I’ve never been to Recife or to its neighbouring city, Olinda, in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, but if a holiday spent in these cities had a soundtrack, I imagine the music would come straight from Ferrugem, Mestre... Read Article
In his newest video, Brazilian rapper Emicida cements his image as a man of the people. “Dedo na Ferida” is dedicated to the victims of the recent police violence in the favelas of Moinho, Pinheirinho, Cracolândia, Rio dos Macacos,... Read Article
Brazilian Endowment for the Arts, inside the series Music & Música, presents a choro concert with Regional de NY this Friday, March 2 at 8pm. Choro (“cry”) is one of the earliest Brazilian popular music genres, growing out of informal... Read Article
Ballet Folklórico groups have sprung up all over Central and South America in the 60 years since Mexican choreographer Amalia Hernandez founded Ballet Folklórico de México, bringing traditional dances from remote villages to the main stage. Just last year, I... Read Article
Supla and João Suplicy have been touring in Europe and the U.S. as Brothers of Brazil since 2007 when they merged their previously independent music careers. Between 2008 and 2010, the duo also hosted a popular Brazilian television program. Still, it wasn’t until 2011 that... Read Article
If you thought singing animals were reserved for animated Disney movies, think again. Albery Albuquerque and his son Thiago study animal sounds of Northern Brazil and compose music in the voices of their subjects. It’s a serious academic... Read Article
Ten years ago, Sudakaya was conceived in Ecuador’s underground music scene. It wasn’t long before the group emerged from the depths of urban subculture and marched onto the national and international stage. Since 2004, Sudakaya has toured its... Read Article
The 11th annual MoMa Documentary Fortnight, a festival of international non-fiction media, will run February 16-28 in New York City. The festival will feature over 30 feature-length and short documentaries, including two films from Argentina. Most of the... Read Article
Wanderley Alves dos Reis, known to all of his fans as Wando, died early this morning of cardiac arrest in a hospital outside Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Since January 27, Wando had been undergoing medical treatment for blocked arteries. Wando... Read Article
World music label Putumayo has a noble but tricky mission. It aims “to introduce new global music to broad audiences” with ethnic-themed aggregations. This objective is challenging from a business standpoint. Any good introduction to a new music... Read Article
Jorge Continentino describes himself as a saxophonist and flutist, but he regularly draws on his piano and guitar-playing skills when he’s writing original music. Jorge got an early start, leaving his hometown of Rio de Janeiro at just... Read Article
Diogo Nogueira is the freshest face in a long lineage of samba. The son of samba composer João Nogueira, Diogo grew up at the rodas, the music circles that characterize samba Carioca and a tradition Diogo carries on today in Brazil... Read Article
