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MPB
- Genre family
- Latin
- Starting recordings
- 23
ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet MPB
MPB is a branch of the Latin family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand MPB is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Gilberto Gil, Uakti and Rosinha de Valença.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreLatin
Current genreMPB
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordingsStart with these recordings
01Queixa1993 · MPB · mpbOpen in new tab 02Vila de Santa Tereza2008 · MPB · mpbOpen in new tab 03Movimento da vida2008 · MPB · mpbOpen in new tab 04Usina de prata2008 · MPB · mpbOpen in new tab 05Rap Das Armas (Noferini mix)2009 · MPB · mpbOpen in new tab 06Lágrima do sul2001 · MPB · mpbOpen in new tab 07Circo Marimbondo2001 · MPB · mpbOpen in new tab 08Dança Dos Meninos2001 · MPB · mpbOpen in new tab 09Roda viva2018 · MPB · mpbOpen in new tab 10Rainha do mar1973 · MPB · mpbOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
Key artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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LOCAL GRAPH
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