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Nature Music

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Masculine nicknames haunt Léa Freire: “the contemporary Villa-Lobos,” “the new Tom Jobim,” “Hermeto in skirts.” An exceptional woman, an instrumentalist, jazz improviser, arranger, and symphonic composer, she inhabits musical universes still largely dominated by men. Léa confronts prejudice head-on, breaking the boundaries between classical and popular music to create a sound that is unmistakably Brazilian yet profoundly universal.

In Nature Music, iconic figures of Brazilian music, legends of jazz, and a vibrant new generation of women musicians reflect on Léa’s influence — her creative power, her generosity, and the joys, struggles, and challenges of being a woman in music. Even today.

Directed by Lucas Weglinski, Nature Music is both a portrait and a celebration of a woman’s voice reshaping the sound of music.

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