Breaking Down Prejudices With Rap: A Conversation with RAPadura
RAPadura‘s musicality is unique. His RAP has the characteristics of Brazil, as well as the nickname he chose (RAPadura is... Read Article
The Story of Italian Composer Leonardo Boccia’s Groundbreaking ‘Tribute To Brazilian Music’ And Its Recent Rediscovery
“On a very cold day, in one of those Berlin winters, I was browsing through a photobook of Brazil and,... Read Article
REVIEW BaianaSystem – O Futuro Não Demora
Since their acclaimed album Duas Cidades was released in 2016, BaianaSystem have often been singled out as the most relevant... Read Article
Ziminino Shows Essence of Afro-Brazilian Culture on Self-titled Debut
Africanness in Brazil has (almost) always been on the sidelines. In the past there was not a huge amount of... Read Article
Dona Onete Presents the Culture and Traditions of the Brazilian Amazon in ‘Festa do Tubarão’
Dona Onete’s latest video “Festa do Tubarão” (Shark Party), promises a rebujo in the music of Pará, a state in... Read Article
On our Radar, SXSW edition, part two: Mabiland, El Mañana, and Frederico7
As SXSW gets into the swing of things, we have been listening to Latin American artists who will perform and... Read Article
Brazilian Music Reissue Round-Up (Azymuth, Tom Zé, Trio Mocotó, Deodato, Cesar Mariano & Cia, Ronald Mesquita)
The UK’s two leading sources of Brazilian music, Mr. Bongo and Far Out Recordings, have been busy in the vaults... Read Article Criolo Honours LGBTQ Community with Latest Song ‘Etérea’
The sound of Criolo appears to be in constant transformation. Starting off with the ‘gangsta rap’ of 2006’s Ainda Há Tempo (when he... Read Article
Brenno Brélvis, Brazil’s Longboard Trickster
Brenno Brélvis won the 2016 So You Can Longboard Dance? competition with a move he calls the Spin Brélvis. He... Read Article
15 Best Latin Pop Songs of 2018
2018 has been a year of mainstream, high-quality, smokin’ Latin pop. It’s also seen women, trans women and not so... Read Article