Afro-Brazilian

Check Out Barbatuques’ ‘Baião Destemperado’ From DJ Tahira’s Forthcoming Afro-Brazilian Compilation ‘Levanta Poeira’

By David Bugueño 15 February, 2018

Heard across the web after a Nike video showed Ronaldinho playing indoor soccer along with scenes of him playing as a child,... Read Article

Thiago Elniño’s New Video ‘Diáspora’ Is A Search For His Afro-Brazilian Roots

By Jacob Lassar 10 March, 2016

Similar to the origins of rap in the US, renowned Brazilian rap artists such as Gabriel O Pensador and Criolo... Read Article

Killer Afrobeat from Belo Horizonte’s ICONILI

By Russ Slater 17 July, 2012

Here’s a brand new track from Brazil’s Iconili. Hailing from Belo Horizonte, their instrumental sound contains elements of jazz, rock,... Read Article

Vincent Moon Explores Afro-Brazilian Religion of Umbanda in New Petites Planetes Volume

By Russ Slater 26 March, 2012

In the latest of Vincent Moon‘s Petites Planetes series he documents a music and dance ritual in Belém do Para,... Read Article