Under The Influence: Sophia Chablau E Uma Enorme Perda De Tempo
With their Ana Frango Elétrico-produced debut album making a considerable splash among Brazil’s coterie of indie tastemakers and ground-breakers, Chablau... Read Article
On The Margins – Brazilian Music Round-Up (MNTH, Noporn, Radio Diaspora, Metanol FM, Walter Smetak and more)
Unimaginable a year ago, but now very clear, there will be no live music this year. Culture will trudge on... Read Article
10 Genre-Bending Tunes from the Brazilian Summer That Never Was
Depending on what part of Brazil you’re in, it’s always summer. But technically, it starts in late December and goes... Read Article
Prezident Markon’s Singles Round-Up (Cande y Paulo, José Mauro, Ignus, Aricia Mess, Okuté, Havana Meets Kingston, João Donato, Penya, Esperanto)
April has showered its musical blessings upon us: some old, some new and all worthy of more than a mere... Read Article
Indigenous Electronic Music of Brazil: An Interview with Nelson D
How was Brazil born? We are told by books and didacts that a group of Portuguese explorers docked on our... Read Article
Will Climate Change Litigation Save the Brazilian Amazon?
The Brazilian Amazon is in a critical situation in the battle for its own survival. A host of damaging activities... Read Article
Ballet Manguinhos: Providing Hope and Empowerment in a Rio de Janeiro Favela
Ballet classes in a Rio de Janeiro favela are helping empower a generation of dancers and bring hope to a... Read Article
Under The Influence: Carwyn Ellis
In 2019 Welsh singer and musician Carwyn Ellis released Joia!, an album unlike any other in that it was heavily... Read Article
Brazilian Wax #7
This month’s collection of fifteen contemporary Brazilian releases has been compiled from an almighty pool of potential albums; March and... Read Article
Audio Rebel: How an Alternative Studio in Rio de Janeiro is Surviving the Pandemic
I arrive at Audio Rebel, in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, and am struck by how incongruous the space is from... Read Article
MIXTAPE RARO 12: Carrot Green
Both his experience and his musical elasticity situates Carlos Gualda (AKA Carrot Green) right at the spine of Rio’s –... Read Article
REVIEW ‘Valentina’: An Eye-Opening and Moving Depiction of the Challenges Facing Trangender People in Brazil
Valentina (2020, directed by Cássio Pereira dos Santos) is one of four Latin American films, including features and shorts, being shown at... Read Article