Era exactamente isto que tinha em mente hoje à noite. Era exactamente isto que precisava esta madrugada. O Chet Baker é um artista ímpar. E eu nem sabia o que sentir primeiro, a foto ou a canção... This was exactly what I was in the mood for tonight. Chet Baker is something else. I didn't quite know what to experience first, the song or the photograph... You go to my head Link to photo on Flickr Massalo.net [...]
Often overlooked and constantly under-appreciated, music in Portuguese is undergoing a remarkable renaissance that is redefining the many genres that it spans. Produced in countries in several different continents and showcasing an astonishing diversity of sound, lyricism, talent, rhythm, and innovation, music in Portuguese is rapidly attracting new listeners and fans across the world, many of which can't even understand the lyrics. Whether its created in Angola, Portugal, Brazil, Mozambique, Cape Verde or, increasingly, in collaborations between artists residing in these different countries, music in Portuguese is a welcome respite from the generic, mass-produced vapid fare clogging our airwaves. [...]
Muito aplaudido tanto pela crítica internacional como pelo público em geral, o álbum 'Angola Soundtrack: The Unique Sound of Luanda, 1968-1976' será apresentado ao vivo em Luanda num evento cultural e musical no mítico Elinga Bar & Teatro no dia 20 do corrente. O homem por detrás dos 'pratos' será o Samy Ben Redjeb da label Analog Africa, que assim volta a pisar os pés em solo angolano, e o homem por detrás do microfone será a verdadeira lenda viva: o kota Mamukueno. Segue a press release da Mano a Mano Produções: The critically and publicly [...]
Namibe / Angola (...) "Você não tem idéia como sou feliz..." (...) E Depois... *Ao longo do tempo, tenho admirado cada vez mais a arte de fotografar do Massalo Araújo, não só pela qualidade mas também pelas emoções que as suas fotos provocam, e a sensualidade que elas ostentam. Adoro ainda mais a forma que o Massalo usa a música para inspirar-se - é frequente vermos uma foto com o título de alguma frase de uma música. Pedi-lhe [...]
Agora já é possível ouvir o Caipirinha Lounge directamente do seu iPhone ou iPod Touch, através da iTunes app "Hype Machine Radio". Basta fazerem o download da referida app, buscar o blog "Caipirinha Lounge", e voilá, 'beautiful music in Portuguese' a tocar do teu iPhone/iPod! Mais informações aqui e aqui . It's now possible to listen to and read Caipirinha Lounge directly on your iPhone and iPod Touch by downloading the app 'Hype Machine Radio'. All you have to do is download the app, go to its blog directory, find Caipirinha Lounge, and [...]
Nástio Mosquito is one of the most talented, contemporary Angolan artists I know. He is a man of several aptitudes, equally at home as a performance artists on a stage, or a spoken word maven, or as a voice behind a microphone, laying lyrics on a beat. He's been f eatured here in the Lounge before, in June 2010 to be exact, where I shared with you some of his earlier work. Since then, Nástio has come out with a much more encompassing body of work, an album called Saindo do Armário (My Blue Print). I've been [...]
It comes a bit late, as it was due out in March. But as the months go by and the sheer talent of the artists posted here just seems to keep increasing, this list gets harder and harder to elaborate. As always, the "Editor's Pick" list highlights the best songs that have been posted on the Lounge over the past half-year, and only bonafide Lusophone songs are profiled on these lists; I don't include all the "not-sung in Portuguese" beauties that fill up the Late Nite Lounge series and the Caipirinha Lounge Jazz sessions. The Top 11 list serves to [...]
Tabou Combo, by Grand Performances The legendary and eclectic SoHo world music venue Sounds of Brazil , commonly known as SOB's, is going to host the iconic Haitian band Tabou Combo today (Friday 4/29) at 11pm. Wanito, who was featured earlier this month here at the Lounge , will be the opening act. Many Angolans will remember Tabou Combo's zouk ballads from "back in the day"...the band has been around for decades. As for Wanito, the Peacetones winner has come a long way and this is his [...]
This is another one that just can't seem to leave my current playlist. If you remember the post on Valete's A Melhor Rima de Sempre , then this song will seem very familiar - after all, Orelha Negra is using the same exact beat. But the difference in the two songs lies in the very different delivery methods used by Valete and Xeg. The beat might be the same, but the mood of the song is completely different, as are the lyrics, as is the word flow and lyricism. While Valete reminisces about the young days of his rap [...]
Guitarra. Voz. Mar. Beleza. Se todas as sextas-feiras começassem assim...Escutem uma das mais belas canções da cantora angolana Aline Frazão. E já que uma imagem vale mais que mil palavras, eis o vídeo: Guitar. Voice. Sea. Beauty. If only all Fridays began like this...Check out one of Angolan singer-songwriter Aline Frazão's most beautiful songs. And since a (moving) picture is worth a thousand words, here is the video. Assinatura de Sal
O Som da Conexão, Vol. 1 Há quase uma ano que faço parte da Conexão Lusófona , uma organização juvenil sem fins lucrativos que nasce da mesma fonte, do mesmo sentimento que fez com que o próprio Caipirinha Lounge fosse uma realidade: o sentimento que somos parte de um todo chamado 'lusofonia', e a sensação de que a aproximação dos nossos povos, com base nas nossas culturas tão distintas mas tão parecidas, é benéfica para os falantes da língua portuguesa. Como diz a nossa carta de apresentação, A [...]
Ilha de Luanda, Pombal do Amor, by António Cristóvão After coming home from work I like putting Café del Mar's album on the stereo (or headphones) and zone out for a bit while I make something to eat or do nothing at all. The album Best of Café del Mar, featuring music frequently played in one of Ibiza's most iconic establishments, is a fine piece of chill-out, unhurried, electronic lounge music, and another one of its tracks, Entre dos Aguas by Paco de Lucia , has been featured in the Lounge [...]
Reggae en Brasil, by tiavir Desde uma tenra idade que o reggae tem sido um dos meus géneros de música preferidos. O reggae nasceu como música de intervenção social, mas rapidamente se tornou no estilo de música de eleição para divulgar todo tipo de mensagem, desde apelos à paz a poemas amorosos a gritos de ordem, por gente do mundo inteiro. É um dos géneros de música mais universais deste planeta. Muitas vezes o reggae é usado como música de alegria e festa, e é por isso que foi o [...]
This past 20th of March, Caipirinha Lounge completed two years of existence, and, a couple of days ago, published its 500th post. And it is just getting started. Thanks so much for reading about and listening to beautiful music in Portuguese through the last 24 months...there is still so much more to come! No passado dia 20 de Março o Lounge completou 2 anos de vida, e, na semana passada, publicou o seu post número 500. E só está no começo. Um grande obrigado por teres lido e escutado a 'beautiful music in portuguese' durante os [...]
The third edition of the most spectacular festival in all of Angola is coming up in late July of this year, but I'm still reeling from last year's exhibition. Just to make sure you (or I) weren't dreaming, we saw Randy Crawford , Joe Sample, George Benson , Freshlyground , 340ml with Conjunto Ngonguenha , Blick Bassy , among many other talented artists...pinch yourself to make sure you weren't in fact dreaming. As a flackback, here is Rio de Janeiro Blues, a song the lovely Randy Crawford sang live in Luanda. [...]
É por essas e por outras que adoro esta banda... It's because of videos and songs like this one that I love this band...
Electronic Music from the Swedish Left Coast, by the brothers Arvid and Erik Niklasson who together make up Plej, was released in 2003 and, by the series of random and unpredictable events that define our existence, came to my attention when my friend Elton casually dropped their name in some mundane Facebook chat we were having, 8 years later. My first thought, as it often is when I hear the first notes of a song that particularly resonates with me, was "where has this been all my life?" The first half of Plej's debut album is stronger than its second, [...]
Manhattan, by lolmariam You might have noticed things have been a little quiet around these parts, but there is an explanation, I promise. I recently moved to New York, to a new (demanding) career and a new place, and it has impacted the time I can spend here. Not to worry, beautiful music in Portuguese will continue to be heard, albeit perhaps not as frequently as when I was an unemployed "vagrant". The move to New York implies other benefits, among the most important the sheer amount of Lusophone concerts that [...]
I have already posted this song from Ivorian reggae star Tiken Jah Fakoly awhile back, but never has it been more poignant than today, as Abidjan burns and countless lives are lost in another bloody struggle for power in an African country. To the Ivorian people, my heart is with you. To those responsible, quitte le pouvoir . Quitte le Pouvoir Num passado não muito distante, postei esta música do Tiken Jah Fakoly, artista de reggae da Costa do Marfim. Mas penso ser esta uma excelente ocasião para voltar [...]
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