Brazilian

“Tentativa” is the studio album debut for the Brasilidades ensemble—Luisa Annibali, Julio Batista, and William Alexandre—exploring the traditions of Choro and Samba. The ten-track album features original music in both Portuguese and Italian.

Maciej served as the recording, mixing, and mastering engineer, ensuring that the organic Choro and Samba textures were captured authentically. The project highlights the rhythmic depth and melodic elegance of the ensemble, contributing to the vibrant grassroots Brazilian music scene in Dublin.

A recording of Guinga’s “Bolero de Satã” featuring Gaudiê Otero on guitar and Sara Yamit on vocals, recorded and mixed by Maciej Bliziński in March 2024.

“A ginga do Mané” performed by Regional Massapê, recorded and mixed by Maciej Bliziński in August 2023.

A recording of Jacob do Bandolim’s “André de sapato novo” performed by Regional Massapê, recorded and mixed by Maciej Bliziński in June 2023.

A recording of Bruno Martino’s “Estate” featuring Mayara Mitsuka on vocals, arranged and recorded by Maciej Bliziński in September 2022.

A recording of Antonio Carlos Jobim’s “Triste” featuring Mayara Mitsuka on vocals, arranged and recorded by Maciej Bliziński in August 2022, with videography by Ivan Vučica.