Music in Brazil John P. Murphy | Oxford University Press Global Music Series

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.

Link to New York Times article.

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

16 tracks of new music from Pernambuco:

http://www.soundsandcolours.com/subjects/south-american-music-articles/compilations/musica-da-massa-new-sounds-of-pernambuco/

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

Pedalando em Recife, a blog that promotes bicycling there.

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

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.

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.

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

Thanks to Jack Murphy for the link.