Elis Regina was perhaps the biggest Brazilian popstar of her time. The clip in the first link is a single song from a TV special she did in 1973, at the height of her powers, and which has been
put online in its entirety. The song, Águas de Março, was a Tom Jobim composition, which they
sang together on the album Elis & Tom, which also featured such gems as
Corcovado,
Inútil paisagem and
Triste. Over her career Elis Regina worked with a who's who of Brazilian popular music, and there's quite a lot of material out there. The best places I've found are YouTube channels
elisetom1974,
Eurachel and, though the Elis Regina material is mixed in with other stuff,
jordaoqualquer is a treasure trove. Elis Regina died from an alcohol and cocaine overdose in 1982, 36 years of age. Last year NPR had a
short appreciation of her as part of its 50 Great Voices series.
posted by Kattullus
on Feb 5, 2011 -
26 comments
Nouvelle Vague covers New Wave and Punk (MLYT) Nouvelle Vague (no, not
this one) does Bossa Nova covers of New Wave and Punk songs, including:
Dance with me (
Lords of the New Church),
Master and Servant (
Depeche Mode),
Love will tear us apart (
Joy Division),
Making plans for Nigel (
XTC),
Blue Monday (
New Order),
This is not a love song (
PiL),
The guns of Brixton (
The Clash), and one NSFW title
[more inside]
posted by zippy
on Aug 19, 2009 -
25 comments
"If the truth was really known about the origins of Jazz, it would certainly never be mentioned in polite society." The expression arose sometime during the later nineteenth century in the better brothels of New Orleans, which provided music and dancing as well as sex. Jazz has been around for more than a hundred years now. It is not the result of choosing a tune, but an ideal that is created first in the mind, and willed in the music, inspired by
A Passion for Jazz.
posted by netbros
on Aug 30, 2007 -
27 comments
Nihongo Bongo! - Latin music by Japanese artists from the 40s, 50s and 60s. "Mambo, rumba, cha cha cha, bossa nova, calypso, you name it... it was big in Japan. The exodus of Japanese migrants to Brazil ensured a lasting connection with South American culture as many Japanese artists toured Brazil."
posted by carter
on Oct 9, 2006 -
14 comments
I don't know why, but I can't get enough of Brazillian music (realvideo stream). Not that I can understand a word of it, but damn that's smooth. Note to self: buy more
Gilberto Gil records.
This person thinks
this disc is one of his best, and you can even download digital versions of it from cdnow, although I wonder why each cut is $2.49. Why on earth should digital music cost
more? There's no shipping, no customer service hassles, no media to stock in a warehouse. Make the entire disc $5 in digital format, and I'll buy his entire collection (and save from adding to my already loaded down cd rack at home).
posted by mathowie
on Mar 22, 2000 -
2 comments
