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Brazil&rsquo;s &ldquo;m&uacute;sica popular&rdquo; is more than just bossa and samba: European harmonies, syncopated African rhythms and pieces by well-known international names like Caetano Veloso and&nbsp;Gilberto Gil all meet in arrangements by the S&atilde;o Paulo Big Band.

São Paulo Big Band

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Paula Lima&nbsp;– vocals Claudia Nascimento – flute Sergio Burgani – clarinet Rubén Zúñiga – vibraphon<a href="${link:{uuid:{bead9fb2-4661-42ed-b147-a9f0df304ced},repository:{artists},path:{/bfs-mediathek/S/sao-paulo-big-band}}}">São&nbsp;Paulo Big Band</a> Daniel D’Alcântara&nbsp;– conductor Antonio Ribeiro&nbsp;–&nbsp;artistic director

Paula Limar &ndash; vocals 
Claudia Nascimento &ndash; flute 
Sergio Burgani &ndash; clarinet 
Rub&eacute;n Z&uacute;&ntilde;iga &ndash; vibraphone

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Daniel D&#39;Alc&acirc;ntara&nbsp;&ndash; conductor

Brazil’s “música popular” is more than just bossa and samba: European harmonies, syncopated African rhythms and pieces by well-known international names like Caetano Veloso and&nbsp;Gilberto Gil all meet in arrangements by the São Paulo Big Band.

Capturing the vivacity of an entire nation, the complex rhythms of &ldquo;m&uacute;sica popular&rdquo; are heard constantly all over Brazil. It is impossible to imagine the country without a dance like the frevo from Pernambuco, for example, an essential part of Carnival street parades which since 2012 has been included on UNESCO&rsquo;s list of humanity&rsquo;s intangible cultural heritage. The same is true of dances typical of the South, such as the chimarrita and fandango, while since the 1930s the samba has progressively evolved into Brazil&rsquo;s most widely-recognised national symbol. The S&atilde;o Paulo Big Band aims to share the great musical diversity of Brazilian and Latin American rhythms with the world in polished big band arrangements. The multi-faceted repertoire of this ensemble, with its traditional line-up consisting of saxophones, trombones, trumpets, piano, guitar, double bass, percussion and drums, appears inexhaustible &ndash; and includes samba by Dorival Caymmi, frevo by Spok, bossa nova by Ant&ocirc;nio Carlos Jobim and many, many more. A particular highlight is provided by the choro of Pixinguinha and Benedito Lacerda, in which European harmonies are cleverly mixed with syncopated African rhythms, lending the whole sound a whiff of melancholy.

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