I-A-B Midnight Musicology 101- Sergio Mendes (Entertainment)
I-Am-Bored.com Latest Links (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
New feature alert- Old and new music from the past, present and possibly future. If it's good, you'll find it here.
I-Am-Bored.com Latest Links (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
New feature alert- Old and new music from the past, present and possibly future. If it's good, you'll find it here.
JazzHQ (Free subscription) | 15/09/2008
The Latin Grammy Award nominations were announced last week and Kenny G’s album, Rhythm & Romance, is on the list with two nominations. His album received one nod for Best Instrumental Album and another for Best Engineered Album. Sergio Mendes was nominated for Best Brazilian Song (Portuguese Language) along with Vanessa Da Mata for their track, Acode. Other notable nominations include Caribbean Jazz...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 13/09/2008
Ledisi is set to perform at an intimate evening in support of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama at Vibrato in Bel Air, California. On Monday, September 15 Ledisi will join Quincy Jones, Natalie Cole, Dave Koz, Sergio Mendes, Patti Austin, Lalah Hathaway, and more for this intimate evening...
Tonet's daily (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
Sergio Mendes Ultimate Collection Track List: 01. Take This Love 02. Let’s Give A Little More This Time 03. Never Gonna Let You Go 04. What Do We Mean To Each Other 05. Rainbow’s End 06. Put A Little Love Away 07. Hey Look At The Sun 08. Where Is The Love 09. Waiting For Love 10. Waters Of March 11. Mas Que Nada 13. The Look [...]
The Political Carnival (Free subscription) | 23/08/2008
Not so sure about this one. The stars are a bit of an older generation (this doesn't exactly scream "the future") and include Forest Whitaker, Jason Alexander, Whoopi Goldberg, Barry Manilow, Cyndi Lauper, Sergio Mendes, Herbie Hancock Joan Baez, Pamela Anderson(!), and Perez Hilton.
motel de moka (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
Image: Mdm’s Worddle. 1. Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66 - For What it’s worth Stillness (1970) 2. Joao Donato - Bananeira Lugar Comum (Dubas / 1975) 3. Jorge Ben - Take it easy my brother Charles Jorge Ben (1969) 4. Gary Mcfarland - Bloop Bleep The in sound (1965) 5. Coconut Monkeyrocket - Bloop, bleeps, bongos & brass The Coconut Monkeyrocket split ep (Comfort stand [...]
PopMatters Music (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
Mr. Brasil '66 returns in '08 with some old tunes and some new friends, bringing bossa-nova up to date again.
Blogger News Network (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
This latest album from Sergio Mendes will not disappoint fans. It just hit stores in June and is a follow-up to Timeless, which was released in 2006. Encanto is rich in Brazilian influence and has the expected bossa nova beat, along with a new interpretation of “The Look of Love”. Will i am created [...]
Blacknell.net (Free subscription) | 31/07/2008
One of my favorite things is coming across a cover that compels you to look for the original. In tonight’s example, we have the Black Eyed Peas’ remake of Sergio Mendes’ “Mas Que Nada.” Whether you can stand the obnoxiousness of the Black Eyed Peas or not, their music has become omnipresent, and it was [...]
Geezer Music Club (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
You gotta hand it to Sergio Mendes. The ageless Latin musical star has flourished for more than four decades, and even though he has plenty of ability himself, he’s been helped along the way by his unerring ability to choose some interesting musical partners. For his latest album, Encanto, now out on the Concord label, [...]
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 25/06/2008
Check out the new video for Sergio Mendes' "Funky Bahia" below! Concord Records presents Sergio Mendes' Encanto, in stores now, the follow up record to 2006's Timeless. "Funky Bahia" Video Stream on YouTube. "Funky Bahia" Audio Stream. On June 10th, 2008, Concord Records and Starbucks Entertainment will release Encanto (Enchantment), the newest record from the legendary Brazilian musician Sergio Mendes....
VIBE Magazine Online (Free subscription) | 24/06/2008
Sergio Mendes, "Encanto" The album’s unrepentant glee is unnerving.
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 23/06/2008
JVC Jazz Festival Review Sergio Mendes is a proud member of the generation that invented bossa nova, but he has always been more popularizer than purist. Most of the hit singles he had with his group Brasil '66 in the late 1960s were pleasant middle-of-the-road pop with a mild overlay of samba. His most recent albums mix bossa nova with hip-hop and contemporary R&B, sometimes smoothly but often awkwardly...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 23/06/2008
Reviews of performances by Tribe, Cecil Taylor and Sérgio Mendes.
IndieLondon (Free subscription) | 22/06/2008
Website Buy it (Amazon) Timeless reviewed