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Journalist-Director José Emilio Rondeau
on Brazilian Rock'n'Roll: Past and Present

Bahia's Blocos Afro & Afoxés:
Changes in Salvador's Carnaval

Brazilian Popular Music: Major Label CD
and DVD Bestsellers of of 2008

Author Chat: Brazilian Sound co-author Chris (J.C.)
McGowan talks about "The Brazilian Sound" book

 


Brazilian Sound Excerpts

A Brief Introduction
To Brazilian Music

A Brief History of Bossa Nova

A Brief Look at Choro
 

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Blame It On the Bossa Nova:
50 Years of Sublime Music

Gilberto Gil: Cultivator
Of The Spirit

John Lennon &
Antonio Carlos Jobim

A Nation Of Cannibals:
MPB At a Turning Point?

 


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Sérgio Mendes: Brasileiro
 

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Carlinhos Brown

Os Mutantes

Sergio Mendes
 


The Brazilian Sound: Samba, Bossa Nova, and the Popular Music of Brazil

The Brazilian Sound: Samba, Bossa Nova
& The Popular Music Of Brazil (paperback)

Chris McGowan & Ricardo Pessanha

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Brief Look At Bossa Nova
Brief History Of Choro
Intro To Brazilian Music
Five Centuries Of Brazilian Music
Carnival In Rio & Samba Schools
Candomblé & Afro-Brazilian Religions
Tropicália
 

 


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