The wonderful album Listen of Brazilian Singer-Songerwriter PAUL BRYAN orginally released in 1973 on the label Top Tape of Rio De Janeiro is a milestone in the history of folk music and a hidden treasure never before released outside of Brazil. To inaugurate the TRAVEL GUIDE collection Sonar Kollektiv decided to make it available for the first time in Europe after 35 years! PAUL BRYAN is the pseudonym that Sérgio Sá, a blind-born keyboard player with a long and successful musical career in Br... Read more >>

The wonderful album Listen of Brazilian Singer-Songerwriter PAUL BRYAN orginally released in 1973 on the label Top Tape of Rio De Janeiro is a milestone in the history of folk music and a hidden treasure never before released outside of Brazil. To inaugurate the TRAVEL GUIDE collection Sonar Kollektiv decided to make it available for the first time in Europe after 35 years! PAUL BRYAN is the pseudonym that Sérgio Sá, a blind-born keyboard player with a long and successful musical career in Brazil as composer, producer and arranger, used to produce the album. Following the outstanding success of Listen Of that sold more than 150 000 copies in 1973, Sérgio became requested for musical arrangements and recorded in studio with famous artists like 'the king' roberto carlos, GILBERTO GIL, simone, Tim Maia, HERMETO PASCHOAL, Fábio Júnior, jane duboc and the trapalhoes amongst many others. Moreover In his journey Sérgio has had the opportunity to live in the USA and to work there for stevie wonder, To create Listen of Sérgio found his inspiration in the music of THE BEATLES, LENNON and MAC CARTNEY and hits of the American Motown label and artists such as JACKSON 5, DIANA ROSS and STEVIE WONDER. The romantic ballad Listen peaked up the Brazilian charts in 1973 and was used in a successful Brazilian soap. JAZZANOVA decided to pick up this beautiful piece of folk for digital release on their sub-label Digital Kollektiv. With its heavenly harmonies and a beautiful orchestration made of woodwinds and string instruments played by the PAULISTA SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA, Listen is a real forgotten radio hit that will take at the heart of all its listeners. PAUL BRYAN/ SERGIO SÁ had probably one of the most beautiful voices in Brazil in the seventies and the song is close to British-American pop music standards that its even hard to believe it has actually been recorded by SERGIO in Sau Paulo! As B-side of this digital release JAZZANOVA picked the song Thais, which also available on the album Listen Of. This lovely guitar songs put even more emphasis on SERGIOs exceptional voice. Like the rest of the album, this emotional song will give you another image of Brazilian music and culture. Dont miss it!