On The Margins – Brazilian Music Round-Up (M. Takara, Response Pirituba, Ananda, DeafKids, R. Mutt and more)
This year, due to obvious circumstances, I have had the chance to listen to more music than maybe ever before,... Read Article
Under the Influence: Cadu Tenório
Cadu Tenório is an active artist in the electronic and experimental scene in Rio de Janeiro and describes himself as... Read Article
On The Margins – Brazilian Music Round-Up (Tatá Aeroplano, Ventura Profana & Podeserdesligado, Tantão e os Fita, ACAVERNUS, RAKTA and more)
We all have bigger things on our minds at the moment, what with one thing or another. And now with... Read Article
Lascivious Music for Isolationist Times: An Interview with Iara Rennó
Iara Rennó, singer, songwriter, poet, instrumentalist and general artistic renaissance woman has had a dizzyingly eclectic career so far. Born... Read Article
Music and Politics Collide in Amanda Moraes’ Photos of Brazil’s Independent Music Scenes
You can always find Amanda Moraes zipping around at the best shows, first taking care of the artists and then,... Read Article
On The Margins – Brazilian Music Round-Up (Bemônio, Iara Rennó, Boogarins, Priscilla Ermel, Edu K, Tantão e os Fita and more)
The pandemic rages on and each day I (figuratively) open the newspaper in the morning and feel increasingly frustrated at... Read Article
The MUMIA Returns: When An Obscure DIY São Paulo Cassette Comes Back To Life
A strange artifact has been unearthed from the tombs of the deepest, darkest, most obscure channels of Brazilian music possible:... Read Article
On The Margins – Brazilian Music Round-Up (Cadu Tenório, Maria Rita Stumpf, Giovani Cidreira, Mahmundi, RAKTA and more)
If you’ve ever had a beer in Brazil there’s a way that they serve it, where the waiter brings it... Read Article
On The Margins – Brazilian Music Round-Up (BaianaSystem, Buguinha Dub, Thiago Nassif, Ava Rocha, RAKTA, Satanique Samba Trio and more)
It’s not all coronavirus, right-wing disaster capitalism, doom and gloom here in the tropics, there are some outstanding releases from... Read Article
REVIEW Kiko Dinucci – Rastilho
1966, guitarist Baden Powell along with poet and diplomat Vinicius de Moraes meet for the first time in a nightclub... Read Article
Walk on the Wild Side: Selvagem and the Story of Maria Rita’s ‘Brasileira’
Considered by many to be the Brazilian reissue of 2017, Maria Rita Stumpf’s Brasileira is a distinctive mix of indigenous... Read Article
Aquarius – A Personal Reflection on Brazil’s Film of the Year
Not in recent times has a Brazilian film, or any film for that matter, managed to communicate to me on... Read Article