Boy, is this one sounding good. About a decade ago, Prince Paul headed over to Brazil where he hooked up with São Paulo MC Rodrigo Brandão. The fruits of that encounter are now seeing the light of day... Read Article
Fabiano do Nascimento proves with his new album that the deep sounds created by Baden Powell and Hermeto Pascoal – legendary experimentalists in Brazilian music during the 60s and 70s – did not cease from the surface of... Read Article
The first ever UK show by Brazilian songstress Fabiana Cozza has been long overdue, but it was well worth the wait. Set in the rather dignified – and limp, it has to be said – surroundings of the... Read Article
Just a couple of weeks ago we asked our readers to choose what they think are the most influential Brazilian albums of all-time. After receiving 100 responses we are now revealing the 10 albums that received the most... Read Article
New video released for “Canto de Iemanjá” by Mia Doi Todd. The song was written by Vinicius de Moraes and Baden Powell and originally featured on their classic Os Afro-Sambas album. This update by LA-based Mia Doi Todd... Read Article
This Friday’s mixtape is veering a little away from type, mainly because it’s not actually mixed. What you will get instead is a .zip file containing 50 [this is now just 47 as we had to take out... Read Article
On 28th February Soul Jazz Records released Brazil Bossa Beat! Bossa Nova and the Story of Elenco Records Brazil, a prime collection of bossa nova cuts that have never before been released outside of Brazil. God knows why,... Read Article
This is a poetic re-telling of the life of Vinicius de Moraes, the poet and lyricist responsible for songs such as “Garota de Ipanema”, “Chega de Saudade” and “A Felicidade”. Forming the film’s spine, along with archive footage... Read Article
D. Vyzor has put together this rather excellent mix of Brazilian grooves for us. Hailing from Sao Paulo, but now living in London, D. Vyzor is an avid vinyl collector who regularly DJ’s in the Capital, especially for... Read Article
