Sérgio Mendes swept into America with “Mas Que Nada” in 1966 and went on to establish immortality among connoisseurs of both classy cocktails and bossa nova rhythms. He is working on his new album and still claims to be nervous before shows—especially if he’s playing at the Hollywood Bowl. He will play the Hollywood Bowl this Wednesday. This interview by Ayse Arf.

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Download: Arthur Verocai “Presente Grego”

(from the self-titled LP coming soon on Ubiquity)
Costa Mesa label Ubiquity—and its reissue arm Luv N Haight—have quietly announced a very limited vinyl repress of the long-gone Arthur Verocai LP, a lost masterpiece that surfaced only in 2002 and which provoked such a powerful response (Madlib has said he’d listen to [...]

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ArtDontSleep and Mochilla present this video of Arthur Verocai and orchestra performing “Seriado” (from his self-titled 1972 album reissued on Luv ‘n’ Haight) on Sunday at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex as part of the Timeless series. Check out other videos from earlier performances [...]

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Brazilian composer and arranger Arthur Verocai’s self-titled 1972 album is counterpart to American masterworks like Inspiration Information or Songs In The Key Of Life. After releasing this single album, Verocai left music for thirty years, returning only recently to composing and arranging. This interview by Chris Ziegler.

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