Racism and intolerance can end if people are given the education to respect each other.Opera Capoeira is educational, entertaining, and encourages a wide audience to explore a unique divergent 'Jogo de Capuêra' (aka Kaa-poera, Capoera, Capoeira, etc).The Opera’s plot spans across three acts and a bonus subplot rocking in the Index. You’ll be thrilled and have fun, learn cool stuff and be pl...

My new Music Method features crucial updates to improve the creation of classical scores and teaches you how to best employ the music clefs. I confirm the worth of the new Birimbau (orucungo, gunga, berimbau, etc.) and percussion score with original songs, inspired by the creative practice of Capoeira, MPB, classical music, rock and jazz.The book provides ideas and solutions to enhance family and academic e...

The main objective of my pedagogy with Guitar Tab Chart is to improve the teaching and performance of acoustic, electric and bass guitars, amid other similar stringed instruments/---As instruções elementares com Tab Chart visam expandir a capacidade intelectual e artística das pessoas, motivando-as a tocar músicas familiares e complexas e tornar-se bilíngueMeu estilo de vida poliglota originou uma ideia original e e...

In this generously illustrated book, world-renowned Yale art historian Robert Farris Thompson gives us the definitive account of tango, "the fabulous dance of the past hundred years–and the most beautiful, in the opinion of Martha Graham.”Thompson traces tango’s evolution in the nineteenth century under European, Andalusian-Gaucho, and African influences through its representations by Hollywood and dramatizations in dance halls throughout the world. He shows us tango not o...

A complete guide to playing guitar accompaniment and chord melodies in various Brazilian styles -- Samba, Bossa Nova, Frevo, etc. * Comes with a CD of Nelson demonstrating each exercise, plus a tune in each style * Many variations of basic comping patterns written out, each with complete chord voicings. * Also includes short transcriptions of guitar parts as recorded by Toninho Horta, Joao Bosco, Joao Gilberto, etc. The audio portion of this book is available for free download at

The only comprehensive book ever published on how to play bass in authentic Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, Caribbean and various South American styles. Over 250 pages of exact transcriptions of every note Oscar plays on the 3 accompanying CDs. Endorsed by Down Beat magazine, Latin Beat magazine, Benny Rietveld, etc. The audio portion of this book is available for free download at http://www.shermusic.com/new/downloads.shtml.

“Reminds us of how arts education can change lives.” —Gary Stager, Huffington PostIn this “vivid story” (Economist), Tricia Tunstall “chronicles the origins and growth of Venezuela’s acclaimed El Sistema national music education program” (Reed Johnson, Los Angeles Times) and illustrates its overarching goal: to rescue children from the depredations of poverty through music. What began in Venezuela has extended to Los Angeles, New York Cit...

This publication, published by SamEnrico, covers Ultimate Handbook Guide to Havana : (Cuba) Travel Guide

In November 1916, a young Afro-Brazilian musician named Donga registered sheet music for the song "Pelo telefone" ("On the Telephone") at the National Library in Rio de Janeiro. This apparently simple act—claiming ownership of a musical composition—set in motion a series of events that would shake Brazil's cultural landscape. Before the debut of "Pelo telephone," samba was a somewhat obscure term, but by the late 1920s, the wildly popular song had helped to make it synonymous with Brazilia...

This publication, published by SamEnrico, covers Ultimate Handbook Guide to Montevideo : (Uruguay) Travel Guide

The only complete method book on Salsa ever published. Numerous musical examples of how different Afro-Cuban styles are created, what each instrument does, text explaining the history and structure of the music, etc. "This will be the Salsa Bible for years to come." Sonny Bravo, Tito-Puente's pianist.

O livro apresenta o processo de uma edição crítica e um estudo interpretativo da obra Variations on Two Rows for Percussion and Strings, de Eleazar de Carvalho, que é considerado o primeiro concerto brasileiro para percussão e orquestra.