MIXTAPE CON ALMA 17: Rodrigo Bento (Pilantragi)
Rodrigo Bento, firstly, considers himself a researcher, and fanatic, of Brazilian Popular Music. Across 8 years of professional DJ performance... Read Article
DANZ ON 09: Kika Deeke
Rhythm is at the heart of everything Kika Deeke does. With a background in dancing, as well as drums and... Read Article
MIXTAPE CON ALMA 16: Bruno Berle
Bruno Berle is a Maceió artist, poet and violão devotee who, last year, dropped on Bandcamp, with little fanfare, an... Read Article
MIXTAPE RARO 08: TETINE’S POST PUNK TAPES
Tetine are Brazilian artists Bruno Verner and Eliete Mejorado who have been living in Hackney since 2000. Having met in Brazil while making waves... Read Article
MIXTAPE DANZ ON XMAS SPECIAL: BADSISTA
Ho ho ho! Happy Christmas from the Sounds & Colours team! My, have we got a special treat for you.... Read Article
Best Reissues of 2020
More than any other year, it definitely feels as if there has been a shift in terms of the types... Read Article
5 Great Latin American Films of 2020
In spite of the barrage of setbacks and postponements that hit the entertainment industry—and ultimately the forced revaluation of the... Read Article
Brazilian Wax Awards: Album of the Year 2020
So, here we are. 2020 is, almost, finally over. The less said about this calamitous year, the better; there’ll be... Read Article
Best Albums of 2020
What a year!? It’s certainly been like no other. Well… except for the amount of music that’s been released, which... Read Article
Machado de Assis: An Introduction to One of Brazil’s Most Celebrated Writers
When the topic of 19th century writers comes up, for many, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, Honoré de Balzac, Leo Tolstoy... Read Article
Latin American Books: 2020 Highlights
For me, 2020 was a big year of reading in translation. In a year where COVID-19 made us all stay... Read Article
Emicida’s ‘AmarElo’ Documentary Is Necessary and Essential for Brazilian Society
“Exu killed a bird yesterday, with a stone that he threw today”. For some time now, Emicida has shared this... Read Article