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...record-company executives are crooning the same refrain. At Polygram, vice president Richard Seidel is overseeing a new "Brazilian Wave" series that includes anthology albums for a number of major Brazilian pop stars. Celluloid, an independent U.S. label, has launched a subsidiary called Braziloid, dedicated to musica popular brasileira, a term used by Brazilians to refer to the country's diverse contemporary sounds. CBS Records is promoting Brazilian stars like Djavan and Rio de Janeiro-born vocalist Milton Nascimento as pop acts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: The Old Seducer Returns | 10/16/1989 | See Source »

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