Brazilian Wax #7
This month’s collection of fifteen contemporary Brazilian releases has been compiled from an almighty pool of potential albums; March and... Read Article
Brazilian Music
Audio Rebel: How an Alternative Studio in Rio de Janeiro is Surviving the Pandemic
I arrive at Audio Rebel, in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, and am struck by how incongruous the space is from... Read Article
‘Huey Morgan’s Latin Music Adventure’: A Musical Tour of Puerto Rico, Brazil and Cuba
Huey Morgan’s three-part documentary series for the BBC, available to watch in the UK here, is a must-watch for anyone... Read Article
Brazilian Wax #6
Making up for Carnaval’s cancelling, this February has seen some stellar releases from Brazil. Many on this list maintain the... Read Article
Antonio Neves: Keep It In The Family
We’re talking ahead of the release of Neves’ hotly anticipated sophomore album A Pegada Agora É Essa (This Sway Now), due out on the UK label Far Out Recordings next Friday. But, for much of our early conversation, Neves looks to the past, rather than future, regaling with stories of a remarkable childhood.
In Conversation with Daniela Broitman, Director of ‘Dorival Caymmi – The Sounds of Life’
Dorival Caymmi – The Sounds of Life (Brazil, 2019, dir. Daniela Broitman), a documentary about one of Brazil’s great twentieth-century... Read Article
Brazilian Wax #5
January’s a slow month for music at the best of times – and these, most certainly are not those. In... Read Article
Brazilian Wax Awards: Album of the Year 2020
So, here we are. 2020 is, almost, finally over. The less said about this calamitous year, the better; there’ll be... Read Article
‘Uproar’ and ‘Breaking the Circle’: Women Centred in Music Documentaries at WOMEX 20 Digital Edition
The short films Uproar and Breaking the circle part of WOMEX 20 Digital’s Film Programme, bring the gender debate in... Read Article
Put Faith and Trust In Their Hands: An Interview with Criolo
Since emerging from the São Paulo underground with his second album, Nó Na Orelha, Brazilian rapper and musician Criolo has... Read Article
REVIEW Boogarins – Sombrou Dúvida
Born as a project for two friends, Dinho Almeida and Benke Ferraz, to kill time in between their high school classes... Read Article
REVIEW Various Artists – Jambú e Os Míticos Sons Da Amazônia
Fans of the admirable Analog Africa label may have already investigated album no. 16 in their catalogue: alto saxophonist and... Read Article