Jô Soares O Sexteto | en

Since Carel Kraayenhof created Sexteto Canyengue in 1988, they became one of the trendsetting tango representatives in Europe. Thanks to the respect and help from the famous tangueros like Astor Piazolla and Osvaldo Pugliese, the love for the Argentines and their tango and the passion to make this music, Sexteto Canyengue is respected all over the world. With the six members of Sexteto Canyengue, dancers and special guests from Argentina the unique sounds of an orquesta tipica - the big band tango tradition from the 40-ties - comes alive. The passion for the tango from all the musicians in one...

Carolina Soares was born in october 14, 1979 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Beautiful vocals and dedication to the history and culture of Capoeira have made Carolina Soares a rising star throughout Brazil’s Capoeira community—she’s become a frequent guest performer at a variety of demos and batizados. This two disc set features traditional Capoeira music and songs sung by Carolina, including samba de roda, puxada de rede, and the well known corrido, paranauê, remixed with the latest rhythms in Brazilian hip hop. .

Claudette Soares started her career at the age of ten in the radio program conducted by Renato Murce known as Papel Carbono. Her musical path shows someone who was never attached to songs of a certain period and someone who always had good taste. Claudettes unique style went through different stages: from the time of protest with songs that were presented in festivals (when she launched the composer called Gonzaguinha during the II University Festival of the Brazilian Music in Rio de Janeiro, with the song MUNDO NOVO,VIDA NOVA (New World, New Life); she also went through the period of...

Owner of a distinctive, harsh voice (even if considering the conspicuous Armstrong mannerisms), Elza Soares is one of the most swinging samba singers, the peak of her success achieved in the late sixties. Soares always had her artistic career complicated by her personal life, which certainly impeded her of enjoying a more widespread popularity. Soares lived in extreme poverty throughout her childhood and teens. She married at 12 Soares had her first audition in radio at Ary Barroso's novice show when she was 16, winning first place. She was then hired as a crooner by the Orquestra Garam de Bailes...