Content writer and editor and researcher with a masters in Ethnography of Musical Practices and a PhD in Ethnomusicology.
This article was originally published by Sounds and Colours’ partner, Latin American Bureau. You can read the original here. Social arts organisation EmpoderArte is run by Karoline Pelikan, LAB’s film editor and director of Cine Latino and Pelikan... Read Article
This article was originally published by Global Voices. You can read the original here. Marli witnessed a military policeman killing her brother. Clarice’s husband was tortured and his death was disguised as a suicide. Damaris was arrested, tortured... Read Article
The short films Uproar and Breaking the circle part of WOMEX 20 Digital’s Film Programme, bring the gender debate in music traditions in Latin America to light. Discussions about sexism in music traditions is much needed in Brazil... Read Article
AmarElo is the third studio album by Emicida, an established Brazilian rapper and progressive black voice of Brazil. Emicida had over 250 million Spotify streams even before his third record was launched. But be aware, AmarElo is not... Read Article
The market for Brazilian music on vinyl is constantly growing, with new prints of classics like João Gilberto’s Chega de Saudade or Gal Costa’s fabulous self-titled record from 1969. It’s so easy find records which were out of... Read Article
Bacurau is the third feature film from Brazilian director Kleber Mendonca Filho, following the acclaimed Neighbouring Sounds and Aquarius, and co-directed by Juliano Dornelles, a fellow director from Brazil’s north-east. The film is set in the near future... Read Article
While Brazilian cinema is suffering severe cuts to its funding, it is also showing its strength at some of the major film festivals of the world. The prestigious Cannes film festival has announced the participation of five Brazilian... Read Article
Lola Arias is an artist in the broadest sense possible. She is a writer, a theatre director, a film director, a musician and a performer. She experiences different artistic processes, and sometimes all together. This is the case... Read Article
