May 11th  – Carlos Lyra’s birthday

Today is the birthday of Carlos Lyra, our mentor and a member of the BMF’s Advisory Board.

Carlos Lyra is a Brazilian singer and composer of numerous bossa nova and Música popular brasileira classics. He was born on May 11, 1939. He and Antonio Carlos Jobim, ...

April 23  – Pixinguinha’s birthday

and Choro Day in Brazil

Alfredo da Rocha Vianna, Jr., nicknamed the ” Pixinguinha” born in Piedade, carioca suburb, on April 23, 1898, Saint George’s Day, (also known as Ogum’s Day) he was a recognized master of the flute at 22, with several records. It was September, 1920. After touring São Paulo and ...

César Guerra-Peixe (March 18, 1914 – November 26, 1993)

César Guerra-Peixe was a Brazilian violinist, composer, and conductor. Born in Petrópolis, son of Portuguese immigrants with Romani origins. His music can be heard in many Brazilian films, such as Terra é Sempre Terra, O Canto do Mar, Quero Essa Mulher Tanto Assim, Riacho de Sangue, ...

Elis Regina was born on March 17, 1945-1982

The sound of her voice still echoes in our ears!

Elis Regina Carvalho Costa
popularly known as Elis Regina, was a Brazilian singer of popular and Jazz music.Before her untimely death at the age of thirty-six, she was widely ...

Naná Vasconcelos (August 2, 1944 – March 9, 2016)

One of the most prestigious percussionist from Brazil has left us with a vast treasure of tremendous work with Brazilian Music.
Nana was a Brazilian Latin jazz percussionist, vocalist and berimbau player, notable for his work with Pat Metheny, Don Cherry, Egberto Gismonti, ...