Musical Interlude: Amazing Grace…With Bagpipes
This one goes out to my bro, Pastor Dan.
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This one goes out to my bro, Pastor Dan.
The Astonishing Adventures of Missionary Max, Parts 1, 2 and 3 are now available for Kindle and Nook!
For all you children of the ’70s out there, this will be a trip down memory lane. And now I have this inexplicable urge to go buy a Coke…
MaraBrass is a brass quintet based here in São Luís. Recently I got to hear them play “live and in color”. On the repertoire for the evening was this collection of Bossa Nova classics. Enjoy! The links below are affiliate links. This means that clicking and making purchases is one way you can help our…
I’ve been enjoying the band Lucky Chops for the last few days. It was hard to choose which video to put here, but I finally went with Stand By Me. Besides being one of my favorite songs, their arrangement features a major saxophone solo. While the baritone sax player (the guy with the blue hair) is…
Last week we gave an example (one of many that could be cited) of a Brazilian song that has crossed the ocean and been recorded in French. But, has the cultural exchange gone the other way? Mais oui! Here is the Brazilian version of the hit by French singer Cristophe, Aline: _____________________ Did you enjoy…
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).
With the help of a Brazilian acappella group called BR6, this group of Eastern Europeans does an admirable job at both reproducing the Bossa Nova sound and the Portuguese language. ______________________ Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation to our ministry in Brazil. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This…