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