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0013 – Candeeiro – Esperanza Spalding, Elomar, Nei Lopes, João Pinheiro, Sade, Vinícius, Baden e Milton

Esperanza Spalding is a brilliant jazz singer and bass player. Besides being one of the youngest hired teachers in Berklee College of Music history, she loves brazilian music.

João Pinheiro is a great singer. He’s recorded an album with Sade’s songs arranged with brazilian rythms. This album has a strange flavor, but I bet you’ll like it. We’ll listen two of its tracks.

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Nei Lopes is one of our most intellectual samba composers. He graduated in law school, and he’s also an african culture researcher. Nei Lopes has written several books about the subject, and a song called Justiça Gratuita, in which he overuses many law terms. In Portuguese, of course.

Elomar is born in Vitória da Conquista, Bahia. He was raised in constant contact with northeast nature, the so called Sertão Brasileiro. This, together with the erudite music, is a major influence in his compositions, as we’ll listen here.

 

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Tracklist:

1 – Justiça Gratuita – Nei Lopes
2 – Cavaleiro de São Joaquim – Elomar
3 – Ponta de Areia – Esperanza Spalding (Milton Nascimento and Fernando Brant)

4 – O Violeiro – Elomar
5 – Love Is Stronger Than Pride – João Pinheiro (Sade)
6 – Samba Em Prelúdio – Esperanza Spalding (Baden Powell and Vinícius de Moraes)
7 – Your Love Is King – João Pinheiro (Sade)

That was all folks! Next week I’ll be back with more brazilian music. Leave your comments, subscribe and tell everyone. Tchau!