Jewish Sounds in Afro-Brazilian Temples
Brazilian religion Umbanda pairs every respectable spirit with an invocation song. In my field research of ceremonies at Umbanda terreiros... Read Article
Break It All: A Revival of Latin American Rock
Netflix six-part documentary series Break It All (Rompan Todo) has revived all the music that was, as a Colombian born... Read Article
It’s All For Yesterday: An Interview with Emicida
Confined at home since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Emicida received me virtually at his Lab Fantasma studio to... Read Article
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
REVIEW Rita Indiana – Mandinga Times
An exorcism of manic merengue magic, Rita Indiana has called upon her unique narrative within music and her own way... Read Article
On Our Radar: New Tunes by Nino Augustine and Lester Rey & a New EP by El Individuo
New year, new energy. At least we hope so. Some of our old and new friends have new music we’re... Read Article
Prezident Markon’s New Year’s Honours List
I note with interest that in my New Year’s Honours List of January 2020 I described 2019 as “dire”. So... 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
Cal Jader’s Best of 2020 Mixtape + Top 10 Tunes
The inestimable Cal Jader (Lord of Movimientos) is back with another end-of-year showcase of everything that’s great about Latin American... Read Article