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Djavan Releases 'Improviso,' Reviving a Michael Jackson Link and Honoring Gal Costa

The veteran composer uses the album to connect long‑standing influences with new listeners.

Overview

  • Released on November 11 via Luanda Records/Sony Music, the 12‑track set blends jazz, samba and R&B and features politically pointed writing such as the antiwar song Sonhar.
  • Pra Sempre transforms a 1987 melody written after a Quincy Jones invitation to contribute to Michael Jackson’s Bad into a recorded homage.
  • Djavan re‑records O Vento, first cut by Gal Costa in 1987, as a tribute to the singer who died in 2022.
  • A social‑media rollout for Um Brinde used a lyric‑free “djavanês” version to invite fan writing, drawing a strong response from Gen Z listeners.
  • At 76, Djavan announces a 50‑year celebration tour opening May 9 at São Paulo’s Allianz Parque and says he has no plans to retire.