It's Finally Here! BBR #100! Three Albums in Two Hours and More!

Well, here it is, finally, our 100th Show! To celebrate, your host will share with you three - count 'em - THREE of his favorite albums of all time, two of which are extremely rare, straight from Will's record collection!

We'll start with the best known album of the three, the great Tropicália: ou Panis et Circencis, a 1968 collaboration album by artists including Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso,Tom Zé, Os Mutantes and Gal Costa. Considered an important record in the history of Brazilian music, it features arrangements by Rogerio Duprat and lyrical contributions from Torquato Neto. It is considered to be the manifesto of the Tropicalismo movement and is number 2 on Rolling Stone's list of 100 greatest Brazilian albums of all time.

Track List:

1.Miserere nóbis
2.Coração materno
3.Panis et circencis
4.Lindonéia
5.Parque industrial
6.Geléia geral
7.Baby
8. Três caravelas (Las Tres Carabelas)
9. Enquanto seu lobo não vem
10. Mamãe, coragem
11. Bat macumba
12. Hino ao Senhor do Bonfim



Next, we will hear the long out-of print self-titled debut album of the highly esteemed Grupo Medusa.  Active for only a short period of time in the early 1980's this group is a direct descendant of the legendary Quarteto Novo, not only through its music, which could be considered an evolution of the style, but also through the presence of the great Quarteto Novo member Heraldo do Monte in its lineup!

For more info on this group, check out the Grupo Medusa Facebook Page! 

Track List:

1. Baiana
2. Zeby
3. Caminhos
4. Medusa)
5. Pé no Chão
6. Asa Delta
7. Uma Viagem
8. Ponto de Fusão

Our last full album will be the extremely rare Patíbulo, the second LP by Singer/Songwriter/Author Rogério Do Maranhão. Released in 1980 through a small independent label, its awful cover can hardly hint at the beauty of the music contained therein.  

Track List:

1. Patíbulo

2. Acauã, Ave Agoureira

3. Alcãntara

4. Sacoã

5. Girasol De Prata

6. Sinhá Madona

7. Filosofia, Paixão Ou Problema De Berço

8. Urubuê

9. Canto Primeiro

10. Canto Livre

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BBR #99 Featuring Sivuca! Airs Today 6-8 PM/1A!

For our 99th show, we'll treat ourselves to the many musical talents of the great Sivuca !  A great Brazilian Multi-Instrumentalist, Conductor, Arranger, Composer, Orchestrator, and Singer.
His compositions span various styles, including choro, frevo, forró, baião, classical, blues, jazz, and others. His successful international career included performances with Baden Powell, Toots Thielemans, Radamés Gnattali, Rosinha de Valença, Waldir Azevedo, Harry Belafonte, and Miriam Makeba, among others. 

In the second hour, we will hear many artists associated with Sivuca, Including Chico Buarque, Raimundo Fagner, Clara Nunes and others. Whether you tune in live from 6-8 PM in Studio 1A or download the show, this is a show you will not want to miss!

Track List: 

Hour #1: Sivuca Special

1- One Note Samba
2- Fala, Amor
3- Maria Ninguem
4- Rosinha
5-Sempre
6- Rapaz de Bem
7- Adeus Maria Fulo
8- Ain't no Sunshine
9- Ponteio
10- Energia
11- No Tempo dos Quintais (Feat. Raimundo Fagner)
12- Estrela Guia
13- Cabelo de Milho
14- Subindo ao Ceu
15- Nosso Encontro
16- Feira de Mangaio

Hour #2 - Variety
1- Bala com Bala - Joao Bosco
2- Joao e Maria - Quarteto em Cy
3- Agora Falando Serio - Chico Buarque
4- Qui nem Jilo - Luiz Gonzaga
5- Sina de Cantador - Artist TBA
6- Epigrama #9 - Raimundo Fagner
7- Indecisao - Di Melo
8- To Berando - Dominguinhos
9- Na Asa do Vento - Luiz Vieira
10- Qualquer Coisa - Caetano Veloso
11- Wave- Elis Regina, Feat. Toots Thielemans
12- Pilula de Alho - Gilberto Gil
13- A Secretaria do Diabo - Teca Calazans & Heraldo do Monte
14- Casinha Pequenina - Artist TBA
15- Cravo e Canela - Milton Nascimento
16 - Corredeiras da Paixao - Antonio Carlos & Jocafi

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Bossa Nova Time...Again! BBR# 98, Featuring Maysa (No, not that one, the Brazilian one!) Airs today!

Here we are, doing our 98th (!) Bem Brasil Radio Show, and we have still barely scratched the surface of the almost infinite list of talent that Brazil has produced in the past few generations. To drive the point home, today's show will feature "the Janis Joplin of Bossa Nova", Maysa Matarazzo! 
Starting in music at a young age, her recording career began in 1956, at the beginning of the  Bossa nova movement with many interpretations of songs from the great Bossa composers of the day, such as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Carlos Lyra, Roberto Menescal, Vinicius de Moraes, and
 Oscar Castro-Neves, as well as her own compositions, which were enveloped in a cradle of sophisticated musical arrangements by musical luminaries such as Eumir Deodato. Her career had its ups and downs, but she was a successful performer throughout, until her untimely death in a car crash at age 40 in 1977.

In the second hour, we will hear many other Bossa Nova and Samba Singers. Tune in from 6-8 in Studio 1A and don't forget to download the podcast!

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BBR #97, Featuring O Banquete dos Mendigos Airs This Sunday!

December 10, 1973: To celebrate the 25th year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Brazilian composer, singer, and actor Jards Macale organized a concert at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro, inviting many major Brazilian artists to perform, including Chico Buarque, Gal Costa, Raul Seixas, Milton Nascimento, and Edu Lobo, among others. In between songs, Macale read the articles out loud to the 4000 people in the audience. The program was harmless enough, except that it was happening during the height of the Brazilian military government, when the regime censored all media, tortured and banished dissidents. 

The event was recorded and a double album was produced and immediatey suppressed, not coming to light until 1979. Democratic presidential elections would not take place for another decade. Tune in to hear the entire album today!

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Remembering Jair Rodrigues: BBR #96 Airs This Sunday!

It's out 96th show and it feels like we haven't played any samba in a long time, so let's get to it! To kick things off, we will remember the talent and warm vocal s of the great Jair Rodrigues! One of the most popular and commercially successful samba/Bossa Nova interpreters in the '60s and '70s, he had his first radio experience in 1958 and began his recording career four years later, never leaving the spotlight until he passed away last May 8th, leaving a legacy of over 40 albums, including three recorded live with the great Elis Regina! 

In the second hour, we will hear classic tracks from many other Samba/Bossa Nova singers like Leny Andrade, Wilson Simonal, Beth Carvalho, and Johnny Alf. Whether you tune in live or download the program, this is a show you will not want to miss!

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It's Beach Invadin' Time! Ultraje a Rigor is Featured on BBR #95!

It's been a while since we rocked out here at BBR, and so, for our 95th show, we will be featuring the irreverent, high-octane rock n' roll stylings of Ultraje a Rigor! With an ever-revolving lineup backing lead singer/songwriter (and Mensa International member!) Roger Moreira, Ultraje were the first rock band to have an album go Platinum in Brazil. Tune into our show to find out why!

In the second hour, we will hear from many other great Brazilian Rock bands and solo artists, like Lobão, Titãs, Os Paralamas do Sucesso, Legião Urbana, and others. Whether you tune in live or download the program, this is a show you will not want to miss!

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BBR #94, Featuring Elba Ramalho! A Feast For The Senses Awaits You!

It's June, and that means that the Festas Juninas are well on their way. Since, one can't have this event without Forró, it stands to reason that today's Bem Brasil Radio should be dedicated to the Queen of Forró, the sensuous and talented Elba Ramalho!

In the second hour, we will feature many other great artists related to Elba, including her cousin, the equally popular and successful singer/songwriter Zé Ramalho. Whether you tune in live or download the program (heck, why not do both?), This is a show you will not want to miss! 

Track List:

Hour#1: Elba Ramalho Special

1) Bate Coracao
2) Do Jeito Que a Gente Gosta
3) Jogo de Cintura
4) Eu Quero o Meu Amor
5) De Volta Pro Meu Aconchego (w/ Dominguinhos)
6) Chao de Giz (w/ Ze Ramalho)
7) Paisagem da Janela
8) Na Base da Chinela
9) Ai Que Saudade de Oce
10) Banho de Cheiro
11) Beija Flor (w/ Ze Ramalho)
12) Paralelas


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Brazilian Jazz Piano Time! BBR #93, Featuring Manfredo Fest Airs Today!

On today's Bem Brasil Radio , we'll give the singers a rest and open the floor to some of the most talented instrumentalists Brazil has to offer! To lead the charge, we'll dedicate the first hour to the amazing piano stylings of Bossa Nova pioneer Manfredo Fest!  

I the second hour, we will feature more great instrumentalists, like  Hermeto Pascoal and Antonio Adolfo. 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

1) Brazilian Dorian Dream
2) Fettucine Manfredo
3) Dig This Samba
4) Summertime
5) Somewhere Over The Rainbow
6) Fascinating Rhythm
7) Berimbau
8) Seresta
9) Jungle Cat
10) Brazilian Divertimento #2

Hour #2 - Variety

1) O Morro Nao Tem Vez - Leandro Braga
2) Meu Amigo Tom Jobim - Radames Gnattali Sexteto
3) Samba do Aviao - Baden Powell
4) Garota de Ipanema - Orquestra Tabajara
5) Manha de Carnaval - Bola Sete
6) Hermeto - Manfredo Fest
7) Suite Norte-Sul-Leste-Oeste - Paulo Sergio Santos
8) Musica das Nuvens e do Chao - Hermeto Pascoal
9) Chorinho Nervoso Para o Hermeto Pascoal - Rildo Hora
10) Ponteio - Quarteto Novo
11) Cancao Pra Marisa - Sebastiao Tapajos
12) Decarissimo - Sergio & Odair Assad
13) Cancao Piazzolada - Sivuca
14) So Xotinho - Olmir Stocker

15) Blues Baiano - Yuri Popoff

 

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