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Brasuka - A Vida Com Paixão

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The name Brasuka ("Brazilian," informally) belies the cultural backgrounds of the Texas-based musicians in the group , while pointing to the thread that drew them together. Rosana Eckert (vocals and keyboards) is Mexican American, from the Rio Grande Valley, Ricardo Bozas (percussion and vocals) was born in Uruguay, Denny Robinson (piano and vocals) grew up in Cuba, Tom Burchill (acoustic and electric guitars and vocals) is from South Dakota, Brian Warthen (bass and percussion) is a Dallas native, Jose Aponte (drums and vocals) was raised in Puerto Rico. Guest artists include Columbian-born co-producer Daniel Pardo on flutes and melodica, Drew Zaremba on flute and tenor sax and Jeff Robbins on tenor saxophone. What do they have in common? Experience, expertise and affection for the music of Brazil. View the track list . The YouTube below introduces the ensemble and their debut release, A Vida Com Paixão (Outside In Music, 2021). Read more >> Click here

Caraivana - Do Outro Lado de Cá (From the Other Side of Here)

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Listen to this week's show   Caraivana this week on Caminhos do Jazz. Here's how they describe themselves..." Caraivana : Coming from different cities in Brazil, the members of the group met one another in 2004 in Caraíva-Bahia , became friends, and--in a simple and unpretentious way--the band was formed." The musicians are Fábio Luna (flute, cavaco, voice), Alex Souza (voice, 6-string guitar), Douglas Lora (7-string guitar), Alexandre Lora (pandeiro) and Juninho Billy Joe (percussion) . The ensemble vibe is easygoing and their repertoire wide-ranging, with originals and popular favorites--samba, forró, choro and Brazilian popular music (MPB)... Read more here. Title / Time /   Year /  Artist / Album  /  Composer Clareou / 4:39 / 2021 / Caraivana / Clareou - Single / Serginho Meriti, Rodrigo Leite Sandra / 3:55 / 2021 / Caraivana / Caraivana Toca Gil  EP 1 / Gilberto Gil Expresso 2222 / 3:58 / 2021 / Caraivana / Caraivana Toca Gil  EP 1 / Gilberto Gil Aqu

Douglas Lora - Choro!

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Listen to this week's show Seven-string guitar ace Douglas Lora 's solo release, Choro! (and more) on this week's edition of Caminhos do Jazz. Check the interview with Lora on AllAboutJazz . For a taste of the new album, click below (YouTube).  Title / Time /   Year /  Artist / Album  /  Composer Assanhado - Jacob do Bandolim / 3:32 / 2024 / Douglas Lora / Choro! Vibrações - Jacob do Bandolim / 4:45 / 2024 / Douglas Lora / Choro! Odeon - Ernesto Nazareth / 4:08 / 2024 / Douglas Lora / Choro! Rosa - Pixinguinha / 4:18 / 2024 / Douglas Lora / Choro! Desvairada - Garoto / 3:18 / 2024 / Douglas Lora / Choro! Se Ela Perguntar / Dilermando Reis / 3:37 / 2024 / Douglas Lora / Choro! Frevo: Frevo: / 4:50 / 2023 / Brasil Guitar Duo (feat. Douglas Lora and João Luiz ) / Brasil Guitar Duo Plays Gismonti / Egberto Gismonti 7 Anéis / 8:56 / 2023 / Brasil Guitar Duo (feat. Douglas Lora and Joao Luiz) / Brasil Guitar Duo Plays Gismonti / Egberto Gismonti Jobim Medley: Mod

Marcos Valle - Túnel Acústico

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Listen to this week's show   Unwrapping the brand new disk from Marcos Valle on this week's show. We'll listen to it together. Playlist and credits are here . Check " Túnel Acústico," the title cut, below (YouTube).     Click here for the show archive.   Caminhos do Jazz with Katchie airs live on Saturday mornings at 10 Central.  KRTU 91.7 FM in San Antonio, worldwide at KRTU.org.   New! Read the Caminhos do Jazz column on All About Jazz. Focusing on Brazilian music and musicians in and outside of Brazil, Caminhos do Jazz follows paths that traverse the jazz landscape, conversing with creators and delving into recordings and performances (past and present) along the way...   ...follow us on  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  All About Jazz . W hile you're at it, why not support community radio by becoming a member of the station at  join.krtu.org ?  What's that catchy theme music for Caminhos do Jazz?  Damas Grátis  (Ladies Free) / 4:37 / 2007 /  Eduard

Guinga - Noturno Copacabana

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  Listen to this week's show   Dipping in to Noturno Copacabana this week on Caminhos do Jazz, guitarist-composer-singer Guinga 's deep blue-noir 2003 masterpiece. Check the title cut below.  An encapsulation of Francisco Bosco 's dark lyric is here . Wikipedia page on Guinga is here . Lyrics in Portuguese for the full album are here . Photo credit: Manfred Pollert .     Album Credits   Guinga's sixth album, released in 2003 by the Velas Recording Company. Artistic production by Paulinho Albuquerque , arrangements by Paulo Aragão and Lula Galvão , and special appearances by Leila Pinheiro , Fátima Guedes , Quarteto Maogani and Ana Luiza .     Guinga - acoustic guitar (all tracks except 12); vocals (track 11)  Lula Galvão - acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 2 and 9); acoustic guitar (tracks 4, 5, 7, 10, 11 and 13) Jorge Helder - bass (all tracks except 12 and 13)  Carlos Malta - flutes (tracks 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 11 and 14)  Paulo Sérgio Santos - clarinet (tracks 1, 2,

Viva Sérgio Mendes (1941-2024)

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  Listen to this week's show   On this edition of Caminhos do Jazz, we celebrate pianist, songwriter, bandleader and collaborator Sérgio Mendes , who passed on September 5. For a trailer of the 2020 HBO documentary of his life, click the YouTube, below. Los Angeles Times obituary is here .   Title / Time /   Year /  Artist / Album  /  Composer Balafon / 3:29 / 1989 / Sergio Mendes / Arará / Gilberto Gil & Tracy Mann Berimbau/Consolação (feat. Stevie Wonder ) / 4:22 / 2006 / Sergio Mendes / Timeless / Baden Powell , Vinícius de Moraes   Caxanga (feat. Milton Nascimento ) / 4:41 / 2010 / Sergio Mendes / Bom Tempo / Fernando Brant Chove Chuva (feat. Ivete Sangalo ) / 3:46 / 2011 / Sergio Mendes & Ivete Sangalo / Celebration - A Musical Journey / Jorge Ben Day Tripper / 3:08 / 1966 / Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 / Herb Alpert Presents / John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Tommy Emmanuel Groovy Samba / 4:59 / 1962 / Cannonball Adderley / Cannonball's Bossa Nova / Sérgi

Já é setembro, already September

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  Listen to this week's show   September already? This week's show welcomes the new month with compositions from Hermeto Pascoal' s Calendário do Som . We need rain here in south central Texas, so there are couple of songs about that as well... Title / Time /   Year /  Artist / Album  /  Composer Sept. 1 / 4:47 / 2003 / Mike Marshall & Jovino Santos Neto / Serenata / Hermeto Pascoal Quatro de Setembro (Hermeto Pascoal) / 7:20 / 2006 / Rodrigo Ferrari Nunes / Bias Project #1 / Hermeto Pascoal 23 de Setembro / 5:01 / 2005 / Itiberê Zwarg & Itiberê Orquestra Familia / Calendário do Som / Hermeto Pascoal 24 de Setembro do 1996 / 5:16 / 2009 / Fabiano Araujo , Arild Andersen, Alexandre Frazão, Guto Lucena & Hermeto Pascoal / Calendário do Som - 9 Dias / Hermeto Pascoal September Song / 4:48 / 2008 / Music For A While / Weill Variations / Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson En Septembre Sous la Pluie (September in the Rain) / 3:07 / 2011 / Léo Marjane / Best of Leo