Special “Songs of the Rails” Musical Interlude: I’ve Been Working on the Railroad
No collection of train songs would be complete without this one. Special bonus is the great footage of people actually working on the railroad.
No collection of train songs would be complete without this one. Special bonus is the great footage of people actually working on the railroad.
We’ve featured the Brazilian classic “Tico Tico no Fubá” before on this website…but never like this. Here it gets a full orchestra treatment, and not just from one orchestra, but two! In reality, I found both and couldn’t decide which arrangement I liked better, so I included them both. First up, an orchestra that I…
This evening God gave me the privilege to fulfill a dream. I was able to play with the sax ensemble of SESC Musicar, a local musical training program. We played a song called Carinhoso (Affectionate) by Brazilian composer Pixinguinha. And, for our first time playing, we did a relatively decent job, if I do say…
Although I have not been doing as much with it as I used to, my saxophone has not been entirely dormant over the last few months. On our recent trip to Ceará I got together with a good friend of mine for a little jam session, and we managed to record a couple of pieces….
This has been making the rounds, and, at the risk of offending the man-bun demographic of my readership, I thought I would include it here. Enjoy.
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…
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….