1 Brazilian Beats

Part of Series Compact Discoveries
Length 58:00
Licensor Fred Flaxman
Producer(s) Fred Flaxman
Formats Weekly Program
Topics Music
Produced 2002
Added to PRX December 12, 2005
 

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Summary:

The catchy tunes and foot-stompin, rhythms of Brazilian tangos, waltzes and other dances.

Tones:

Amusing, Authoritative, Unusual

Language:

English

Description:

The catchy tunes and foot-stompin, rhythms of Brazilian tangos, waltzes and other dances composed by Nazareth, da Arbeau, Villa-Lobos and even Frenchman Darius Milhaud. Performances by Brazilian pianist Arthur Moreira Lima, classical flutist Paula Robison, guitarist Michael Cedric Smith, and Leonard Bernstein conducting the French National Orchestra.