Musical Interlude: A Little Country Romance
Some musical mirth from a recent Western-themed Valentine’s day banquet at our sending church. The artists are my bro Daniel (trombone) and Yours Truly (sax).
Some musical mirth from a recent Western-themed Valentine’s day banquet at our sending church. The artists are my bro Daniel (trombone) and Yours Truly (sax).
As mentioned in earlier posts (for example here) I’ve had a personal project of learning French. In doing so, I have inevitably been introduced to certain aspects of French culture. One thing that stands out to me is that the French seem to have a certain fascination with Brazil. One evidence of this is the…
This one came from Rio Gringa: If you’re interested, here are the (untranslated) lyrics: Meu coração, não sei por que Bate feliz quando te vê E os meus olhos ficam sorrindo E pelas ruas vão te seguindo Mas mesmo assim Foges de mim Ah se tu soubesses como sou tão carinhosa E o muito, muito…
Our recent sojourn into Ceará gave me the opportunity to spend some quality time with good friend fellow sax man Edivan. We played around with a couple tunes–one a Jazz piece and one by Mozart. Here are the results: The Jazz..; The Mozart… ____________________ Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation to our…
Our musical interlude comes a little early this week, as I wanted to include this final Christmas number before Christmas. In the US I was often asked “what is Brazilian music like?” There is no short answer to that question, as Brazilian music is highly varied, with each region of this vast country developing its…
Samba. When you take away the gyrating pelvises, the drunken parades, the glitter, the marketing, the industry… …when you strip off all the frills and let the music speak for itself… …it speaks volumes about the Brazilian soul. The Astonishing Adventures of Missionary Max, Parts 1, 2 and 3 are now available for Kindle and…
Here is a video of one of the choral performances at the end of Sacred Music Week – a rousing rendition of “Shut De Do”. Important detail: many of these students had never sung in a choir before, never read a piece of sheet music, and never sung in harmony. Also, most of the choir…