After a hiatus of 15 years, Marisa Monte, Carlinhos Brown and Arnaldo Antunes are collaborating again as Tribalistas. The years apart have done the Brazilian megastars’ reunion well. Their album, Tribalistas (self-titled like their first), is effortless, warm... Read Article
“Poetry, music and painting can’t save the world. But they can save a moment.” These were the words of the Portuguese poet Matilde Campilho, whose collection Joquei was the best-selling book at this year’s Paraty International Literary Festival,... Read Article
It’s hard to think of a better title than Bossa Punk for this recent compilation from Madame Rrose Sélavy. It’s the eighth release from this Belo Horizonte band and is the perfect bookend to the first chapter in... Read Article
Starting with Oi! A Nova Musica Brasileira!, Mais Um Discos have been responsible for releasing some of the best new Brazilian music in Europe over the past five years, with artists like Lucas Santtana, Metá-Metá, Graveola and Bixiga... Read Article
Thanks to the La Linea music festival April is the time of the year when London gets decidedly Latin, which means that even if the weather may not be imploring you to shake your rump and order a... Read Article
Somehow trying to describe Marisa Monte in a simple heading (like above) doesn’t seem to do her justice. Without doubt Monte is one of Brazil’s best MPB singers. We’d even be tempted to stick our our necks and... Read Article
Afropop set themselves up in São Paulo for their latest radio show, a documentary about the alternative and underground music scenes in the city. Featuring some of Sounds and Colours’ favourite artists (Lulina, Rodrigo Brandão, Tulipa) the documentary... Read Article
Following on from last year’s AfroCubism album on World Circuit which saw musicians from Cuba and Mali join together for a surprisingly coherent and successful collaboration, this summer sees another Afro-Latin team-up, with Brazilian musicians Arnaldo Antunes and... Read Article
What was already one of the finest Brazilian line-ups we’d seen in London for some time has now literally gone through the roof with the addition of Jorge Ben Jor to the line-up! The Back2Black Festival which celebrates... Read Article
Here’s the first video from A Curva Da Cintura, the exciting new collaboration from Arnaldo Antunes, Edgard Scandurra and Toumani Diabaté that’s gonna be released here in the UK on Mais Um Discos on June 18th. You can... Read Article
On June 11th, Mais Um Discos will release A Curva Da Cintura, a brand new collaboration between Brazilian musicians Arnaldo Antunes and Edgard Scandurra, and Mali’s Toumani Diabaté. The album came out of a friendship established between the... Read Article
The less said about Rock in Rio‘s main stage on day six the better, but Palco Sunset did once more throw up some interesting combinations, and there was a great looking line-up of Joe Claussell, Francois K and... Read Article
