Join us on April 25 to celebrate the Portuguese language and cultures at Lesley University. Please register to attend.
Receita de Samba, taken from Jacob do Bandolim's choro of the same name, means in Portuguese, "Recipe for Samba," an apt name for a group focused on the many flavors of Brazilian music in its purest form, with no artificial additives like drum machines or electronic sampling. The chefs de cuisine are husband and wife duo Anna Borges and Bill Ward, who draw from Boston's vibrant Brazilian music scene to cook up only the finest bossa nova and samba, as well as regional specialties such as forró, ijexá, and coco.
Anna Borges, originally from Recife, Pernambuco, began her career in Brasília, singing in local nightclubs and theaters.
Bill Ward is a pianist, guitarist and singer who has explored, in depth, many musical universes. He began as a jazz pianist, winning Downbeat polls as a high school student and later studying at Oberlin Conservatory with Dan Wall and Sanford Margolis.
