The Best of Brazilian Music: Listener’s Choice – 2024
‘The Best of Brazilian Music: Listener’s Choice’ is The Sound of Brazil’s radio theme this week. 2024’s top performing songs and album as voted by listeners and fans like you.
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This Week At Connect Brazil:
Many happy returns… and resolutions!
This week, let’s look back at the Best of Brazilian Music from the year that was. What will Brazilian music fans remember best? 2024 will be remembered for the incredible number of quality recordings plus the emergence of a new style that shook up our playlists: Brazilian Pop!
We’ll recall the impressive number of historic, milestone musical anniversaries. And we’ll remember our special musical memories with the passing of Sergio Mendes.
Listener’s Choice Winners for 2024
2024 was a time of musical mastery and exciting new names that gifted us with one of the best years for Brazilian music in recent memory.
Here are 2024’s listener-voted winners for the best songs, albums, and musicians of the year:
- Album of The Year: Brasil by Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin
- Recording of The Year: Time And Again by Eliane Elias
- Best Vocal Brazilian Jazz Album: A Kiss For Brazil by Karrin Allyson
- Best Instrumental Brazilian Jazz Album: Luminoso, by Jeff Kashawa
- Best Brazilain Vocal Pop Album: Paradise by Ella & The Bossa Beat
- Best MPB Album: Ginga by Flava Cohelo
- Best Story: Ryan DeHues with Private Parlour (Bossa Vibes)
- 2024 Newsmaker: Nascimento + Esperanza, by Milton Nascimento and Esperanza Spalding
- Top Debut Album: Quadro Nuevo for Happy Deluxe.
- Best Reissue: Thank You, Tom Jobim, by The Arkadia Jazz All-Stars
- Best Thematic Album: Love Cole Porter, by Antonio Adolfo
I hope you’ll enjoy the show this week.
Happy Listening,
Scott Adams
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The Best of Brazilian Music: Listener’s Choice – 2024
Broadcast Hour 1:
Set 1: The Sounds of Brazil Opening Theme
Falo Do Amor<>Eliane Elias/Time And Again
My Heartbeat<>Eric Essix My Heartbeat
Gloomy Day<>Casey Abrams feat Mae Mae/Single
Welcome to the Lounge
Tout Est Bleu<>Bebel Gilberto/Tudo (from 10 years ago, 2014)
Special Announcement
Set 2:
Samba Saravah<>Ryan Dehues/Private Parlour
Bei den Jupau<>Quadro Nuevo/Happy Deluxe
Introduce Next Set
Belem, Minha Cidade<>Bobby Brazil/Amazonica (from 20 years ago, 2004)
Doces Manhas<>Flavia Coelho/Ginga
The Gift (Recado Bossa Nova)<>Karrin Allyson/Kiss For Brazil
Special Announcement
Set 3: This Week’s Spotlight Song
Catavento<>Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin/Brasil
Canto De Ossanha<>Jazz Juice/52nd Street
Bossa Rara<>Leo Gandelman/Loungjazz
The Best of Brazilian Music: Listener’s Choice – 2024
Broadcast Hour 2:
Set 1:
Scarborough Fair<>Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66/Greatest Hits
Welcome Back To Our Second Hour
Why Don’t We<>Ella & The Bossa Beat/Paradise
Paris<>Chris Bottii, John Splithoff/Vol. 1
Hipster<>Terry Wollman & Najee/Surface
Special Announcement
Bossa Love (2024)<>Marcos Ariel/Single
Set 2:
Green Ivy Tapestry<>Claude Fontaine/La Mer
Once I Loved<>Nigel Clark/Thank You, Tom Jobim
Introduce Next Set
Beyond Paradise<>Torcuato Mariano & Toni Scruggs/Escola (from 5 years ago, 2019)
Somos Todos Irmaos<>Daniela Soledade/Single
I’ve Got You Under My Skin<>Antonio Adolfo/Love Cole Porter
Special Announcement
Set 3:
Morro Velho<> Milton Nascimento/Nascimento + Esperanza
Preparando Um Luminoso<>Jeff Kashiwa/Luminoso
Closing Theme
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Next Week on The Sounds of Brazil:
We’ll kick off January 2025’s theme, The Warmth of Brazil, with two hours featuring ‘The Best of Boassa Nova’s Nara Leao’. Thanks for tuning in, whether it’s your radio, your computer at work, or your tablet or smartphone!
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The Best of Brazilian Music: Listener’s Choice
