There’s More To Brazilian Music Than Samba

One of the samba dancers performs prior to the start of women’s Marathon race of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Athletics o in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016. (Zsolt Czegledi /MTI via AP)
One of the samba dancers performs prior to the start of women's Marathon race of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Athletics o in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016. Zsolt Czegledi /MTI via AP
One of the samba dancers performs prior to the start of women’s Marathon race of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Athletics o in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016. (Zsolt Czegledi /MTI via AP)
One of the samba dancers performs prior to the start of women's Marathon race of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Athletics o in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016. Zsolt Czegledi /MTI via AP

There’s More To Brazilian Music Than Samba

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Every Wednesday afternoon, Morning Shift Host Tony Sarabia joins our colleagues at Worldview to talk about something that’s near and dear to his heart: Music from around the globe. The segment is called Global Notes

This week, in honor of the Olympics in Rio, Tony talked with Jerome McDonnell about Brazilian music. Most people are familiar with Brazil’s two biggest musical exports, Samba and Bossa Nova. Tony, of course, wanted to dig a bit deeper, and broke out some very modern tracks. Morning Shift presents a section of that interview for your listening pleasure.