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                                      Here are some links to favorite and useful music- related sites:


Brazilian Music Online Resources:


 www.allbrazilianmusic.com –This is the English version of the great Portuguese site www.cliquemusic.com.br. Its database of artists and recordings is excellent, you can hear 30-second samples of a lot of music there.

Adventure Music - www.adventure-music.com - The US-based label that has been releasing the best of Brazilian contemporary music. I am very proud to be associated with it.


www.whatismusic.info - A very interesting site about the nature of music and its relationship to language.


www.pandeiro.com - A site devoted to the "piano" of the percussion family, and the most important element of Brazilian rhythms.


 www.sambachoro.com.br - Brazilian site in Portuguese with news and comments on samba and choro music. The “partituras” section is a great resource for hard-to find scores of old and new tunes.


 www.brazzil.com – English Magazine on Brazilian life and culture, it has very well written articles on music.


 www.brazil.org.uk , click on “Culture”, then on “Music”– posted by the Brazilian Embassy in London, this site has great articles in English on the music and culture of Brazil


 www.caravanmusic.com – US-based online retailer of books and CDs. It carries the “Songbook” series of books and CDs from Lumiar, a great resource for musicians.


 www.daniv.blogspot.com – online articles in English by Daniella Thompson, one of the most knowledgeable writers on Brazilian music traditions.


www.geocities.com/sd_au – This Australian site contains free online articles on samba and its history.

showlivre.uol.com.br – Great Brazilian site with streaming video clips of great music – all styles…

Musicians' websites:

Rogério Botter Maio - bassist who recorded on Roda Carioca - www.bottermaio.com

Mike Marshall  - mandolinist with whom I recorded Serenata - www.mikemarshall.net

Tom Jobim - www2.uol.com.br/tomjobim – Official Jobim site, with streaming audio and video clips, plus free scores for download and interesting information.

Itiberê Orquestra Família - www.itibereorquestrafamilia.com.br - Orchestra led by the bassist in Hermeto Pascoal's band, an amazing group of young musicians

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