


Best Albums of 2018
Time for our round-up of the best albums of the year and, as ever, the criteria remains the same. These... Read Article
Best Reissues of 2018
As well as the new sounds of Latin America, 2018 has also been a fine year for the reissuing of... Read Article
This Year’s Late ‘Album of the Year’ Nomination Comes From Baco Exu do Blues
There’s always one album that comes along at the end of the year that from the first moment you listen... Read Article
Short Film ‘Rocinha’s New Wave’ Shows the Community of Surfers Offering a Different Path
A new short film by Goma Collective puts the spotlight on a community of surfers from the Rocinha favela in... Read Article
Azymuth Drummer Ivan ‘Mamão’ Conti Announces Solo Album ‘Poison Fruit’
Ivan “Mamão” Conti has followed many paths in Brazilian music. With his group Azymuth he conquered Brazil and the world with... Read Article
My Music is More Political Today: An Interview with Otto
It was a hot day in the beautiful town of Amarante, the Portuguese base of Brazil’s MIMO festival. I’m chatting... Read Article
REVIEW Itiberê Orquestra Família – Pedra do Espia
Back in 1994, I recorded a broadcast on Radio 3 of Hermeto Pascoal live in concert with a big band... Read Article
REVIEW Obscuro Barroco
Obscuro Barroco is an acid-laced homage to the forces and characters that give life to Rio de Janeiro. Fragments of... Read Article
RAKTA To Tour Europe in November and December
Experimental Brazilian group RAKTA, whose last release, Oculto Pelos Seres, was one of our biggest revelations of 2017, will be... Read Article
Luiz Zerbini: Razão Intuitivo
Luiz Zerbini presented his first major UK exhibition at the South London Gallery, taking place until August 19th 2018. This... Read Article