Welcome

author (L) sitting in with Arlindo dos Oito Baixos

This is the companion site for my book, Music in Brazil: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture, in the Oxford University Press Global Music series. It's intended for students and teachers who are using the book as well as general readers and Brazilian music fans. That's me in the photo, at left, sitting in with Arlindo dos Oito Baixos (him: cool and relaxed; me: concentrating like crazy in order to avoid pushing when I should pull and vice versa).

Here you will find text, audio, and video resources to supplement the book and my blog with news of current events in Brazilian music.

This site is not to be confused with the official Oxford University Press Global Music Series companion site. Don't have a copy yet? Try the Oxford University Press catalog or amazon.

Tour to Brazil with the Fort Worth Jazz Orchestra

Fri, 2012-11-23 18:05 — John Murphy

In November 2012 I played tenor saxophone with the Fort Worth Jazz Orchestra (directed by Adonis Rose) on a tour in Brazil. We played concerts in Vitória, Campos do Jordão, São Paulo, Araxá, and Riberão Preto. Photos and videos from the tour are here.

It's the summer of forró in New York

Fri, 2012-07-13 09:08 — John Murphy

Link to New York Times article.

Trailer for a documentary about Siba

Wed, 2012-07-11 08:53 — John Murphy

"Siba - Nos Balés da Tormenta" from DobleChapa on Vimeo.

Pedalando em Recife

Sat, 2011-09-17 12:54 — John Murphy

Not music related, but helps me cope with saudades for living in Recife:

Pedalando em Recife, a blog that promotes bicycling there.

Sérgio Gusmão's YouTube channel

Fri, 2011-07-08 22:01 — John Murphy


Sérgio Gusmão has a channel for programs about culture and tourism. In Portuguese.

New CD by Caçapa

Fri, 2011-07-01 08:46 — John Murphy

The violeiro Caçapa has a new CD, Elefantes na Rua Nova. The site for it is fantastic. It even has animated scores. Thanks to Lula Marcondes for the link. He also sent this link to music by Cláudio Rabeca.

Samba de roda in Bahia

Mon, 2011-05-23 07:36 — John Murphy

This video provides a sample of samba de roda in the Recôncavo of Bahia. It was recorded by André Bueno and Fernanda Guimarães and edited by Cecília Engels. It was made with the support of Casa Mestre Ananias, a center for the study of Bahian culture in São Paulo.

New correction

Mon, 2011-05-16 13:08 — John Murphy

There is a new correction for page 12 on the corrections page. Thanks to Andy Hentz for calling this to my attention.

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