After putting previous band INKY on hiatus, former members Guilherme Silva and Stephan Feitsma have created Pessoas Estranhas. With this new project, electronic ambiences inspired by post-rock inspiration are drawn back to reveal a sound closer to classic... Read Article
Since release of the first volume of its compilation series, 2014’s Digital Roots Music From Brazil, Kafundó has become a hub for all manner of contemporary Afro-Brazilian music, especially when Bahian bass is on the agenda. At the... Read Article
Africanness in Brazil has (almost) always been on the sidelines. In the past there was not a huge amount of talk about the ancestry of Brazil’s black population. When it was spoken about it was in a moderate... Read Article
BaianaSystem are one of the most exciting bands coming out of Brazil at the moment – more specifically, Bahia, the state with the strongest African cultural heritage in the country. Aiming to manifest and champion the sound of... Read Article
Heard across the web after a Nike video showed Ronaldinho playing indoor soccer along with scenes of him playing as a child, Barbatuques’ “Baião Destemperado”, from their 2002 album Corpo Do Som, will finally see the light on a vinyl edition.... Read Article
There are few labels as dedicated to electronic music in Brazil as Kafundó Records. Through their compilations, as well as single-artist releases, they’ve showcased some of the inventive productions and ideas that have emerged in this musical sphere... Read Article
DJ Tudo is something of an ambassador for traditional Brazilian (and world) music. He’s been featured on this site many times before, whether for his funky globetrotting band DJ Tudo e Sua Gente de Todo Lugar, for his... Read Article
Bixiga 70‘s influences are many. The group came to life just over five years ago as a 10-piece band with a classic afrobeat set-up (horns, percussion, funky guitar). Considering their name alludes to Fela Kuti’s Africa 70 band and the... Read Article
Ahead of their European tour – starting off with a hotly-anticipated London debut, before heading to Scotland, Belgium, Netherlands, France, Spain and Denmark – Bixiga 70 have put together a short but sweet selection of some of their... Read Article
The creativity, ideology and bonhomie really spills out from Bixiga 70 in this enlightening (and undeniably groovy) 15-minute documentary showing the group on their recent trip to New York, with all members spilling the beans on what the... Read Article
Following extensive research and much demand São Paulo-based label Goma Gringa have decided to release the incredibly rare album Estrelando Embaixador by Tribo Massáhi. Little was known about the creator of this 1972 album other than he was... Read Article
Here we present our first ever mix from Epic Vinyls from Brazil aka DJ Contracapa, a Danish musicologist and huge Brazilian music fanatic. This mix seeks to show the deep connection with Africa that exists in Brazilian music,... Read Article
