Improvisation Is Originality and Language Without Repetition: An Interview with Hamilton de Holanda
Not many musicians manage to bridge the Brazilian musical origins of bossa, samba and choro with modern jazz, pop and... Read Article
Hamilton de Holanda Launches New Album ‘Samba de Chico’ Ahead Of European Tour
Hamilton de Holanda is currently one of the most celebrated instrumentalists in Brazil, blending Brazilian choro, samba and jazz together... Read Article
Marisa Monte Releases Teaser Of Upcoming Album ‘Coleção’, a ‘Chest of Musical Memories and Emotions’
She is a star of Brazilian MPB (música popular brasileira), a multi-instrumentalist, whose incredibly soothing and delicate voice is immediately... Read Article
Nomade Orquestra To Release Eclectic Self-Titled Debut Album
Brazil is a melting pot, and so is its music. Nomade Orquestra’s new album features a distinctive blend of funk, late-night... Read Article
Thiago Elniño’s New Video ‘Diáspora’ Is A Search For His Afro-Brazilian Roots
Similar to the origins of rap in the US, renowned Brazilian rap artists such as Gabriel O Pensador and Criolo... Read Article
REVIEW The Brasileiro Treasure Box of Funk and Soul
Think of psychedelic funk, put in some soul and place it in early 70s Brazil. That is exactly what awaits... Read Article
Teaser from Eliane Correa & En El Aire Project’s New Album
Right in time for the launch of Eliane Correa & En El Aire Project‘s new exciting Cuban fusion album Rumba Con Flores on... Read Article
Indigenous Bolivian Aymara Women Climbing Huayna Potosí
Think of cholitas, the indigenous Bolivian women, and you will most probably have ladies dressed in bowler hats, pleated multi-layered... Read Article
REVIEW Fabiano do Nascimento – Dança dos Tempos
Fabiano do Nascimento proves with his new album that the deep sounds created by Baden Powell and Hermeto Pascoal –... Read Article
REVIEW Chico Trujillo – Reina De Todas Las Fiestas
Picture yourself in a rural Chilean Andean town, or even in the highlands of Mexico, it’s carnival season and you... Read Article
REVIEW Giovani Cidreira – Giovani Cidreira EP
Equipped only with a guitar and some raw versions of his compositions, Giovani Cidreira’s new EP is somewhat of a... Read Article
REVIEW Moreno Veloso – Coisa Boa
With the confidence of his father, Moreno Veloso has released his first album under his own name (though his ground-breaking... Read Article