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	Music of Brazil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Strong influences on the music of Brazil come from all parts of the world but there are very popular regional music styles influenced by African and European forms, by the native music of the Amazon rainforest and that of other parts of the Brazil itself.
		During the 18th century and the first half of the 19th century, the classical music in Brazil was strongly influenced by the music style practiced in Europe, particularly the Viennese classical style.
		The music serves as the backdrop for parade groups that evolved out of ceremonies conducted during colonial times in honour of the Kings of Congo, who were African slaves occupying symbolic leadership positions among the slave population.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Music_of_Brazil (2382 words)

	Consulate General of Brazil - Brazilian Music
		Music accompanied the sacramental ceremonies which were performed in village and church plazas.
		African music was introduced during the colony's first century and was enriched by its contact with Iberian music.
		Schools of music existed in Bahia in the early 17th century and religious music was played in churches throughout the colony.
	www.brazilsf.org /culture_music_eng.htm (1142 words)

	Brazilian music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Brazilian music is for sale in many of the larger music stores in the section called World Music.
		cuíca = a musical instrument that is a small metal barrel covered with leather at one end, with a short stick attached inside to its center, which is rubbed with a piece of wet cloth to produce extraordinary sounds such as the sound of laughter.
		Milton Nascimento = an outstanding proponent of modern MPB and fl Brazilians; used musical influences from his state of Minas Gerais (he was born in Rio but was raised by adoptive parents in a small town in Minas Gerais).
	members.aol.com /plcooney/brmusic.html (2182 words)

	Defining Brazilian Popular Music (MPB) - Brazilmax.com
		Brazilian Popular Music is continuously emerging the way it has for the past five hundred years as Brazilian musicians access their rich cultural heritage with respect and reverence and bring forth innovative developments.
		Brazilian Popular Music is at the heart of Brazil’s “sonic identity.” It is Brazil in its most dynamic and real sense; a musical reference point that guides Brazilians on their life journey and provides them with a sense of belonging.
		Brazilians of all ages have a seemingly limitless repertoire of MPB song lyrics that they know by heart are capable of accessing at a moment’s notice during their daily rituals.
	www.brazilmax.com /news5.cfm/tborigem/fe_music/id/6 (1749 words)

	Brazilian music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Brazilian music is typified by its intense and exuberant mixing of styles, from the European/African/Native American blends that brought about the original sambas of the early Twentieth Century, to the electronica and hip-hop records of today.
		Music in Brazil is usually divided in three categories: música folklórica (Folk music), música popular Brasilera or MPB (Popular Brazilian music), and música erudita o música de escola (art music).
		Brazilian jazz is a musical hybrid that reflects borrowings from two directions: American jazz musicians appropriated Brazilian musical forms, and Brazilians adopted jazz improvisation and American popular music conventions, ultimately producing an eclectic musical genre.
	www.jahsonic.com /BrazilianMusic.html (1602 words)

	Austin Chronicle: Brazilian Music Unbound
		This is consistent with knowledge that the African influence on Brazilian music was noted centuries ago; we have a reference to the Angolan "lundu" song and dance dating back to the 18th century.
		Brazilian composers Carlos Lyra and Roberto Menescal established a music school in Rio in which they exposed students to the work of the American jazzmen who'd influenced them.
		Brazilian vocalists sing quietly just about all of the time and don't have much of a range, but with Nascimento you get much vocal richness; he's got a full, plaintive voice, creates a variety of timbral effects, and has a range that's something to marvel at.
	www.austinchronicle.com /issues/vol18/issue44/music.brazilian.html (3895 words)

	Brazilian Popular Music
		Brazilian music comes in as many flavors as the tropical fruit sherbets we mention in the Food and Drink section of our Web site.
		Brazilian Indian instruments still consist basically of those of percussion: rattles, drums, etc. and wind: flutes, whistles, and horns.
		It was initially a Brazilian way of playing European dance music, waltzes, polkas, etc. Traditional instrumental groups consisting of two guitars and cavaquinho - called "música de barbeiros", because the slaves who played in them were also trained as barbers - had existed since the middle of the 18th century.
	cartage.org.lb /en/themes/Arts/music/Worldmusic/brazilian/brazilian.htm (2302 words)

	Brazilian Music: Roots 1
		According to Marlui Miranda, foremost authority on Brazilian Indian music, there's no Indian influence in Brazilian popular music, even if their contribution to the language, diet and character of Brazilians has been extraordinary.
		Bumba-meu-boi, lullabies and nursery rhymes, poetical and lyrical forms, and almost all of the basic musical instruments we hear in Brazil today: flute, clarinet, cavaquinho, guitar, piano, violin, cello, accordion, and the tambourine.
		Anyone familiar with Brazilian percussion will immediately also think of the berimbau de corpo, a bow stretched by a wire, with an open gourd attached to one end resting against the abdominal cavity for resonance.
	www.maria-brazil.org /mpb1.htm (776 words)

	South American Way - Music - Brazilian Imports
		Brazilian music has always had an original and modern sound that fuses traditional music with jazz and pop.
		Afro-Brazilian rhythms fused with Portuguese harmonies forming the basis of samba, and the Italian accordian became the instrument of choice in the forró of the nordestinos.
		Music to accompany Capoeira —; the martial art disguised as a dance that was developed by the slaves.
	www.southamericanway.com /music.html (415 words)

	Brazil Music Styles
		Brazilians are among the most musical people in the world.
		Brazilian music has always been characterized by great diversity.
		Syncopated and smooth, this dance music was invented in the late 1800's as part of Brazil's Carnaval celebrations.
	www.brazil-online.com /Music/Music1.htm (356 words)

	Brazilian Music in New York: THE BRAZILIAN MUSE
		It's a Brazilian music collector's website devoted to bossa nova, balanco, and samba records of the 1960s, showcasing their beautiful cover art work as well as MP3 files of the music itself.
		Of her latest album, All Music Guide raves, “It's records like this that might one day make acid jazz guru Gilles Peterson up and quit, so complete is this fusion of jazz, Brazilian, '70s FM soul, and any other sound that evokes the image of congas and sequins.
		Compared with the ostentatious sincerity of The Believer's music issue, [music criticism blog] Shins probably seems like an exercise in bad faith, a place where writers are pilloried for daring to be enthusiastic.
	www.thebrazilianmuse.blogspot.com (3790 words)

	Brazilian Music
		Brazilian music is full of passion, of sentiment, of joy.
		The baião is a Northeast Brazilian rhythmic formula that became the basis of a wide range of music.
		The musical ensemble consists of alfaia (a large wooden rope-tuned drum), gonguê (a metal cowbell), tarol (a shallow snare drum), caixa-de-guerra (another type of snare drum), abê (a gourd shaker enveloped in beads), and mineiro (a metal cylindrical shaker filled with metal shot or small dried seeds).
	www.carnaval.com /music/samba.htm (3355 words)

	Brazilian Popular, Populist, Pop Music
		Musical ensembles de-emphasized the singer; vocal delivery, speech-like at times, was reserved and sought to reflect the intimate character of the music.
		Musical and poetic traits of Bossa Nova and Tropicália are detailed and a substantial number of translated song texts are appended.
		This study illustrates musical use of poetic texts and literary concepts from the baroque to modernism and the contemporary avant-garde.
	www.caravanmusic.com /Articles/BPPPM.html (2654 words)

	Joe Sixpack's Brazilian Music Guide - Miscellaneous Albums, Letter "V" (Page 1)
		This disc, which covers his work from 1965-'68, is an interesting glimpse at the other kinds of music which were out there when the tropicalia movement was coming to fruition, as well as a clear precursor to the later, more mainstream approach of the '70s MPB scene.
		Apparently Vandre was one of the more prominent artists suppressed early on by the Brazilian dictatorship which took power in the 1960s, and spent several years in European exile.
		Brazilian karaoke is, apparently, a participatory live event...
	www.slipcue.com /music/brazil/aa_albums/brazilalbums_V_01.html (1843 words)

	Brazilian Music :: calabashmusic.com
		Literally, it means from the tin; the music is...
		Marlui is a bridge between Western culture and the indigenous music, ritual, and culture of...
		Afro-brazilian Religious Music is a selection that makes a tribute to...
	music.calabashmusic.com /world/south_america/brazil (380 words)

	rec.music.brazilian FAQ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The purpose of this newsgroup is to provide a place devoted to the discussion of all aspects of Brazilian music such as cd releases, cd reviews, discographys, musician info, concert announcements, concert reviews, lyric discussion and translation, musical instruments, etc. The discussions will be held primarily in English and Portuguese.
		The results were released to a shocked brazilian public 2 days later: Elis had died of an acute and toxic dosage of cocaine and alcohol.
		On the musical legacy that continues to bring us pleasure to this day, and which will always be regarded as some of the best work that MPB has ever produced.
	www.rdpl.org /villa/faq_rec_music_brazilian.html (4648 words)

	Culture Shock: Flashpoints: Music and Dance: Brazilian Tropicalia
		Tropicalia songs and artists were opposed by the Brazilian government in 1968.
		In 1967, singer/composers Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso introduce a new sound in Brazilian music, inspired as much by Jimi Hendrix and Chuck Berry as by mellow bossa nova.
		Many Brazilians see the music as an adulteration of Brazil's musical birthright by an American aesthetic.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/cultureshock/flashpoints/music/tropicalia.html (357 words)

	Amardeep Singh: Understanding the Brazilian pop music fad
		First, there is a growing desire amongst European and American club-goers for dance music based on live percussion elements as a 'warm' counter to the cold aesthetics of purely electronic dance music.
		To begin with, there are actually two kinds of samba, the samba de enredo, which is loud, percussion-based music produced mainly for carnaval, and samba cancao (song samba), which is samba with guitar, slowed down and intended for everyday listening.
		There are many compilations for this type of music, samba especially, but probably the best are the German Glucklich compilations, which are selected by the German DJ Rainer Truby.
	lehigh.edu /~amsp/2004/05/understanding-brazilian-pop-music-fad.html (854 words)

	Brazilian Experimental music
		All of these players have experimental and innovating histories in the grand tapestry that is Brazilian music.
		The set mixes electronics, fantastically free Brazilian percussion and Eno-era Fripp-like guitar noise and effects, it is impressive to say the least and quite unlike anything I have seen before in Brazil.
		The nineties are renowned for a dry spell- the big rock bands of this decade dominated the national music scene playing dull derivative rock.
	www.furious.com /perfect/saopaulo.html (1157 words)

	.::MUSICFROMBRAZIL.NET - BRAZILIAN RECORDS, BRAZILIAN MUSIC AND CDS FROM BRAZIL
		From all the major and small labels of Brazilian music.
		Brazilian music artists available in DVD format and also International USA, UK artists pressed in Brazil.
		Brazilian movies, International movies pressed in Brazil, region 0, region 4
	www.musicfrombrazil.net (106 words)

	Brazilian Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Brazilian music afficionados from out of town, country, and continent can check out our music on...
		The following virtual store pages will be g-r-e-a-t-l-y expanded in the future (online sales aren't restricted to the following, we'll ship any of the titles we have here in the store), but for now we have up for listening (two minutes per song at a decent 56 kbps, every selection from every CD)...
		Candomblé: The music which accompanies this Afro-Brazilian religion...
	www.bahia-online.net /brazilian-music.htm (265 words)

	The University of Akron Bierce Library: Brazilian Music Collection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		This collection focuses on the scores, manuscripts and recordings of the works of classical Brazilian composers, from the 18th to the 20th Centuries.
		This collection was initiated by the many contributions made by Brazilian composers and musicologists for the 1991 University of Akron BrazilFest, researched and organized by Professor James Ryon at The University of Akron School of Music, with the generous assistance of Maestro Jose Vieirã Brandéo at the Brazilian Conservatory in Rio de Janeiro.
		The collection is dedicated to the memory of Walter Burle Marx, Brazilian composer/ conductor/pianist, whose entire opus was contributed to the collection in 1997 by his daughters, Madalena Burle Marx and Leonora Cohen.
	www.uakron.edu /bmca (148 words)

	Pelourinho - brazilian music, restaurant, samba, conference, show, history, dance, Capoeira, african brazilian - ...
		Brazilian Nites Productions and the Los Angeles Galaxy invite you to join us for the first annual celebration of soccer, food, music, dance and Brazilian Ind...
		In honor of Brazilian Independence, the Galaxy will be celebrating Brazil’s rich history and tradition with music, dancers, capoiera by Mestre Boneco’s Capoeira Brasil and Jujitsu.
		The success the Brazilian Day in L.A. 2005 urged the Consulate General of Brazil in Los Angeles to host the festival’s second edition, bringing Angelenos and Brazilians together, in a day of celebration at the La Brea Tarpits in Hancock Park, on September 30, from 12 pm to 6pm.
	www.pelourinho.com (2518 words)

	Classical music by country
		For more than 30 years, Music From Japan has championed wider knowledge about and appreciation of Japanese music and composers, which the West has generally had little opportunity to enjoy.
		Summary of traditional Korean music and its history.
		Midi music files of Traditional, folk and original Portugese music.
	www.zeroland.co.nz /classical_music_country_2.html (199 words)

	Brazilian bands New York: wedding music, The finest Brazilian wedding music band
		Brazilian bands New York: wedding music, The finest in authentic Brazilian & American music & live entertainment in New York for wedding etc. Brazilian wedding music bands of New York.
		"Brazilian music is universal in its appeal and the perfect choice for your wedding, cultural or corporate event.
		From cool bossa to exciting samba, Brazil is host to one of the world's richest musical traditions.
	www.brazilianbreeze.com (204 words)

	Slipcue E-Zine: Brazilian Music Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		I'm no super-expert, but I have been listening to Brazilian music since the late 1970s, and I know what I like.
		Although some Brazilian music is incredible, a lot of it really sucks.
		It is my hope that as more people get interested in Brazilian music, the more readily available it will become, and the happier all our lives will become.
	www.slipcue.com /music/brazil/brazillist.html (421 words)

	Slipcue E-Zine: Brazilian Artist Index
		NOTE: A glossary of Brazilian musical terms is near at hand.
		Gradually, he became better known as a musical director, and produced ome of the best records of the 1970s, by artists such as Maria Bethania, Nara Leao and Gal Costa.
		Several of his solo albums from the early '70s are among my favorite Brazilian records, although I have only seen a few later albums (which I didn't care for) released on CD.
	www.slipcue.com /music/brazil/brazilmisc.html (1348 words)

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