City Guides:

Bahia

By Russ Slater 22 May, 2017

DJ Tudo is something of an ambassador for traditional Brazilian (and world) music. He’s been featured on this site many... Read Article

By Ryan Schumacher 19 July, 2016

Walter Fraga’s Crossroads of Freedom: Slaves and Freed People in Bahia, Brazil, 1870–1910 is an impressively constructed study of the... Read Article

By Rachel Hayter 21 April, 2015

We are huge fans of Lucas Santtana, a Brazilian artist who has now firmly established himself on the international music... Read Article

By Luiz Gabriel Lopes 31 December, 2014

Luiz Gabriel Lopes is the guitarist and lead singer of Graveola and TiãoDuá, two of Brazil’s most exciting bands and... Read Article

By Jacob Lassar 17 November, 2014

With the confidence of his father, Moreno Veloso has released his first album under his own name (though his ground-breaking... Read Article

By Jody Gillett 02 December, 2013

This is an exclusive extract from Sounds and Colours Brazil, our book focused on Brazilian music and culture. Incubator, lab... Read Article

By Russ Slater 30 July, 2013

Gilberto Gil is 71 years old, and there are still no signs that he’s ready to slow down. I’d been... Read Article

By Russ Slater 15 May, 2013

Two of the finest groups from Bahia in the Northeast of Brazil will be coming to the UK this week... Read Article

By Russ Slater 05 March, 2012

Criolo – a Sao Paulo rapper whose album will be released in the UK this year (hopefully with accompanying live... Read Article

By Russ Slater 07 October, 2011

A great mixtape of new music for you today courtesy of our good friends at the SoundGoods blog (which is... Read Article

By Emily Brown 22 September, 2011

In the North-East of Brazil the state of Bahia is found, a vibrant and colourful region, glowing with a rich... Read Article

By Russ Slater 01 August, 2011

Vincent Moon’s trek up South America has been pretty fruitful of late, so much so that we almost missed this... Read Article