On Sunday, February 5, I went to a concert of Elomar. He is a Brazilian composer from the Northeastern state of Bahia. He is absolutely fantastic. His compositions, which include several operas, are incredible. He performed with his son João Omar, who is an amazing guitar player.
The lyrics talk about Brazil's culture and history and make many references to Brazil's period of dictatorship. Unfortunately, I don't speak much Portuguese and rely on the translations of Brazilians. This was especially a pity during the concert. Brazilian singers love to talk during concerts. And Elomar talked a lot. He performs very rarely and seldom gives interviews. So there is a lot of mystic around his personality. But during the concert, he spoke and joked and enjoyed the audience's attention. He even made fun of one of the sponsor's of his concert, Itaú, a powerful Brazilian bank and the 10th largest bank in the world. But even without understanding much of the lyrics, the Elomar and João conveyed great emotions in their voices and guitar play.
Some other great Brazilian music: Chico Buarque, Tom Jobim (remember The Girl From Ipanema?), Baden Powell, Otto, Funk como le gusta (even saw them perform at Bourbon Street), Maria Gadu
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