Note: The title track of this CD is the closing theme for the popular radio program, 'The Sounds of Brazil with Scott Adams'.
Brazilian charm with an American style. That’s the goal of many musicians, although few are able to create that fluid balance. Welcome to Minas, a Philadelphia based group which has dedicated itself to translating all the grace and beauty of Brazil for US audiences for years.
With ‘Dreams of Brazil’, Orlando Haddad and Patricia King have succeeded by combining the roots of Haddad’s Brazilian ancestry with the unique impressions of Brazil as seen through King’s American eyes, translating the music of Brazil for American ears.
All of this began quite naturally, in a Brazilian sort of way. Both Haddad and King were busy with their lives as students at North Carolina School of the Arts, going in opposite directions. He with rock music and she with musical comedy and drama. Then they met, and everything turned upside down. “One day I saw Orlando with a guitar on the beach and asked him to play something Brazilian.”
Orlando picks up the story. ”What really hit me hard was that I was so much into American music that I hardly knew any Brazilian tunes. And what is most ironic is that I had to leave Brazil and meet Patricia to discover the beauty of my own native music.”
Each of the CDs songs hold a palpable sense of Brazilian charm, and you’re sure to find your own favorites. Fans of the syndicated radio show, The Sounds of Brazil with Scott Adams will recognize the title track as the program’s closing theme, an honor it has held since its inception in 1992. One fan writes: “'Dream of Brazil' is a wonderful, happy instrumental piece that I can listen to over and over and not get tired of. Just listening to it makes me want to go to Brazil!”
The CD combines songs in both English and Portuguese and that’s a big part of its success, and the instrumental tracks are just as satisfying
