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.
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Musical Interulde: What a Wonderful (musical) World
This is a very abridged musical history of…music, using the song “What a Wonderful World”. This group has some other great videos which will most certainly find their way here. The Astonishing Adventures of Missionary Max, Parts 1, 2 and 3 are now available for Kindle and Nook!
Contemple a Deus (Behold Our God)
While in the US last year, we were introduced to this beautiful song. At first we could not find it in Portuguese. Finally we found a version, and last night Itacyara sang it with the music team at the Boas Novas Baptist Church.
Best of Brazil: A Brasileirinho/Aquarela do Brasil Mashup in Berlin
You’re probably going to want to set aside what you are doing, crank up the audio, and enjoy this amazing performance of two classic Brazilian pieces. ____________________ Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation to our ministry in Brazil. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This means that clicking on…
Brazilian Musical Interlude: Yamandú Costa plays “Carinhoso”
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…
Best of Brazil: Jobim’s “Wave”, played by Dominguinhos and Yamandú Costa
In our ongoing quest to bring you the best from Brazil, here are guitarist Yamandú Costa and accordionist Dominguinhos playing the Tom Jobim classic “Wave”. Enjoy! ____________________ Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation to our ministry in Brazil. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This means that clicking on…
Best of Brazil: Frank Sinatra Sings “Brazil”
Perhaps nobody did as much to popularize the Brazilian Bossa Nova style as Frank Sinatra. A close second may belong to sax man Stan Getz (more on him later), but his influence pales in comparison to “Old Blue Eyes”. Though his best-known adaptation of a Brazilian song was “Girl from Ipanema”, he also did others,…