BEL MAIA
www.myspace.com/belmaiavoz
(As Featured on I Love Bossa Nova)
The new Brazilian music. BEL MAIA is a singer and composer with something to say. Musicality is a term synonymous with BEL MAIA. For years she has worked and lived in a highly musical environment where she has picked up influences not only from her native region, the interior of Brazil, but also from African music, jazz, and world music. All of these influences elevate her work to a different plane through her always engaging choice of instruments, repertoire, and her sophisticated arrangements. Above all, BEL MAIA’s work is highly personal. Despite its variety of cultural manifestations, BEL MAIA never fails to reveal a unique personality that is clearly her own. On her recently released 2nd CD entitled Novo Dia [New Day] Bel continues to mix MPB [Brazilian Popular Music] with regional rhythms and diverse sounds. Lyrically, the CD presents poetic images from daily life that reveal an optimistic, humanistic message. Musically, in this work BEL MAIA shows a new phase to her musical development with a greater variety of sounds and harmonic sophistication The CD features an A-list of instrumentalists as well including Márcio Bahia (drummer for Hermeto Paschoal), Kiko Continentino (pianist for Milton Nascimento), Marcelo Martins (saxophonist for Djavan), William Magalhães (Keyboardist for Marina Lima, Banda Black Rio) as well as musicians from her band: Marcelo Maia, Fred Valle, Luiz Chaffin, Edílson Moraes, and Ney Quiñonero. Novo Dia is a CD poised for great commercial success. The sales of her last CD, Rumo Certo, extended far beyond the confines of Brazil into countries such as Japan, Germany, and the United States. Songs from Rumo Certo received airplay in such diverse markets as Sydney, Australia; Brasília; and Rio de Janeiro. With Novo Dia Bel is determined to expand on these successes, providing audiences with a dynamic live show featuring her own material as well classics from Brazil’s rich musical traditions.
www.myspace.com/belmaiavoz
(As Featured on I Love Bossa Nova)
The new Brazilian music. BEL MAIA is a singer and composer with something to say. Musicality is a term synonymous with BEL MAIA. For years she has worked and lived in a highly musical environment where she has picked up influences not only from her native region, the interior of Brazil, but also from African music, jazz, and world music. All of these influences elevate her work to a different plane through her always engaging choice of instruments, repertoire, and her sophisticated arrangements. Above all, BEL MAIA’s work is highly personal. Despite its variety of cultural manifestations, BEL MAIA never fails to reveal a unique personality that is clearly her own. On her recently released 2nd CD entitled Novo Dia [New Day] Bel continues to mix MPB [Brazilian Popular Music] with regional rhythms and diverse sounds. Lyrically, the CD presents poetic images from daily life that reveal an optimistic, humanistic message. Musically, in this work BEL MAIA shows a new phase to her musical development with a greater variety of sounds and harmonic sophistication The CD features an A-list of instrumentalists as well including Márcio Bahia (drummer for Hermeto Paschoal), Kiko Continentino (pianist for Milton Nascimento), Marcelo Martins (saxophonist for Djavan), William Magalhães (Keyboardist for Marina Lima, Banda Black Rio) as well as musicians from her band: Marcelo Maia, Fred Valle, Luiz Chaffin, Edílson Moraes, and Ney Quiñonero. Novo Dia is a CD poised for great commercial success. The sales of her last CD, Rumo Certo, extended far beyond the confines of Brazil into countries such as Japan, Germany, and the United States. Songs from Rumo Certo received airplay in such diverse markets as Sydney, Australia; Brasília; and Rio de Janeiro. With Novo Dia Bel is determined to expand on these successes, providing audiences with a dynamic live show featuring her own material as well classics from Brazil’s rich musical traditions.
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