album and bets on the nostalgic project
‘Como Antigamente’ is the novelty of the pagodas group and will soon have a surprise track With almost 25 years of career, bad smile presents his 15th album, like old times. Despite the title, the release is a collection of 13 unreleased songs, without collaborations and faithful to the melodic and romantic characteristics of the […]
In the new album, Joyce Moreno flies between bossa, samba and jazz
Just arrived from a tour in Europe, the singer-songwriter launches the album ‘Brasileiras Canções’, with twelve new songs in the song Theme for Jobim, from 1985, Joyce Moreno, who signs the text that takes up the melody created by the American saxophonist Gerry Mulligan, talks about the thrush that no longer sings and the flower […]
