Magalenha is a batucada style song by Brazilian musician Carlinhos Brown. It was written, sung and produced by Brown with Sergio Mendes serving as executive producer.
Sérgio Santos Mendes (born February 1941) is a Brazilian musician. His career took off with worldwide hits with his band Brasil '66. He has over 55 releases and plays Bossa Nova heavily crossed with jazz and funk. He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2012 as co-writer of the song "Real in Rio" from the animated film Rio. Primarily known in the USA, where his albums were recorded and where most of his touring took place. Mendes has also collaborated with many artists through the years, including The Black Eyed Peas, with whom he re-recorded in 2006 a version of his breakthrough hit Mas Que Nada. Born in Niterói, Brazil, he attended the local conservatory with hopes of becoming a classical pianist. As his interest in jazz grew, he started playing in nightclubs in the late 1950s just as Bossa Nova, a jazz-inflected derivative of samba, was emerging. Mendes played with Antônio Carlos Jobim (regarded as a mentor) and many U.S. jazz musicians who toured Brazil.
Magalenha is a song by Brazilian musician Carlinhos Brown. It is the second track on studio album Brasileiro (1992). The song was produced by Brown and Mendes as executive producer. The song was included on Brown's studio album Mixturada Brasileira (2012). The single appears in the 1998 film Dance with Me and its soundtrack. Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan covered this song on her album Brazil305 in 2020.
Jock McKenzie studied trumpet at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester where he was a joint recipient of the college’s concerto prize. From 1987 Jock based his musical career in Hampshire, working as a freelance trumpeter, conductor, composer, arranger and brass teacher. Jock is a former Professional Leader (Brass) for Hampshire Music Service and was the Director of the Hampshire County Youth Band from 2004 until 2020. It is the mix of all of these musical roles that has led to Jock establishing a reputation as a leading creator of brass music resources, particularly in the field of education and brass ensemble music. In 2020 Jock was awarded an “Honorary Fellowship of the University of Winchester” for services to music education. Currently Jock is working part-time for the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama; providing tuition for their Brass Teaching Module. In 2024 Jock was given the award for “Services to Youth” by Brass Bands England.
