MPB Time! BBR #92, Featuring Boca Livre Airs Today!

Looking back at our archives, this show hasn't featured a vocal group since show #58! So, to fill the gap, we'll enjoy the vocal stylings of the great group Boca Livre! Active since the 70's, their interpretations of classic Brazilian songs will make you hear these songs in a different light!

In the second hour, we will feature other great artists associated with our featured artists. Whether you tune in live or download the program (heck, why not do both?), This is a show you will not want to miss!

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Track List:

Hour #1 - Boca Livre Special

1- Danca do Ouro
2- Duas Praias
3- Nuvem Cigana
4- Zen Vergonha
5- Oriente
6- Toada
7- Caxanga'
8- Ponta de Areia
9- Oceano
10- Maracatu Silencio
11- Gotham City
12- Panis et Circensis
13- Quem tem a Viola
14- Testamento

Hour #2 - Variety

1- Misterios - Joyce
2- Sabe Quem - Clara Moreno
3- Noturno Copacabana - Guinga
4- Frevo Diabo - Vania Bastos
5- 1992 (Quinientos años de que?)- Belchior with Larbanois & Carrero
6- Preta Pretinha - Os Novos Baianos
7- Foi Quando Eu Vi a Lua Passar - O Terco
8- Desculpe Babe - Os Mutantes
9- Juliana - Luiz Eca & Sagrada Familia
10 - Calice - Milton Nascimento & Chico Buarque
11 - Escurinho - Zizi Possi
12- Samba de Orly - Quarteto em Cy
13- Ole Ola - MPB-4
14-(TBA) - Os Cariocas
15- Boranda - Edu Lobo & Tamba Trio
16- O Trem das 7 - Raul Seixas


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BBR #91: It's Pronounced "Bell-Key-Or": Sunday, 6 PM in Studio 1A!

It took 91 shows, but the Belchior special is finally here! A highly influential songwriter from the state of Ceará, his personal musical style and unique voice have influenced many major artists for the past forty-plus years!

In the second hour, we will hear many artists associated with Belchior, including previously featured artists, such as Elis Regina, Raimundo Fagner, and Amelinha!  Whether you tune in live or download our podcast (heck, why not do both?), this is a show you will not want to miss!



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Our Afro-Brazilian Roots Are Showing! BBR #90, Featuring Clementina de Jesus Airs This Sunday!

Time to dig deep into our roots! To do that's we'll dedicate today's  Bem Brasil Radio to the solemn and joyful voice of Clementina de Jesus (1901-1987) Discovered a the age of 62, This daughter of former slaves' voice and songs are acknowledged as a link to Brazil's colonial African roots. In the first hour, we will hear the albums Gente da Antiga, With Pixinguinha (Featured in BBR #14) and João da Baiana, another very important musician of the early Samba generation. Then, we will hear the entire album  Canto dos Escravos, which also features Tia Doca e Geraldo Filme. To make our cup run over, we
ll hear Clementina singing with Milton Nascimento on his Milagre Dos Peixes album from 1974.

In the second hour, we will enjoy other great Afro-Brazilian Samba artists. Whether you tune in live or download the program (heck, why not do both?), This is a show you will not want to miss!

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BBR #89, Featuring Sergio Mendes Airs This Sunday!

There are some artists that are just to big to ignore. Sergio Mendes fits the bill on two accounts: From his early days as a sideman to Cannonball Adderley to his massive success as a solo artist with Brasil '66, Mendes' albums helped to not only bring a whole new generation of Brazilian artists into the spotlight, they also provided a place where non-brazilian artists could bring a little of Brazil into their groove, including the Black Eyed Peas!

In the second hour, we will hear from many other great international stars like Astrud Gilberto, Marcos Valle,  Elza Soares, and others. Whether you tune in live from 6 to 8 pm in Studio 1A or download the podcast (heck, why not do both?), this is a show you will not want to miss!

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Ben 4 Bem! BBR #88, Featuring Jorge Ben Live Airs Sunday!

Do you enjoy live music? We do!

For this Sunday's Bem Brasil Radio, we reached deep into our archives and came up with something really special! Nothing less than Jorge Ben's  second live album, the extremely rare Jorge Ben à l'Olympia! Recorded at the legendary Olympia Music Hall in Paris, this album's tight and upbeat set helped make Jorge Ben (Now known as Jorge Benjor) a household name in Europe!

Our second hour will feature great recordings from artists like João Gilberto, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and others. Whether you tune in live or download the podcast (heck, why not do both?), this is a show you will not want to miss!

Track List:

Hour#2: Variety

1) Gostava tanto de Voce - Tim Maia
2) Chocolate - Marisa Monte
3) Bat Macumba - Os Mutantes
4) Al Capone Raul Seixas
5) Jardins da Babilonia - Rita Lee
6) Canto de Ossanha - Elis Regina
7) Tristeza - Jair Rodrigues
8) Voce Nao Entende Nada - Caetano Veloso
9) Cotidiano - Chico Buarque
10) As Rosas Nao Falam - Ney Matogrosso & Raphael Rabello
11) O Seu Amor - Gal Costa
12) La Vem A Baiana - Joao Gilberto
13) Faz Parte Do Meu Show -  Cazuza
14) Saudade da Bahia - Antonio Carlos Jobim & Dorival Caymmi
15) Nao E Proibido - Dadi
16) Partido Alto - Cassia Eller
17) Paisagem da Janela - Milton Nascimento



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Back to Bahia! It's BBR87, Featuring Dorival Caymmi!

After rocking out last week, Bem Brasil Radio goes back to the great state of Bahia and (finally!) features the father of all modern Bahian Music, as well as the original precursor of the Bossa Nova movement! Today's award-winning, trademarked, no-money-back guaranteed show will feature none other than the great Dorival Caymmi!

In the second hour, we will feature other great artists like Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Maria Bethania and others. Whether you tune in live or download the podcast (heck, why not do both?), This is a show you will not want to miss!


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BBR #86:Hojerizah, DeFalla & Violeta De Outono Rock Out!

 It's time to rock again on Bem Brasil Radio, and today's selections are guaranteed to please, using our award-winning, trademarked, no-money-back guaranteed three albums in 2 hours format! We'll start with Hojerizah's 1987 self titled debut. 

Track List:
01 - Passos 
02 - Tempestade em Viena 
03 - Dentes da Frente
04 - Pros que estão em Casa 
05 - Roma 
06 - Sol
07 - Senhora Feliz 
08 - Cinzas que Queimam 
09 - Tempo que Passa 
10 - Pessoas 

 Then we will hear grunge/hip hop crossover pioneer band DeFalla's  debut, which is also self titled and also came out in 1987 (this is not a coincidence. Tune in today from 6-8pm in Studio 1A to find out why). 

Track List:
1.Ferida 
2.O Que é Icho 
3.Sodomia 
4.Paparty 
5.Não me Mande Flores
6.Idéias Primais
7.Sobre Amanhã 
8.Alguma Coisa 
9.Melô do Rust James
10.Jo Jo
11.I'm an Universe 
12.Tinha Um Guarda na Porta 

 We will close the show with Violeta de Outono's second LP Em Toda Parte. 

Track List:
01 - Rinoceronte Na Montanha De Geléia
02 - Em Toda Parte
03 - Vênus
04 - Aqui E Agora
05 - Outra Manhã
06 - Ilhas
07 - Terra Distante
08 - Dança
09 - Lunática






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Bem Brasil #85, Featuring Marinês e Sua Gente Airs This Sunday!

On today's  Bem Brasil Radio, we'll go back once again to the musically rich state of Pernambuco and listen to the Luiz Gonzaga influenced grooves of the queen of Xaxado, aka Marinês , the first woman to form a Forró group and whose career spanned 50 years.

In the second hour, we will enjoy our usual variety of great artists and bands. Whether you tune in live or download the program (heck, why not do both?), This is a show you will not want to miss!

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