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National identity in Brazilian popular music
The samba of my homeland Makes you mellow When it's played you can't help but sway. When it's danced, everybody shakes Whoever doesn't like samba a good fellow can not be He's ei...(Continue Reading) A jazz violin virtuosa: with a background as diverse as her sound, violinist Regina Carter makes history by taking listeners on a musical adventure, uniting
Regina Carter loves taking risks with her music. "I try to pull the rug from under my own feet," she says. "I always try to push myself." The classically ......(Continue Reading)A long time coming: Harry Belafonte's glorious music history lesson - history of African American music
Why didn't The Long Road to Freedom release as planned? Harry Belafonte: The piece was made possible because of an alliance that RCA had with Reader's ......(Continue Reading)Music, the pulse of a people - Brazilian music
Music, the pulse of a people BRAZIL was born singing. Flowingthrough the veins of this "subcontinent" is the lifeblood of a mingled ethnic heritage....(Continue Reading)Brazil: a kaleidoscope of sound - Brazilian music
A country the size of a continent, where racial and cultural intermixture given birth to rich and original forms of music THE mixing of races and cultures in Brazilian music reflects the history...(Continue Reading)
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