Bob Telson:  I’m Calling You

Bob Telson: I’m Calling You

When I first heard this song and saw this movie, I was maybe 10 years old, and lived in the middle of nowhere:  a rural part of the third world country Brazil, where culture was really hard to come by. I managed to lay my hands on a pirate copy of this movie and the...
Gino Paoli:  Senza Fine

Gino Paoli: Senza Fine

I heard Gino Paoli’s “Senza Fine” for the first time in a TV series in Brazil.  It was sung by Italian singer Ornella Vanoni in a very sexy arrangement that I loved back then, but soon started sounding quite dated. Years later, a Brazilian singer named...
Jacques Brel:  La Valsa a Mille Temps

Jacques Brel: La Valsa a Mille Temps

I went to France several times as a kid and ended up living there at the age of 15, having been introduced to the wonderful music of Jacques Brel. Though not a Parisian himself (Brel was born in Belgium), he contributed much to our idea of what is...

Clarice Assad

May’s Artist of the Month is the dynamic composer, pianist and vocalist Clarice Assad. Join her on Friday, May 4, when she curates and hosts a NYFOS Next evening focused on Brazilian song. You are very active as both a composer and a performer. How do you...