MIXTAPE Sounds of Brazilian Summer Mixtape
Summer is most definitely upon us and now that Brazil is also being featuring here on Sounds and Colours we... Read Article
Luísa Maita offers up a fresh mix of samba, bossa nova and MPB
There seems to be a neverending stream of youthful, female singers coming out of Brazil at the moment: Céu, Maria... Read Article
Caetano Veloso – Album Guide
We figured Caetano Veloso had to be the first of our new album guides, which will pick out eight of... Read Article
REVIEW Seu Jorge and Almaz
The way opening track “Errare Humanum Est” begins with a fierce guitar line winding its way around an even more... Read Article
In a Nutshell: Forró
Forró is music for dancing! Developed in the North-east of Brazil, it is characterised by its weaving accordion and insistent... Read Article
MIXTAPE Botafogo Social Club’s Mixtape #1
This is very exciting! Sounds and Colours are teaming up with Botafogo Social Club to bring you all the flavour... Read Article
Rio Hip Hop on the Edge: Brazil’s A Filial Links the Jungle, the Street and the People
In a room on the edge of a tropical forest in Rio de Janeiro, five friends lay down tracks on... Read Article
Melvin Gibbs’ Elevated Entity Reunites the Brazilian Diaspora on Ancients Speak
Listening to Melvin Gibbs’ Elevated Entity and their new album Ancients Speak (LiveWired Music) is like walking down the street... Read Article
What Is Brazilian MPB Music?
MPB is an acronym for Música Popular Brasileira or, in English, Brazilian Pop Music. It’s an amalgamation of styles that... Read Article
How Joao Gilberto turned Os Novos Baianos from Hendrix worship to recording the greatest Brazilian album of all time
In 1972 Os Novos Baianos were preparing to record their second album for the third time when João Gilberto turned... Read Article
SambaDá Reveres and Reinvents Brazilian Samba and Surf-Rock
There’s a beach where one sunny afternoon you may witness an offering to an Afro-Brazilian Orixa spirit of the ocean,... Read Article