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Roberta Sá: Segunda Pele
Roberta Sá's fifth solo album continues her solid trajectory with a good repertoire and captivating performances. Her soft vocals are extremely appealing, and it helps her tremendously that she is surrounded by some of the most vibrant musicians, arrangers and guest performers in this excellent release.

Clarice Assad: Home
With this brand new release by Adventure Music, her third solo album, Clarice Assad presents us a glimpse of her multi-faceted talents as a vocalist, pianist, arranger and composer.

Os Paralamas do Sucesso: Brasil Afora - Multishow Ao Vivo
Another live album by Paralamas do Sucesso. One could wonder why to buy it. What strikes on this album is the amazingly good shape of the trio along with a superb recording.

Philippe Baden Powell: Piano Masters Series, Vol. 2
Nearly two years ago, Adventure Music started a new series called Piano Masters. The idea behind it was to showcase the "intimate experience of solo piano music between artist and audience." The first volume featured Benjamim Taubkin. Now, volume 2 headlines Philippe Baden Powell

Brasil Yotam: Brasil
It’s always fun to hear Brazilian music performed by non-Brazilians. That is, of course, if the music is well-performed and with the right dedication. Guitarist Yotam Silberstein developed himself as a jazz musician and has a warm interest in Brazilian music.

Leonel Laterza: Guardados
As best performer in the SESC Tom Jobim 2011 Music Award, Leonel Laterza brings his smooth vocals and strong performances once again in a remarkable follow-up album, Guardados. Leonel is back with the same quality, integrity and artistic excellence as before.

Elis Regina: Saudade do Brasil
The year 2012 marked the 30th anniversary of Elis Regina's death. One of the world's most remarkable voices (see NPR's 50 Great Voices), Elis died too young -- barely 37 years of age. The mark she left in the Brazilian musical panorama is vast and irreplaceable.

Hamilton de Holanda & André Mehmari: GismontiPascoal
After their successful Continuous Friendship in 2008, André Mehmari and Hamilton de Holanda knew it would be just a matter of time before they got into a studio again for another project together. Versatile instrumentalists, André and Hamilton chose two similar cornerstone names of modern Brazilian music to be the focus of their latest release, GismontiPascoal.

Delia Fischer: Saudações Egberto
The music of Egberto Gismonti has been an intriguing art form for a few generations already. His compositions, arrangements and instrumental craftsmanship have stimulated many musicians to go deeper into their studies. Pianist, composer, arranger and singer Delia Fischer is one of those artists.

Rosa Passos: É Luxo Só
Rosa Passos: É Luxo Só [Em português]
When a friend suggested Rosa Passos should record songs from Elizeth Cardoso, Rosa accepted the challenge and delved into the vast repertoire made famous in Elizeth's voice.

Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto: Current
How does three-time Latin Grammy nominee Jovino Santos Neto follow up his 2010 superlative release Veja o Som - See the Sound? Here is a surefire recipe, and it's called Current.

Mario Adnet: +Jobim Jazz
Mario Adnet: +Jobim Jazz [Em português]
After what seems like four long years since the release of Jobim Jazz, Mario Adnet revisits Antonio Carlos Jobim (Tom Jobim) with a second installment dedicated to Jobim's jazz instrumental music.

MB:A-Z & Annotated Discographies

We are proud to feature selected discographies of noteworthy artists who perform Brazilian music in Brazil and around the world. These discographies are not just album listings. We offer our personal opinions about each and every album commercially released by those artists. Some of these discographies are available both in English and Portuguese. Currently we feature Chico Pinheiro, Eugênio Leandro, Josee Koning, Mario Adnet, Nó em Pingo D'Água, Simone, Trio da Paz and others.