Pessoas Estranhas Blend Classic Rock and Funk with a Brazilian Flavour on Debut Album
After putting previous band INKY on hiatus, former members Guilherme Silva and Stephan Feitsma have created Pessoas Estranhas. With this... Read Article
Afro-Brazilian Music
FIRST LISTEN: Léo Leobons’ ‘Ritual’ Remixes on Kafundó Records
Since release of the first volume of its compilation series, 2014’s Digital Roots Music From Brazil, Kafundó has become a... Read Article
Ziminino Shows Essence of Afro-Brazilian Culture on Self-titled Debut
Africanness in Brazil has (almost) always been on the sidelines. In the past there was not a huge amount of... Read Article
Freedom At The Heart Of Carnival: An Interview with BaianaSystem
BaianaSystem are one of the most exciting bands coming out of Brazil at the moment – more specifically, Bahia, the... Read Article
Check Out Barbatuques’ ‘Baião Destemperado’ From DJ Tahira’s Forthcoming Afro-Brazilian Compilation ‘Levanta Poeira’
Heard across the web after a Nike video showed Ronaldinho playing indoor soccer along with scenes of him playing as a child,... Read Article
REVIEW Kafundó Vol. 5: Afro-Brazilian Roots and Wires
There are few labels as dedicated to electronic music in Brazil as Kafundó Records. Through their compilations, as well as... Read Article
DJ Tudo’s Mixtape Ijexá
DJ Tudo is something of an ambassador for traditional Brazilian (and world) music. He’s been featured on this site many... Read Article
That Damn Afrobeat: Interview with Bixiga 70
Bixiga 70‘s influences are many. The group came to life just over five years ago as a 10-piece band with a... Read Article
MIXTAPE Bixiga 70’s Afro-Latin Mini Mix
Ahead of their European tour – starting off with a hotly-anticipated London debut, before heading to Scotland, Belgium, Netherlands, France,... Read Article
Brazilian Big Band Bixiga 70 in New York City (Short Documentary)
The creativity, ideology and bonhomie really spills out from Bixiga 70 in this enlightening (and undeniably groovy) 15-minute documentary showing... Read Article
Rare Brazilian Afro-Psych Album by Tribo Massáhi Gets Vinyl Reissue
Following extensive research and much demand São Paulo-based label Goma Gringa have decided to release the incredibly rare album Estrelando... Read Article
MIXTAPE DJ Contracapa’s Afro Brazil Orixá Mix
Here we present our first ever mix from Epic Vinyls from Brazil aka DJ Contracapa, a Danish musicologist and huge... Read Article