When Brazilian singer Luisa Maita and her band showed up for their Tiny Desk Concert, I was a little concerned that, with only three accompanists, she wouldn't be able to re-create the deep grooves of ...

Luisa Maita is a new voice of Brazil, heard everywhere from advertising jingles to pop songs to the promotional film that helped win that country the 2016 Olympics. Now the world gets a chance to hear ...

The postcard visions that Brazilian music conjures of swaying bodies and sybaritic beaches come from our visual iconography of Rio de Janeiro, one of the world’s most photogenic locales. But rising ...

Change is the only true constant, as the rapid pace of technology perpetually underscores. But it can be difficult to accept. Brazilian singer-songwriter Luísa Maita, though, accepts it willingly.

Jason Bentley recently started spinning Brazilian singer Luísa Maita, whose music embodies the spirit of her native country — sultry and seductive with a samba swing. The first time I heard her track ...

Luísa Maita, hailed by NPR as “The New Voice of Brazil,” kicked off her 2012 North American summer tour on Thursday, July 19 at the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis. This summer may be one of the ...

Luisa Maita’s music is the music of Brazil. It can be bustling and urban. Or chill and tropical. It can be plugged in, or acoustic. It can be the sound of the street samba at noon or the back of a ...

Brazilian singer Luisa Maita’s soft delivery could be a reaction to the intense volume of her hometown, the sprawling metropolis of Sao Paulo. She has more than one feeling about this city and that ...

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Brazilian siren Luisa Maita is returning to North America with her signature mix of samba, alternative pop and downtempo electronica. Hailed by NPR as “The New Voice of Brazil," Luísa Maita will be ...

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