Seguir Vivendo

Seguir Vivendo is a stunning tribute to Brazilian music and the timeless songs of American singer-songwriter Michael Franks, reimagined in Portuguese. Spearheaded by Roeland Jacobs and Rob van Weelde, this project brings together a blend of smooth jazz and bossa nova, featuring the soulful vocals of Brazilian-Dutch singer Lilian Vieira (Zuco 103). The album presents twelve of Franks' original songs, carefully selected for their Brazilian essence and translated into Portuguese by Celso Viafora, a close friend of Ivan Lins. With arrangements crafted by Roeland Jacobs for voice and strings, the album features beautiful performances by the string section of the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, conducted by Brazilian maestro Alexandra Arrieche.