Sounds and Colours Brazil is a new book and CD focused on Brazilian music and culture. With interest in Brazil set to reach fever pitch make sure you get the inside scoop on what makes the country tick… its creativity, diversity and rich cultural history. If you’re thinking bossa nova, Carmen Miranda and Jorge Amado then this book may not be for you. Sure, these are all important parts of Brazilian culture (and feature in our book in some way) but we wanted to go deeper than that.
“Great Read…”Gilles Peterson
“You need to get [it] if you’re a music lover”.Cerys Matthews
“If you want to find out whats hot in music and culture in Brazil, this book is essential.”Daniel Haaksman, Man Recordings
“Warts and all, this book will set right certain prejudices and highlight lesser known aspects of the South American giant’s history, whilst offering a easy to navigate oeuvre of Brazil’s charismatic, rambunctious, culture.”God Is In The TV Zine
Setting The Scene: Rio De Janeiro by Russell Slater Give Upp The Funk by Greg Scruggs Na Lapa by Alfredo Del-Penho Bate-Bola by Damian Platt The Joy Of Jongo by Eloise Stevens Setting The Scene: São Paulo by Russell Slater Nothing But An SP Thang by Rodrigo Brandão Brazilian Samples That Made Hip-Hop History by Allen Thayer The Felabration Has Begun by Russell Slater Unhappy Hillbillies & Ten-Gallon Hats by Alexander S. Dent The Modern Pilgrims by Lulina Abduzida Setting The Scene: Belo Horizonte by Katia Abreu Soccer, Samba, Soundcloud by Shannon Garland Setting The Scene: Salvador by Jody Gillett The Game Players by Hermano Vianna Gonzaga & Me by Rob Curto Setting The Scene: Recife by Diego Albuquerque & Rodrigo Édipo Carnaval Do Recife (Photos) by Beto Figueiroa Mulher Rendeira by Robin Perkins Welcome To The Jungle by Marlon Bishop Tecnobrega Rising by Amaya García-Velasco Brazil’s Sonic Mutants by Wolfram Lange Tecnobrega In Belém (Photos) by Henrik Moltke Twenty Influential Brazilian Albums by Debora Baldelli, Marlon Bishop, Rodrigo Brandão, Caçapa, Greg Caz, Tom Crookston, Julia Furlan, Kariann Goldschmitt, Pedro Gutierres (Illustration), Pablo Miyazawa, Russell Slater, José Teles, Allen Thayer And Steven Totten
FILM
Brazilian Cinema: An Introduction by Demetrios Matheou Neighbouring Films by Bruno Guaraná The Sounds Of The Street by Lucas Santtana A Hero Without Character by Bruna Gala Literature, Art & Politics by Leo Nikolaidis Cinema Novo by Leo Nikolaidis Mirror, Mirror by Sofia Serbin De Skalon Bus 174 & The Invisibles by Ed Siegle Diretas Já by Nick MacWilliam
ART
Brazilian Art: An Introduction by Alicia Bastos Portrait Of Populism by Jessica Sequeira Anarkia Boladona by Damian Platt Gilvan Samico by Arthur Dantas Derlon Almeida by Russell Slater
LITERATURE
Brazil’s New Literary Encounters by Joanna Blyth Good, Average Or Bad? by Luiz Bras 21st-Century Brazilian Authors by Luiz Ruffato On A String by Russell Slater Soirees For The Soul by Russell Slater A Jorge Amado Reader by Gina Vergel
PLUS
Brasília, 20th June 2013 (Photos) by Cícero Fraga Artwork/Illustrations by Mateus Acioli, Pedro Gutierres, Raul Luna and Felipe Muanis.
CD
Listen to sample track, Gabriel Muzak’s “Belém Não Para”:
1. Kassin – Calça de Ginástica
2. BNegão & Os Seletores de Frequência – Chega Pra Somar No Groove
3. Orquestra Contemporânea de Olinda – No Ar
4. Ex-Exus – Estejam Sempre Aqui
5. Cabruêra – Jurema
6. Sombra – Movimente-se
7. OQuadro – Tá Amarrado
8. Metá Metá – Obá Iná
9. Bixiga 70 – Grito de Paz
10. Alvinho Lancellotti – Alegria da Gente
11. Gabriel Muzak – Belém Não Para
12. Dead Lover’s Twisted Heart – Meu Coração
13. Felipe Cordeiro – Conversa Fora
14. D MinGus – Naturalmente Punks
15. Chinese Cookie Poets – Viva la Raza!
16. Passo Torto – Cidadão
17. Siba – Qasida
18. Alessandra Leão – Ai, Dendê
19. Space Night Love Dance Laser – Ivani 2000
20. Os Nelsons – É Só Se Jogar
