Brazilian Music
My Music is More Political Today: An Interview with Otto
It was a hot day in the beautiful town of Amarante, the Portuguese base of Brazil’s MIMO festival. I’m chatting... Read Article
Love and Music: 10 Essential Tracks from Maria Rita’s Family Tree
With Maria Rita set to play at London’s Union Chapel on Tuesday September 4th – her first visit to London... Read Article
Freedom At The Heart Of Carnival: An Interview with BaianaSystem
BaianaSystem are one of the most exciting bands coming out of Brazil at the moment – more specifically, Bahia, the... Read Article
Northeastern Brazil Singer and Rabeca Player Renata Rosa to Tour UK in July and August
Over the past 20 years Renata Rosa has been refining her craft. Born in São Paulo, but to parents from... Read Article
Elza Soares Returns With New Album ‘Deus é Mulher’
Following on from the huge critical success of A Mulher Do Fim Do Mundo (The Woman At The End Of... Read Article
Capturing the Joy of Brazilian Music: 5 Minutes with Patrick Forge…
DJ Patrick Forge is a true legend of London’s jazz and Latin music scene. The Dingwalls icon, NTS Radio resident,... Read Article
EXCLUSIVE: Rodrigo Amarante Releases First Film Score for José Padilha’s ‘7 Days In Entebbe’
After successfully collaborating on Narcos, for whom Rodrigo Amarante composed and sang the theme song “Tuyo” and for which José... Read Article
Far Out Recordings Reissue Victor Assis Brasil’s Jazz Rarity ‘Esperanto’ As Part Of Quartin Release Series
Far Out Recordings continue their series of reissues from Brazil’s prestigious Quartin Records with a re-release of jazz rarity Esperanto by... Read Article
Lucas Santtana Channels Love and Carnival on New Single
Well, as it’s Valentine’s Day and as carnival has just finished across Latin America (well apart from a few after-parties... Read Article
Luiz Gabriel Lopes’ 11 Brazilian Songs You Need To Hear from 2017
In what has become a regular yearly feature Brazilian singer/songwriter Luiz Gabriel Lopes – known for his solo work as... Read Article