Chico Buarque

Edú Lobo & Chico Buarque record ‘O Grande Circo Mistico’ commissioned by Ballet Teatro Guaira (1982)

Edú Lobo & Chico Buarque's 'O Grande Circo Mistico' is a musical with music by Lobo and lyrics by Buarque, commissioned by Ballet Teatro Guaira and recorded in July, 1982...

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Feliz Aniversário Chico Buarque. ‘O Grande Chico’

This day (June 19, 1944 ), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is born Francisco Buarque de Hollanda a.k.a Chico Buarque, a singer, guitarist, composer.Tracklist : 1 . Caravanas Ao Vivo...

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On TV today, Caetano, Chico, Gilberto et al on TV Globo (1989)

December 26, 1989 - Brazilian TV Globo airs "Homen 90", a special year-end gathering of the most famous MPB male singers : Caetano Veloso, Chico Buarque, Djavan, Gilberto Gil, Hermeto...

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Singing (and Playing) with Tom Jobim

João Donato, Elis Regina, Pat Metheny , Edu Lobo, Gal Costa, Danilo Caymmi,, Frank Sinatra, Herbie Hancock, João Gilberto , Andy Williams , Chico Buarque, Vinícius De Moraes

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This week In One-Off Collaborations 43/52

How well do you know the music of Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Mike Oldfield & Jon Anderson, Mick Taylor & Jack Bruce, BB King & Eric Clapton, Tony Bennett...

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This week In Male Balladeers 28/52

How well do you know the music of Tom Waits, Lyle Lovett , Chris Martin, Lionel Richie, Kenny Loggins, Jim Messina, Jack White, D'Angelo, Anthony Kiedis, Wilko Johnson, Roger Daltrey,...

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This week In Male Balladeers 25/52

David Gilmour, Jason Mraz, Paul McCartney, Lionel Richie, Ed Sheeran, Paddy McAloon, Chico Buarque, Bruce Hornsby, Eliades Ochoa, Robert Palmer, Brian Wilson, Ray Davies

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Happy Birthday Bebel Gilberto. ‘Feliz Aniversário Bebel’

This day (May 12, 1966), in New York City, United States, is born Isabel Gilberto de Oliveira a.k.a Bebel Gilberto, a Brazilian popular singer.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Mart'nália -...

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Bebel Gilberto releases ‘Tanto Tempo,’ her third album (2000)

Bebel Gilberto's 'Tanto Tempo' is her third studio album, produced by Suba and released on April 25, 2000 by ZiriguiboomTrack Listing : 1.Samba Da Bênção (Vinicius De Moraes, Baden Powell)...

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Elis Regina & Antonio Carlos Jobim start the recording of ‘Elis & Tom’ (1974)

'Elis & Tom' by Elis Regina and Antonio Carlos Jobim is a bossa nova album recorded from February 22 till March 9, 1974 in Los Angeles and released the same...

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This week In Singing Ladies 03/52

How well do you know the music of Sade’s "Nothing Can Come Between Us" blends minimalism and elegance, its buoyant bassline and syncopated guitars standing out, while Tracy Chapman’s "Give...

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Me:nu Du Jour December 26 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Ray Charles, Frank Zappa, Duke Ellington, Stanley Clarke We Celebrate Curtis Mayfield, Black Veil Brides, Alphonse Mouzon, John Scofield, Sam Rivers We Watch Caetano...

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Antonio Carlos Jobim releases his fifteenth album : ‘Antonio Brasileiro’ featuring ‘How Insensitive (Insensatez)’ with Sting (1994)

Antonio Carlos Jobim's 'Antonio Brasileiro' is his fifteenth album completed 11 months before his death and released days after on December 11, 1994 by Sony.Track Listing : . 1.Variations On...

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Feliz Aniversário Milton Nascimento. ‘Nascimento and Co’

This day (October 26, 1942), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is born Milton Nascimento, a Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Criolo - Cais (2020) 2 . Um...

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Me:nu Du Jour October 21 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Labelle, Tom Waits, Lady Gaga, Leonard Cohen, Michael Bublé, The The, Meat Loaf, Everly Brothers, Thelonious Monk, Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, The Shins We...

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On TV today, Gilberto, Caetano, Edu et al at ‘Festival da MPB’ (1967)

October 21, 1967 - if in Brazil, you do not want to miss Roberto Carlos, Caetano Veloso, Chico Buarque, Gilberto Gil, Edu Lobo and many others at the third "Festival...

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‘Jobim, Hancock & Friends’ Tom Jobim’s last concert

On September 27, 1993, in Sao Paulo 'Tom' Jobim joins a group of American and Brazilian artists - Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Ron Carter, Harvey Mason, Shirley Horn,...

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Nonesuch publish Brad Mehldau Trio’s ‘Where Do You Start’ (2012)

Brad Mehldau Trio's 'Where Do You Start' is an album featuring Larry Grenadier and Jeff Ballard and released on September 17, 2012 by Nonesuch.Track Listing : 1.Got Me Wrong (Jerry...

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We remember Dorival Caymmi. ‘Dorival De Bahia’

This day (August 16, 2008), in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, died Dorival Caymmi, a Brazilian singer, songwriter,Tracklist : 1 . O Vento (1996) 2 . w/ Chico Buarque, Gal...

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Me:nu Du Jour – July 11 in Music (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Ultravox, Rolling Stones, Curtis Mayfield, Ella Fitzgerald, Roland Kirk, Edú Lobo, Chico Buarque, Dexys Midnight Runners We Celebrate Suzanne Vega, Oscar D'León We Watch...

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