That Damn Afrobeat: Interview with Bixiga 70
Bixiga 70‘s influences are many. The group came to life just over five years ago as a 10-piece band with a... Read Article
Brazilian Afrobeat
REVIEW Abayomy Afrobeat Orchestra – Abra Sua Cabeça
The 13 or so musicians who make up the Abayomy Afrobeat Orchestra’s dizzying array of saxophones, brass, keyboard and percussion... Read Article
São Paulo’s Bixiga 70 Prepare for UK Debut
Our favourite album of 2015 was Bixiga 70‘s third album, III, so it is no surprise that we are very... Read Article
REVIEW Bixiga 70 – III
Even if the São Paulo bairro of Bixiga was almost entirely colonized by Italian migrants more than one hundred years... Read Article
Brazilian Big Band Bixiga 70 in New York City (Short Documentary)
The creativity, ideology and bonhomie really spills out from Bixiga 70 in this enlightening (and undeniably groovy) 15-minute documentary showing... Read Article
São Paulo “Big Band” Bixiga 70 Release New Album
The indescribably-groovy Brazilian big band Bixiga 70 released their third album, simply titled Bixiga 70 III, today. The record comprises... Read Article