Alma Brasileira

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The Assads perform wide-ranging work from their native Brazil, which the Los Angeles Times calls “a fertile fusion nexus for guitarists.” Says Sérgio, “Some people call this jazz, some call it avant-garde, but the Brazilians just call it popular music.”

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Sérgio and Odair Assad perform wide-ranging work from their native Brazil, which the Los Angeles Times calls “a fertile fusion nexus for guitarists.” Says Sérgio, “Some people call this jazz, some call it avant-garde, but the Brazilians just call it popular music.” Included are works by Villa-Lobos, Pascoal, and works by Sérgio himself.

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PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Robert Hurwitz and Arthur Moorhead
Recorded November 1987 at Kruiskerk, Bergum, The Netherlands
Recording engineer: John Newton
Assistant engineer: Henk Jansen
Digital editing: E. Amelia Rogers and Henk Kooistra

Art direction and design: Steven Byram
Photographs by Michel Delsol
Photo treatment: Mark Malabrigo

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79179

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1disc
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Sérgio & Odair Assad
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Sérgio Assad, Odair Assad, guitars

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075597917925BUN
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MP3
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9.00
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603497133765
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    The CD of this album is available to purchase at ArkivMusic.

    Sérgio and Odair Assad perform wide-ranging work from their native Brazil, which the Los Angeles Times calls “a fertile fusion nexus for guitarists.” Says Sérgio, “Some people call this jazz, some call it avant-garde, but the Brazilians just call it popular music.” Included are works by Villa-Lobos, Pascoal, and works by Sérgio himself.

    Credits

    MUSICIANS
    Sérgio Assad, Odair Assad, guitars

    PRODUCTION CREDITS
    Produced by Robert Hurwitz and Arthur Moorhead
    Recorded November 1987 at Kruiskerk, Bergum, The Netherlands
    Recording engineer: John Newton
    Assistant engineer: Henk Jansen
    Digital editing: E. Amelia Rogers and Henk Kooistra

    Art direction and design: Steven Byram
    Photographs by Michel Delsol
    Photo treatment: Mark Malabrigo