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Pianist, arranger, composer, and producer Cesar Camargo Mariano is one of Brazil's most celebrated and sought-after musicians. In the early '60s, just as the bossa nova was taking its baby steps toward enchanting the world, a teenage Cesar became famous for his ability to swing and for his now-legendary left hand. His ensembles of that era, notably Sambalanço Trio and Som Tres, are regarded as high points in Brazilian jazz; so is his 1981 album Samambaia, one of his thirty-plus instrumental albums. Cesar's collaborations with many of Brazil's most important singers, notably Wilson Simonal and Elis Regina, have brought him...

Chico César es, junto a Carlinhos Brown y Marisa Monte, una de las figuras más importantes de una nueva generación de músicos brasileños, que en los últimos años han provocado un interesante cambio en el siempre vigente sonido del Brasil. Nacido como Francisco César Gonçalves en Catolé do Rocha, en el interior del nordestino estado de Paraíba, desde muy pequeño la música ha sido parte integral de su vida. A partir de los diez años formó algunas bandas de covers (Super Som Mirim, The Snakes, Ferradura) hasta que se mudó a João Pessoa donde se integró al grupo experimental colectivo...

The spirit of rock & roll has hauled himself out of bed. He's called up his demons, put on his best black suit, and returned to the city's dark places. His new playmates are The Cesarians. Not since The Birthday Party crashed and burned in Berlin, have the twisted sounds of old style decadence been pumped so intensely through distorted amplifiers. London scenesters looking for a scene free of recycled rock, have found expression in The Cesarians cabaret world. Had rock and roll been born in 1930's urban Europe, and not 1930's rural America, it would have been like this;...