Ten versions of Tom Jobim’s “How Insensitive” – from Doris Day to Ryuichi Sakamoto

“Insensatez”, Tom Jobim’s Bossa Nova known internationally as “How Insensitive”, is an essential jazz standard. Inspired by a Chopin prelude, it has lyrics by poet/diplomat Vinícius de Moraes, with whom Jobim also composed “The Girl …

Délia Fischer plays Gismonti’s “Baião Malandro”

Brilliant jazz pianist Délia Fischer in an unforgettable tour-de-force.

The day of Iemanjá, the sea orixá

These two videos were posted in honor of Iemanjá (or Yemanjá), the orixá/ goddess of the oceans in the African-Brazilian religions, whose day is celebrated today. First a beautiful 16 minute documentary about the celebrations …

Unexpected partnership: Bezerra da Silva and Barão Vermelho

 
Bezerra da Silva, samba composer known as the classic malandro (the type of guy that never works, spends his time in bars, drinking and playing pool, explores his wife, sells his mother – but has …

Delicious jam of Jorge Benjor and Arnaldo Antunes

Meeting of titans during the recording of Arnaldo Antunes’ DVD “Ao vivo lá em casa”.

This other video shows other artists that visited Antunes at home, including Erasmo Carlos and Demônios da Garoa. Really cool.
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The best of four editions of Rock in Rio, the world’s biggest rock festival

The city of Rio hosted four editions of Rock in Rio, the biggest rock and pop festival of the planet: in 1985, 1991, 2001 and four months ago. In between, four editions happened in Lisbon …