The Various Paths of Itamar Assumpção – A Review of PRETOPERITAMAR
Itamar Assumpção was a free artist. A Brazilian artist. A genius, avant-garde, visionary. But he was also misunderstood, considered marginal,... Read Article
Alta Fidelidade: Chance Encounters of the Random Kind
“Life’s like that, isn’t it? Only the other day…,” I was sitting on a coach bound for Paris, on my... Read Article
REVIEW Bossacucanova e Roberto Menescal – Bossa Got The Blues
At the end of last year Carioca group Bossacucanova, composed of Marcio Menescal, DJ Marcelinho da Lua and Alex Moreira,... Read Article
Tidal Waves Music to Release Early Marcos Valle & Azymuth Collaboration on Vinyl
Reissue specialists Tidal Waves Music have announced the reissue of an extremely rare early collaboration between Marcos Valle and Azymuth.... Read Article
Amanda Magalhães and Seu Jorge Release ‘Saiba’ Video
Oberdan Magalhães was (and is) one of the great geniuses of Brazilian music. Under his leadership Banda Black Rio conquered... Read Article
Brazilian Beats and Cape Verdean Soul Collide on New Track from DKVPZ and Ellah
Paulista duo DKVPZ (pronounced deekapz) have paired up with Cape Verdean vocalist Ellah for a transatlantic recording in Lisbon, and... Read Article
Taking Iacanga
If the US and Britain had their Summer of Love in 1967, then Brazil had to wait a little longer.... Read Article
REVIEW Milton Nascimento – Maria, Maria
I remember pining for the Nascimento of old when reviewing a set of five of his turn-of-the-century albums a few... Read Article
Seu Jorge & Rogê Unite for Rootsy New Direct-to-Disc Album
Seu Jorge and Rogê, two Brazilian carioca icons, have paired up to celebrate a miraculous 25 years of friendship in... Read Article
‘When You Cut a Tree, It’s Like Putting Down a Man’: This French Artist is Projecting Brazil’s Deforestation Dilemma
Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest is burning at a record rate. In 2019 an unprecedented amount of forest fires have struck the... Read Article