Sinhazina by Dilermando Reis
Sinhazina by Dilermando Reis (1916-1977) Dilermando Reis was a Brazilian musician, composer, acoustic guitarist and music teacher. He once had Juscelino Kubitschek, the former Brazilian president, as a student.
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Conversa De Baiana by Dilermando Reis
Conversa De Baiana by Dilermando Reis (1916-1977) Dilermando Reis (1916-1977) probably the most famous Brazilian popular guitarist. He played traditional Brazilian guitar style: doleful waltzes and choros full of modulations to “confuse accompanists”, played with his unique style and sound. He recorded about 100 of his own compositions, many of which became real standards of …
Golden Drops by Ernesto Nazareth
Golden Drops by Ernesto Nazareth (1863-1934) Ernesto Júlio de Nazareth was a Brazilian composer and pianist, especially noted for his creative tango and Choro compositions. Nazareth was noted for creatively combining diverse influences into his music, not only of Brazilian music but also from the music of Europe, Africa and ragtime. Many of his compositions …
Chorinho by Heitor Villa Lobos (Guitar Tab)
Chorinho by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) Heitor Villa-Lobos was a Brazilian composer, described as “the single most significant creative figure in 20th-century Brazilian art music”. Villa-Lobos has become the best-known and most significant Latin American composer. His music was influenced by both Brazilian folk music and by stylistic elements from the European classical tradition.
Ilha de Coral by Luis Bonfa (Guitar Tab)
Ilha de Coral by Luis Bonfa (1922-2001) Luiz Floriano Bonfá was a Brazilian guitarist and composer best known for the compositions he penned for the film Black Orpheus. As a composer and performer, Bonfá was at heart an exponent of the bold, lyrical, lushly orchestrated, and emotionally charged samba-canção style that predated the arrival of …
Samba de Duas Notas by Luiz Bonfa (Guitar Tab)
Samba de Duas Notas by Luis Bonfa (1922-2001) Luiz Floriano Bonfá was a Brazilian guitarist and composer best known for the compositions he penned for the film Black Orpheus. As a composer and performer, Bonfá was at heart an exponent of the bold, lyrical, lushly orchestrated, and emotionally charged samba-canção style that predated the arrival …
Samba Negro by Luiz Bonfa (Guitar Tab)
Ebony Samba by Luis Bonfa (1922-2001) Luiz Floriano Bonfá was a Brazilian guitarist and composer best known for the compositions he penned for the film Black Orpheus. As a composer and performer, Bonfá was at heart an exponent of the bold, lyrical, lushly orchestrated, and emotionally charged samba-canção style that predated the arrival of João …
Samba Lamento by Luiz Bonfa (Guitar Tab)
Samba Lamento by Luis Bonfa (1922-2001) Luiz Floriano Bonfá was a Brazilian guitarist and composer best known for the compositions he penned for the film Black Orpheus. As a composer and performer, Bonfá was at heart an exponent of the bold, lyrical, lushly orchestrated, and emotionally charged samba-canção style that predated the arrival of João …
Esperanca Perdida by Antonio Carlos Jobim
Esperanca Perdida by Antonio Carlos Jobim (1927-1994) Antonio Carlos, also known as Tom Jobim was a Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist. He was a primary force behind the creation of the bossa nova style, and his songs have been performed by many singers and instrumentalists within Brazil and internationally.
Don´t Ever Go Away by Antonio Carlos Jobim
Don´t Ever Go Away by Antonio Carlos Jobim (1927-1994) Antonio Carlos, also known as Tom Jobim was a Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist. He was a primary force behind the creation of the bossa nova style, and his songs have been performed by many singers and instrumentalists within Brazil and internationally.