Ava Rocha

By Joe Osborne 22 June, 2021

In a collaboration the carioca musician has termed “full of poetic nostalgia”, masterful filmmaker Paula Gaitán has been enlisted by... Read Article

By Gina Vergel 22 January, 2018

There was avante-garde pop from Brazil, Detroit soul, and hip-hop over classical Indian music in the “heart of Manhattan” (Times... Read Article

By Gina Vergel 14 January, 2018

Another week, another crass comment by the Commander-in-Chief of the United States. Luckily, the bands in the Big Apple for... Read Article

By Ursula Parvex 22 December, 2016

“¡Ay, qué manera de caer hacia arriba y de ser sempiterna, esta mujer!” (“Oh, the way this woman has of falling... Read Article

By Russ Slater 27 July, 2016

As we’re now more than half the way through 2016 we figured it was only right that we shared some... Read Article

By Russ Slater 10 June, 2016

Having been the man behind Far Out Recordings’ great compilation of new Brazilian music last year – entitled Amplificador Novissima... Read Article

By Luiz Gabriel Lopes 22 December, 2015

Luiz Gabriel Lopes is a one-man Brazilian music machine. As well as being the lead singer and guitarist for well-respected... Read Article

By Russ Slater 21 December, 2015

Enjoyed reading about our favourite South American albums of the year? Well, now we’ve put together a Soundcloud playlist featuring... Read Article

By S&C Team 16 December, 2015

The criteria for our annual year-end list is simple: these are collectively our favourite South American albums of the year,... Read Article

By Russ Slater 02 September, 2015

He’s done it again! Regular S&C contributor Boebis has put together another quality mixtape of music from Brazil, this time... Read Article

By Russ Slater 13 April, 2015

Here’s our latest round-up of new South American albums available for free download. Featuring everything from harsh IDM to Chilean... Read Article

By Russ Slater 30 March, 2015

The tag of “post-tropicália” has never felt more apparent that on the latest release from Ava Rocha. Ava Patrya Yndia... Read Article