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KC Currents' Sylvia Maria Gross tells us about a Brazilian anthem for unrequited love.

"She says 'my heart, I don't know why, beats happily when I see you,' " Gross translates the Portuguese lyrics of the song "Carinhoso" to English.

She continues alongside the singer's voice, " 'And my eyes will smile and follow you down the road, but still, you run away from me.' "

"So that's the beginning part of it, and it's so sad and beautiful," Gross says with a smile and dramatic sigh. "This is the song that occurred to me because I find myself singing it in my head a lot. It's a Brazilian song called 'Carinhoso,' which means affectionate."

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Artist Romare Bearden was born in North Carolina, and he grew up in the middle of the Harlem Renaissance during the 1920's. Much of his work depicts African Americans, but Bearden said his real focus was the universal human experience.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Growing up in Overland Park, Brian Stanton always knew he was adopted. And like many adoptees, he wanted to know something about his birth parents.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City native Glenn North is well known locally for creating regular outlets for poetry and spoken word.

Lawrence, KS – A KU music professor teams up with a Spanish vocal coach and master pianist to plan the second Festival of Spanish and Latin American Art Music in Kansas.