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Milton Nascimento

Milton Nascimento on his long overdue show at Ronnie Scott’s

February 1, 2013 by Ronise Nepomuceno 2 Comments

Milton Nascimento opened the year of 2013 in London, with a show at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club. With an already busy schedule, it was not possible to get a face to face interview with him before the show. Nevertheless, I managed to say “hi” and personally thank him for an email interview done a few […]

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Americas, Artists, Hybrid Styles, Milton Nascimento
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Mauricio Tizumba

Tizumba: rescuing and valuing Afro-Brazilian culture

January 4, 2013 by Ronise Nepomuceno 5 Comments

I have planned to write about Tizumba since the first edition of Berimbaudrum. I could never get away with talking about the Music from Minas Gerais, without talking about Maurício Tizumba. When I met him during the Freshers week at Fafi-BH in 1990, we could all see that there was more to that musician. His broad smile […]

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Folk, Hybrid Styles, Maurício Tizumba, Samba, Traditional
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Clube da Esquina cover album

The Corner Club: 40 years of music and poetry

December 5, 2012 by Ronise Nepomuceno 0 Comments

One of the most poetical musical movements in Brazil, if not the most, has reached 4 decades. The Corner Club (O Clube da Esquina) was a music collective from the state of Minas Gerais, the mountaineous region famous for its gold and precious stones during the colonial period. Clube da Esquina started in 1963 when […]

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Folk, Hybrid Styles, Jazz, Rural-rock, South America
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