In 1964, when Kim Ribeiro started to play his flute in public, the Bossa-Nova blew up in Rio de Janeiro; he participated of its unfolding in Juiz de Fora (MG) where he was born and raised. Five years later, he moved to Rio de Janeiro, in order to study polyphony, musical analysis and theory in the Pro Arte Seminaries of Music (Rio de Janeiro). His first job was in the State Firemen Corporation Band, as a piccolo player. This was not his only activity, since he started to play with singers and instrumentists like Baden Powell, Alaide Costa, Sergio Ricardo, Nelson Cavaquinho, Paulo Moura, among others exponents of the MPB (Brazilian Popular Music). He founded his own instrumental group, "Quinteto Pixinguinha". Eclectic composer, he wrote for trios, duos and bigger groups, following and developing diverse styles, although major emphasis was placed on Brazilian rhythms, like 'choro' and 'samba'. So far, his compositions have been recorded by several artists, as the Grupo de Choro da Rocinha, Odette Ernest Dias, Mônica Mendes, etc., although his own interpretation has a special flavor. "Kim did not let himself be a servant of a genre. Theoretically, his music would be called "popular music", since he was not oriented to the vast structures of concert music. Nevertheless, in this universe, that imposes certain time or genre limits, how inspired, variegated and unexpected is his composition! Marks of talent are all over, in the purity of melodic lines, in counterpoint and, mostly, in a certain search of a new sound, whatever this might be." - Luiz Paulo Horta, music critic for O Globo.

40 anos de Musica Diverso Universo Majestic

Tagged as: Jazz, World, Flute.

1. Wavebuffet: jazzy eclectic and elegant dancefloor friendly electronica
2. Petr Venkrbec: electro jazz full of nice surprises
3. Mark Cook: blues guitar legend in the making
4. Paolo Pavan: Urban funky jazz piano, in a sober and straightforward style
5. Aryeh Frankfurter: Timeless and enchanting folk music for the soul
6. Wet City Rockers: rootsy, dubby, Reggae sounds from the rainy city
7. Kara Nomadica: a fresh new sound driven by traditional Arabic and Turkish rhythms
8. The Headroom Project: Vivid world-electronica grooves
9. Francois Couture: Canadian composer, musician, orchestrator, arranger and sound designer
10. Eric Kamen: Urban Flamenco
11. Suchitra Lata: Swirling Chillout, Ambient, World, Progressive Pop, Indian classical veena and much more in between
12. Emma Wallace: angst-free modern ragtime
13. Kourosh Zolani: persian santour (hammer dulcimer)
14. Barbepeste Official Orchestra: Ahoy and shiver your timbers to some Irish World music with a smattering of pirates
15. Daria: Music to inspire all the World's children
16. Lisa Lynne: Inspirational, uplifting, gentle, and soothing Celtic harp, World flutes, guitar and more.
17. Cheryl Ann Fulton: World-class performer and teacher of Medieval, Baroque, Welsh triple, Celtic and Concert harps.
18. Satori: healing, meditative ambient new age
19. Barry Phillips: Scandinavian folkish cello
20. Middle-Earth Ensemble: sultry and percussive Mid-East fusion