During this year’s Grammys, in the US, many people were wondering who Esperanza Spalding was. Winner of the Best New Artist category, she took the statuette from the hands of Justin Bieber, Florence and the Machine and Mumford & Sons. Glamurama, who loves jazz and its neodivas, already knew all about her, of course.
* Esperanza is American and in love with Brazilian music. On her latest album, which has won her a Grammy, there are two songs with a Brazilian flair. In addition to a duet with Milton Nascimento on "Apple Blossom", she recorded Tom Jobim’s "Inútil Paisagem,” even singing in Portuguese. Esperanza, who performed in Brazil in 2010, still has under her belt a partnership with Ana Carolina. She really is an insider, right?