Black Brazilian Cinema: Directors and Actors to Watch
In an interview with Filmmaker Magazine, the L.A. Rebellion director, Billy Woodberry (of Bless Their Little Hearts, 1983), stressed how... Read Article
PREMIÈRE: Nation Beat Start ‘The Royal Chase’ with Mardi Gras Forró
The ever-bombastic Nation Beat are back with another instalment of New Orleans meets north-eastern Brazilian sorcery. With percussion maestro Scott... Read Article
Dr. Drumah Samples Africa on ‘The Confinement Vol. 1: Africa’ Beat Tape
Dr. Drumah extracted elements from his record collection to create the foundations for his new beat tape The Confinement Vol.... Read Article
The Existence of Brazil’s Kuikuro People Is Being Threatened by COVID-19
The Coronavirus pandemic has left the Kuikuro Indigenous community vulnerable and under threat to losing elder leaders and others within... Read Article
Latin American LGBTQ+ Cinema: Notable Films to Watch
Today, there is a good number of Latin American LGBTQ+ movies to peruse, if not yet back in cinemas, then... 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
PREMIÈRE: Luïza Luz Strives for Social Empowerment on New Track from Fertil Discos’ Compilation of Female and Trans Producers
As a way of leveling the field and a long time debt on gender equality in electronic music, Fértil Discos... Read Article
A Shared Struggle: The Roots of Reggae in Brazil
It’s a sweaty Sunday evening in São Paulo, Brazil. The karaoke club I’m in plays carnival classics and MPB hits... 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