...a weekly radio show I run...

 

afro-brazilian radio show, WESU 88.1 FM     

 

New Show! Afro-Brazilian Beats
Tuesday evenings, 6:00-7:30, 88.1 FM (WESU)
This show has a alightly different format than usual. In addition to the Brazilian music I normally play, Afro-Brazilian Beats highlights a lot of modern Afro-Latin music, including brazilectro, afrotronic, etc. Some featured albums:
  • Orchestra Klaxon Max de Castro
  • Nacao Zumbi Nacao Zumbi
  • Brasil 2Mil Various
  • Onda Sonora Various
  • Sueños Liquidos Maná
  • Tanto Tempo Remixes Bebel Gilberto
  • Red Hot & Riot Various
  • Al Final de Este Viaje Silvio Rodriguez
  • afrotronic 2 Various


Highly recommended introductions to Brazilian Music
  • Brazilian Classics 1: Beleza Tropical Various (Luaka Bop)
  • Samba! (Hemisphere Collection) Various (Metro Blue)
  • Brazilian Classics 2: O Samba Various (Luaka Bop)
  • The Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook Various (Verve)
  • Brasileiro Various (Putumayo)
  • Maritmo Adriana Calcanhoto (Columbia)
  • Tanto Tempo Remixes Bebel Gilberto (Ziriguiboom/Six Degrees) Records
  • Samba Rock! Trio Mocoto (Ziriguiboom/Six Degrees)
  • Personalidade Jorge Ben (Philips)


Brazilian Rhythms (old show)
I play the great Brazilian musicians of MPB, Samba/Pagode, Tropicalia, Bossa Nova, Forró and Axé, including:
Adriana Calcanhoto
Ana Carolina
Ile Ayé
Jorge Ben
Cassia Eller
Rita Ribeiro
Lo Borges
Simone
Alcione
Leila Pinheiro
Moreno Veloso
Elsa Soares
Jorge Aragao
Beth Carvalho
Luciana Mello
Zélia Duncan
Nara Leão
Suba
João Gilberto
Bebel Gilberto
Gilberto Gil
Caetano Veloso
Astrud Gilberto
Arnaldo Antunes
Carlinhos Brown
Nando Reis
Djavan
Marisa Monte
Elis Regina
Tom Jobim
Milton Nascimento
Tania Maria
Maria Bethania
Chico Buarque
Titãs
Ed Motta
Tom Zé
Os Nativos
Daniela Mercury
Ivete Sangalo
Zeca Pagodinho
Timbalada
Olodum
and more!...