Roge - CurymanOne of Rio de Janeiro's most exciting singer songwriters of the lastfifteen years is now living in Los Angeles, where he stands on theverge of an overdue American breakthrough. Before the move, LatinGrammy nominee Rog (pronounced haw zheh) was the prince ofLapa, the bustling downtown center of Rio's nightlife. Charismatic andscruffy, with a distinctively raspy yet boyish voice, Rog born RogerJos Cury gained an avid following for his swinging samba

Wind & Fire fame) originally released on Columbia Records

Piya's ethereal voice is telling us to work and strive together toward progress

she worked with many contemporary composers

catch-phrases and party refrains for the purpose

Motian's illustrious but at that point somewhat unheralded musical career

Pergolesi piano competition

In the 1950s

and won high praise from MusicWeb International

nonetheless earning heaps of praise from critics

Part 1" notably spotlights Bothén on donso ngoni

drawing on everything from baroque dances to Wagner-inspired chromaticism to bring it's story to colorful life

Paul Chambers on bass