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About Me

"The Brazilian Sound: Samba, Bossa Nova and the Popular Music of Brazil" (Temple University Press), by Chris McGowan and Ricardo Pessanha, has been the leading introduction to Brazilian music in English since 1991, and has been translated into German, French and Japanese.
A 3rd edition of the book will be published in December of 2008. Pre-orders are available here:
U.S.
The Brazilian Sound revised hardcover edition (USA)
The Brazilian Sound revised paperback edition (USA)
School/trade orders:
Temple University Press
Copies can also sometimes be found at the Toca do VinÃcius book store in Ipanema (Rio de Janeiro). Call 21-2247-5227.
The French-language edition can be purchased here:
Le Son Du BrÃ©sil (FranÃ§ais)
You can find Brazilian music, DVDs and books here:
The Brazilian Sound Shop at Amazon.com
The Brazilian Sound Shop at Amazon (U.K.)
The Brazilian Sound Shop at Amazon (Canada)
Ricardo Pessanha is the co-author, with Carla Cintia Conteiro, of Caetano Veloso: L'Ã¢me brÃ©silienne (Editions Demi-Lune) , a biography of the singer-songwriter in French.
And Chris McGowan is the author of the recently published science-fiction novel The Big God Network , available on Amazon.com , Amazon U.K. and Amazon Canada .

My Interests

Brazilian music, world music, Brazilian jazz, drum circles, musica brasileira, MPB, escolas de samba

Music:

samba, bossa nova, choro, forro, baiao, xaxado, frevo, maracatu, sertaneja, axe music, samba-cancao, samba de roda, coco, embolada, repente, repentistas, lundu, maxixe, batuque, batucada, carimbo, guitarrada, technobrega, capoeira, berimbau, afoxe, repique, tamborim, caixa, surdo, ganza, agogo, cavaquinho

My Blog

Fernando Gabeira: Rio de Janeiro’s next mayor (o próximo prefeito) ?

I have just posted a Huffington Post blog about Fernando Gabeira, who is running as the Green Party's candidate in the mayoral election of Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, October 5:Green Party's Gabeira May...
Posted by The Brazilian Sound on Sun, 05 Oct 2008 05:11:00 PST

"The Big God Network," a "world sci-fi" novel by co-author McGowan

Chris McGowan, co-author of "The Brazilian Sound," has published a science-fiction novel: "The Big God Network." It is set in the near-future in "post-America" as well as Brazil, Bali and Tokyo. The s...
Posted by The Brazilian Sound on Thu, 22 May 2008 10:22:00 PST

Caetano Veloso: Lâme brésilienne

Ricardo Pessanha, co-author of "The Brazilian Sound," and writer Carla Cintia Conteiro have just released "Caetano Veloso: L'âme brésilienne," a biography of Brazilian singer-songwriter Caetano Veloso...
Posted by The Brazilian Sound on Thu, 08 May 2008 02:37:00 PST

Brazilian Music Website

We have also created a website that is affiliated with the book. It features links, essays, and Brazilian music CDs and MP3s, Brazilian DVDs and Brazil-related books that are available through Amazon:...
Posted by The Brazilian Sound on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:55:00 PST

John Lennon & Tom Jobim

December 8 marked the anniversary of the deaths of John Lennon and Antonio Carlos "Tom" Jobim, two of the most important musical figures of our time. I wrote a blog about it for the Huffington Post, w...
Posted by The Brazilian Sound on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:08:00 PST

Press Reviews of the Book

Updated, with additional chapters, it continues to be the most informative -- and eminently readable -- book about Brazilian popular music.--Don Heckman, The Los Angeles TimesAn informed, useful intro...
Posted by The Brazilian Sound on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:24:00 PST