Can anyone provide me Brazilian Music?

Question

Does anyone know any good Brazilian music (lively, as in LIVELY) that is NOT novelty or modern. We need rather authentic and cultural music. It's kinda hard to find. Can you please help me?

Answer 1

What do you mean by authentic and cultural ? I mean, we do have modern, but no being "pop like" music, therefore 100% authentic. So, can you please be more specific :-) ? If you mean "folklore" like music, it's probably hard to find. If you are looking for "MPB" (Brazilian Popular Music), which includes artists like Chico Buarque, Milton Nascimento, Elis Regina, etc and also the more modern ones, like Marisa Monte, Djavan, etc, then I can provide you something. Check out the link  below with more info about MPB.

I can provide you some. Check my email in my profile.

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Just reminded that if you want something less known, but really authentic, you should try some "Chorinho". It's the "Brazilian jazz", and mostly instrumental. Beautiful stuff.

Answer 2

You can look for MPB like Paulo said. There's a lot of popular songs that are good. Here in this site - http://www.4shared.com/ - you can find tons.

Try Ana Carolina, Ivete Sangalo, those that Paulo mentioned are pretty good singers too. If you want I have a CD with Brazilian Music that I got from a international conference that the place I work at gave to the ones who attempted, it's somewhere in my house, I don't know where, lol.

I can look for it and rip it into MP3 files for you, just contact me if you really want it.

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Answer 3

A good primer to the variety of music found in Brasil that I might suggest is:  Brasil: A Century of Song [BOX SET]

It covers

Folk & Traditional

Carmen Miranda, Ary Barroso with Mário Reis, Orquestra Brasília, Adoniran Barbosa, Wilson Moreira, Pena Branca e Xavantinho, Papete, Master Cobrinha Verde and group, Papete e Coro, Luiz Gonzaga, Geraldo Azevedo, João do Vale, Quarteto *****, and other various artists

Carnaval

Paulinho da Viola, Grupo Familília G.R.E.S. Império Serrano, Ilê Aiyê, Neguinho da Beija-Flôr G.R.E.S. Beija Flôr de Milópolis, Movimento de Compositores da Baixada Fluminense, Ardolo Melodia G.R.E.S. União da Ilho do Goverhador, Old Guard of Portela, Genaro da Bahia G.R.E.S. Estacão Primeira de Mangueira, Cartola, Genero G.R.E.S. Portela, Silvinho da Portela G.R.E.S. Portela, Raízes do Pelô, Dominguinhos do Estacio G.R.E.S. Imperatriz Leopoldinense, Unidos da Vila Isable with Martinho da Vila, Grupo Fundo de Quintal, Grupo Art Popular, and other various artists

Bossa Nova Era

João Gilberto, J.T. Meirelles, Chico & Sergio Batera, Salvador, Rubens Bassini, Jorge, Beth Carvalho, Sylvia Telles & Rosinha de Valenca, Antonio Carlos Jobim & Jocafi, Chico Buarque de Hollanda, Toquinho & Vinícius, Elizeth Cardoso & Cyro Monteiro, Quarteto em Cy, Toninho Horta, Oscar Castro-Neves & Imperio Sertano, Edu Lobo, Jorge Arena, Baden Powell & Trio, Leila Pinheiro, Grupo Beijo-Coralusp, Leny Andrade

MPB–Música Popular Brasileira

Milton Nascimento (& Lo Borges), Tavinho Moura, Gal Costa with Filhos de Gandhi, Clara Nunes, Beth Carvalho, Simone, Jorge Ben Jor, Ivan Lins, Edu Lobo, Joyce, Marisa Monte, Daniela Mercury with Olodum, Tony Mola, Exalta Samba

some of the styles include traditional, jazz, folk, choro, samba, tropicalia, etc.