brazilian & more

I’ve had the honor of working with many talented musicians, including those in the Brazilian quintet, ABRAZU: Dave MacNab guitar, Kendrick Freeman percussion & vocals, Bob Afifi flute, Gabe Case bass & vocals, and myself on small percussion and lead vocals.   Thanks to Sydney & Sheri at Paige 9 Productions for the reel.

There’s nothing like a little low-production home video to keep things real. These bunch of songs above are covers and originals, typical of what I play for solo gigs.

And the video below, Feeling Good, is a Nina Simone song of course, that I couldn’t help recording in a huge storage unit that I had just finished clearing out. The acoustics were so sweet and the song so meaningful that day.

L' Alma Negra
Maria Bija

L’Alma Negra is one of my originals on TWIN SOULS: BREATHE, an album I collaborated on with my former partner Diego Jameau.

Tristeza Pe No Chao
BLUE BRAZIL musicians Pablo Rodriguez, Nate Lopez, Maria Ana (Jameau) Bija, Bob Afifi, Jacob Harris

BLUE BRAZIL musicians Pablo Rodriguez, Nate Lopez, Maria Ana (Jameau) Bija, Bob Afifi, Jacob Harris

Blue Brazil’s Tristeza Pe No Chao was a favorited song in The Netherlands when Challenge Records International promoted the cd BLUE BRAZIL: GEMA on air internationally.

Nao Deixa O Samba Morrer - M A Bija
Breathe - M A Bija