Fan Tested, Listener Approved! Brazilian Music’s Most Exciting Songs. 2023’s Best of Brazilian Music Showcase! These past 12 months brought new music from longtime favorites and rising stars, with more than a few surprises! Presented by AccuRadio Welcome to our exclusive end-of-year list for Brazilian music in 2023! Each year, we present this ‘Best Of’ Showcase to highlight the songs, stories, and milestones of the past 12 months. 2023 brought Brazilian music fans more exciting singles, videos, and albums than they could have imagined 52 weeks ago. These ten songs represent our choices from e ..read more

My Heart Speaks Has Earned A Grammy Nomination For Best Latin Jazz Album Ivan Lins’s My Heart Speaks Review Roundup. Read opinions and comments on this milestone Brazilian Jazz album from top reviewers. Introduction: Ivan Lins’s My Heart Speaks Review Roundup It’s not often that we, as fans, are treated to a musical metamorphosis like the one provided by Ivan Lins and his album, My Heart Speaks. The dedication and care given to this project by Resonance Records founder George Klabin is admirable. It also reflects how this album was conceived and brought to life. Happily, it’s a story that’s ..read more

We’re streaming Brazilian Christmas Music Favorites worldwide. Always live, always free. Listen to Brazilian Christmas favorites anytime, anywhere! Presented by the Consulate General of Brazil in Chicago Our 24/7 streaming channel is presented by the Consulate General of Brazil in Chicago. A Brazilian Christmas is presented by the Consulate General of Brazil in Chicago. It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Listen to a Brazilian music Christmas tradition. Beginning in early November and continuing through Christmas Day, enjoy a light dusting of Brazilian Christmas favorites every hour on ..read more

For those of us who were there, it’s hard to believe that Chicago’s greatest Brazilian Jazz concert of all time occurred 30 years ago. But it did. Chicago’s greatest Brazilian Jazz concert took place at China Club, on November 17th, 1993. by Scott Adams It was cold and there was no parking. The sound was poor. It was standing room, only. And we waited far too long for the music to begin. But none of that mattered once headliner Toots Thielemans stepped to the microphone to introduce the greatest gathering of talented Brazilian musicians to ever grace a Chicago stage. Never before and never a ..read more

A brush with death only underscores this popular pagode star’s belief. Mumuzinho’s personal positivity is irresistible; so, if you like being around optimistic people with a real zest for life, catch a flight to Rio de Janeiro and meet up with the samba singer named Mumuzinho. You can thank us later. The 37-year old samba singer and actor channels good cheer into his music so often that you can count on his cheerful perspective to shine through the lyrics of every song he sings. Keeping the faith It’s 180-degrees from the message he gets from some of his urban American counterparts, and from ..read more

Here’s Klemmer at his best, echoing The Magic found on 1975’s Touch. John Klemmer’s Brazilia is filled with stunning beauty, placing his tropically evocative drift-away style in soft contrast to other albums of its day. Originally published July 10, 2004. Updated October 6, 2023 By the mid-70s instrumental jazz was beginning to see the results of its move to accommodate a wider ‘pop music’ audience. The musicians who would go on to blaze the long trail for contemporary jazz – like Grover Washington, Jr., Bob James, Chuck Mangione, Freddie Hubbard, and fusion stars like Chick Corea and Al Di M ..read more

The Colorful Sounds of Brazil Handpicked for Autumn. Brazilian Harvest Music Showcase for 2023. It’s been a ‘bumper crop’ year for great Brazilian jazz and Bossa Nova. Time to pick a few of the best… Presented by AccuRadio Ahh, harvest time! Autumn’s splendor is waiting to inspire us all. Long walks in the park, earth tones, bonfires with hot cocoa, unpacking those favorite sweaters. After all, this is the season that does its best to hang on to the warmth of summer before giving way to winter all too soon. From Bossa Nova to the warmth of Brazilian jazz. Every song on our Brazilian Harvest M ..read more

Handpicked Favorites From Songwriters Carlos Lyra And Roberto Menescal Antonio Adolfo celebrates Bossa Nova’s 65th anniversary with a visionary tribute to a pair of original living legends. Originally published in Top Brazilian Summer Sambas ’23 2023 marks Bossa Nova’s 65th birthday. And if it had not been for pianist Antonio Adolfo’s yearly tradition, this musical milestone might have passed us by. Bossa 65: Celebrating Carlos Lyra and Roberto Menescal is the latest in a prolific series of annual recordings stretching back more than a dozen years. These albums draw on Adolfo’s own ..read more

A Simply Amazing Performance Awaits Dianne Reeves Sings ‘The Heart Speaks’. It’s the first single from Ivan Lins’s upcoming album. Did you know? Early in her career, Sergio Mendes hired Dianne Reeve to sing with Brasil 88 during the group’s International tour. What we like: Dianne Reeves sure knows how to sing an Ivan Lins love song. No doubt about it, Dianne Reeves’s voice has caressed many of our favorite songs. From ‘Better Days’ and ‘I Want You’ to ‘At Last’ and ‘Just My Imagination. And she raised our spirits when she partnered with Peter Sprague in April 2021 for that impromptu performa ..read more

This Summer’s List of fan favorites from the Land of Samba and Sun. Top Brazilian Summer Sambas ’23! Handpicked tunes for great summertime memories! Presented by Live365 Summer’s here! Let’s catch up with 2023’s collection of top Brazilian tunes. Once again, our editors have rounded up a sun-kissed collection of new and upcoming albums, as well as fan favorites sparked by our own summertime memories. From breezy Bossas and Brazilian pop to MPB, Samba, and Brazilian jazz, you’ll want to add them to your personal playlists to keep you happy long after summer ends. And here’s the good news! All ..read more