The honeyed moan of a cello floats in the equatorial night air. Then the syncopated step of a piano, rhythmic blue-toned chords dancing in double time with the crisp jangle of a pandeiro drum and a samba guitar. Finally he begins to sing in plaintive, lovely Portuguese, as a synthesized drone loop builds beneath his voice...

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