tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750183527845564120.comments2023-06-29T11:27:48.193-07:00The Brazilian SoundUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750183527845564120.post-50072509489856809452015-11-18T01:31:47.989-08:002015-11-18T01:31:47.989-08:00What an absolute hoot it is to find your article o...What an absolute hoot it is to find your article on Deppenschmidt!<br />It was sheer happenstance that I discovered, in the mid 80s that there was more to Brazilian music than Bossa Nova. I was living in Boston when MPB grabbed me by the throat. In very short order I had a large collection of LPs, culled from shops in Allston, Rio and DC, and started taking Portuguese courses to find out what those beautiful sounding lyrics meant. Soon, I made friends with Dennis Miller who did a weekly show on WERS, the Emerson College radio station, feeding him with material for his show, and getting free tickets to all the visiting MPB stars’ shows in exchange. I like to think that I had a role, however modest, in promoting Brazilian music in Boston. Dennis was gracious enough to acknowledge my contribution on his final show. <br />Of course, I bought your book! And Perrone’s too.<br />A decade later I found myself in the cultural backwaters of Pennsylvania, in Doylestown, with hundreds of MPB LPs and CDs and no one to share this trove with. At the time my neighbor Curt was taking drum lessons with a local teacher and one day threw a party for him. I was introduced to his teacher as the fellow crazy about Brazilian music. That’s when Buddy Deppenschmidt told me the story about how he got corralled into the session that produced Getz’s earliest Bossa Nova recordings. Curt had been plying us with beers and while my conversation with Buddy was definitely under the influence I remember that evening well. In gratitude, I rushed home and returned with your book. Buddy thumbed through it and, on impulse, I said, “Keep it - it’s yours.”<br />I am guessing that your interview with Buddy transpired several years later - a decade perhaps - enough time, at any rate, for Buddy to have forgotten how he came to have a copy of The Brazilian Sound. I doubt that he made the connection between me and his interviewer. As I said, we’d had a few beers that night. I did enjoy your book before I gave it away; I thought the giving was an apt gesture.<br />Narayan Acharya<br />Doylestown, PA<br />18 Sep 2015narayannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750183527845564120.post-49664755248901985392014-02-03T13:32:59.349-08:002014-02-03T13:32:59.349-08:00Good job, Chris -- very nice!
Good job, Chris -- very nice! <br />Kate Lyranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750183527845564120.post-76535633158388539612014-01-31T22:10:49.308-08:002014-01-31T22:10:49.308-08:00Nice piece, Chris! Always loved Lyra and agree he&...Nice piece, Chris! Always loved Lyra and agree he's unjustifiably under appreciated.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00540736943469938962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750183527845564120.post-70084920230621918832013-06-27T15:06:30.408-07:002013-06-27T15:06:30.408-07:00great post, loved the movie RIO and musicgreat post, loved the movie RIO and <a href="http://www.goononthetrack.com/download-rap-beats.php" rel="nofollow">music</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750183527845564120.post-71134858821910288192013-02-12T20:07:55.115-08:002013-02-12T20:07:55.115-08:00Hello, I'm doing some research on Brazilian cu...Hello, I'm doing some research on Brazilian culture for a project I am currently working on and I would appreciate it if you could help answer a few questions. In Brazil, I know that there are many different types of music styles. I was wondering what the most important cultural aspect of the music? Also, I was wondering if you would happen to know where the style of dancing involved with the music came from and why it is important in Brazilian music? Thank you for any information you can give. Jeffrey R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03154343109697091817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750183527845564120.post-407877238896718072013-01-12T15:00:45.421-08:002013-01-12T15:00:45.421-08:00Indeed, marvelous article!Indeed, marvelous article!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750183527845564120.post-55381208291723916672012-12-30T14:28:33.344-08:002012-12-30T14:28:33.344-08:00Thank you for such thoughtful and accurate writing...Thank you for such thoughtful and accurate writing!particlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14270801063810346328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750183527845564120.post-61977896309833305762011-07-25T15:21:28.805-07:002011-07-25T15:21:28.805-07:00deixa eu ver a minha Bahia, minha raiz, meus bloco...deixa eu ver a minha Bahia, minha raiz, meus blocos, minha cultura.Me manda foto do Araketu e do olodum, Ile aye, muzenza e todos que fazem a musica mais bonita do Brasil....Inhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13024640276363482716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750183527845564120.post-80732402384557386322011-07-25T15:19:19.037-07:002011-07-25T15:19:19.037-07:00Uma das melhores passagens do carnaval da Bahia, m...Uma das melhores passagens do carnaval da Bahia, muinta saudade para uma brasileira que mora sozinha no fim do mundo americano.Inhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13024640276363482716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750183527845564120.post-90015301766428962242010-10-04T09:55:47.204-07:002010-10-04T09:55:47.204-07:00CB, agora só falta lançar em português, vamos? Já ...CB, agora só falta lançar em português, vamos? Já comecei a colocar pilha no Ricardo :-) bjUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06193266239335340017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750183527845564120.post-28274897956098908842010-08-09T05:13:39.643-07:002010-08-09T05:13:39.643-07:00Hi there,
Ezequiel is also author of a book - Barã...Hi there,<br />Ezequiel is also author of a book - Barão Vermelho - Porque a gente é assim" (Editora Globo).<br /><br />Thank yourodrigo pintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07310277718240398853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750183527845564120.post-68646416922971153432010-08-07T10:59:49.249-07:002010-08-07T10:59:49.249-07:00i do like brazilian music..where can i downloda th...i do like brazilian music..where can i downloda that?syamllbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16816588460581287681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750183527845564120.post-51189632914030945752010-08-02T04:33:11.711-07:002010-08-02T04:33:11.711-07:00hello,
I am from kuwait and I like brazilian and P...hello,<br />I am from kuwait and I like brazilian and Portuguese music. especially sara taraveras. :)Manayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02928402592197205676noreply@blogger.com