I know nothing about Australian singer Melissa Otto other than what is posted on her website, and the fact that a friend of mine posted this video on my Facebook. Apparently it was recorded in a recent tour here in Brazil.
The video is great, however, so I am posting it here in a long overdue Musical Interlude. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Not sure how many versions of this Brazilian classic I have posted, but here’s one more for all you trombone aficionados out there.
Wynton Marsalis is an internationally known American jazz trumpeter. Maestro Spok is a less-well-known, but no-less-virtuoso saxophonist. Together, they put on a mind-blowing performance here. The the music style is called Frevo, and it is native to the city of Recife, Brazil. Marsalis talks about this trip to Recife here.
An interlude from what, I don’t know, since I haven’t blogged in forever. But, here it is. If this doesn’t put you in the Christmas spirit, nothing will. Be sure to listen to the last note…you won’t be sorry.
Pastor Izaías is one of my colleagues here in São Luís–pastor of the First Baptist Church–and a very good friend. God has given him a talent for writing worship songs, and his daughter Abigail a talent for singing them. Here she sings one of her father’s pieces, entitled Quero te Adorar (I Want to Worship…
Continuing with a Frank Sinatra theme we began a couple weeks ago, here is the Crooner with the master of Bossa Nova himself, Antônio Carlos “Tom” Jobim. Enjoy, and you’re welcome. ____________________ Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation to our ministry in Brazil. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases….
I have some issues with the movie Rio. I hated the entirely predictable glorification of Carnaval. I did not appreciate the unnecessary paeans to destructive alternate lifestyles. And it really bugged me that the Brazilian hero of the story only found his American female companion beautiful once she was decked out in the outlandish Carnaval…