Claudio Meranda - Brazilian New WaveProduced by West Coast jazz talent and record business raconteur Jack Millman in the mid 1960's, "Brazilian New Wave" features vocalist Claudio Meranda backed by a small talented combo attempting to capture the Bossa Nova inspired groove that was beginning to explode in the mid 1960's, and they pull it off quite adeptly. Most of the tunes presented were written by the Brazilian master Antonio Carlos Jobim; including the classics "Agua de Beber" and

Digitally re-mastered and expanded edition of the influential 80's Synth pop duo's 1986 album

features her distinctive

as the harp takes the stage in lieu of a voice

She was a singer who typified a particular strand of mainstream pop in the era before the British invasion had it's cataclysmic impact a couple of years later

It's a collection which offers a rare showcase for a stylish performer who should have had much more success and recognition than he enjoyed over the years

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They bring all the speed

He was also among the founding members of the Bulgarian Contemporary Music Society (1933)

The Pioneers

4 is dedicated to one composer

The album by Piotr Banasik distinctly reminds us that Karlowicz is an excellent composer

and it was an honor to return to Ascension Church for this recording