Reviews 2002

Daniella Thompson

• Out on the town with Gallotti •
The king of the rodas
shows off his samba.
25 November 2002

• Immortal Afro-Sambas •
Clara Sandroni & Marcos Sacramento’s
take on the classic suite.
17 November 2002

• A national treasure called Hermínio •
Hermínio Bello de Carvalho hands Brazil
two more golden roses.
8 November 2002

• The silent partner revealed •
Newton Mendonça was much more
than Tom Jobim’s alter ego.
28 October 2002

• Serenade for a dead president •
Memorial commemorates JK’s centenary in song.
12 October 2002

• The pleasure of hearing him again •
João Gilberto sings the same songs, differently.
6 October 2002

• Deep beauty •
Etel Frota writes, speaks,
and sings of love and pain.
27 September 2002

• To Africa via Minas Gerais •
Sérgio Santos steps up the rhythm with Áfrico.
18 September 2002

• Masterful samba •
Cláudio Jorge’s Coisa de Chefe
is in line for a Latin Grammy.
25 July 2002

• Tem gringo no samba •
Non-Brazilians make Brazilian music
too, and it’s not all bossa nova.
3 July 2002

• Stone Flower revisited •
A rock critic’s Jobinian reverie,
and my own.
27 June 2002

• Léo Ortiz, the Grappelli of samba •
In Exatamente Assim,
the violin takes center stage.
26 June 2002

• Crossing chords •
Maogani’s second CD is a study in elegance.
14 June 2002

• Mazzaropi and the Garfunkels •
In Com Pacto Duplo, Jean and Paulo
Garfunkel sing a hymn to nostalgia.
6 June 2002

• Super bass •
Sizão Machado launches a disc
of his own after all these years.
29 May 2002

• Expatriates, Pt. 4 •
Luciana Souza captivates in Brazilian Duos.
23 May 2002

• Symphonic MPB •
Francis Hime’s Sinfonia do Rio de Janeiro
de São Sebastião DVD celebrates the
Cidade Maravilhosa in grand style.
15 May 2002

• Expatriates, Pt. 3 •
Celia Malheiros evokes the spirits of tradition
in a thoroughly modern creation.
9 May 2002

• Techno Jackson •
Marco Bosco’s radical yet respectful
transformation of Jackson do Pandeiro.
3 May 2002

• Beautifully Miúcha •
The singer delights again
with songs off the beaten track,
majestically presented.
30 April 2002

• Leo Peracchi, then and now •
A remarkable disc is reprised
in a new mantle.
24 April 2002

• The 1920s never had it so good •
Lira Carioca launches two delectable
discs, but they’ll disappear quickly.
20 April 2002

• Brilliant pop •
Suely Mesquita’s Sexo Puro
is a triumph of creativity.
11 April 2002

• Choro, Italian style •
Gabriele Mirabassi plays
Pixinguinha and Sérgio Assad.
9 March 2002

• Expatriates, Pt. 2 •
From Japan, Vasco Debritto evokes
nostalgic images of an ideal Brazil.
4 March 2002

• Expatriates, Pt. 1 •
Some of the most exciting Brazilian popular
music is being made outside Brazil.
[on Claudia Villela & Ricardo Peixoto’s Inverse Universe]
21 February 2002

• Dois no Choro’s Juntos •
Flutist Julie Koidin and
guitarist/vocalist Paulinho Garcia
strike again with a lovely new disc.
13 February 2002

 

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