Brazilian Music

By Joe Osborne 21 December, 2020

So, here we are. 2020 is, almost, finally over. The less said about this calamitous year, the better; there’ll be... Read Article

By Debora Baldelli 09 October, 2020

The short films Uproar and Breaking the circle part of WOMEX 20 Digital’s Film Programme, bring the gender debate in... Read Article

By Charlotte Peet 21 August, 2019

Since emerging from the São Paulo underground with his second album, Nó Na Orelha, Brazilian rapper and musician Criolo has... Read Article

By David Bugueño 22 July, 2019

Born as a project for two friends, Dinho Almeida and Benke Ferraz, to kill time in between their high school classes... Read Article

By Mark Sampson 19 June, 2019

Fans of the admirable Analog Africa label may have already investigated album no. 16 in their catalogue: alto saxophonist and... Read Article

By Russ Slater 20 December, 2018

There’s always one album that comes along at the end of the year that from the first moment you listen... Read Article

By Graham Douglas 12 December, 2018

It was a hot day in the beautiful town of Amarante, the Portuguese base of Brazil’s MIMO festival. I’m chatting... Read Article

By John Armstrong 31 August, 2018

With Maria Rita set to play at London’s Union Chapel on Tuesday September 4th – her first visit to London... Read Article

By Gabriel Francis 18 July, 2018

BaianaSystem are one of the most exciting bands coming out of Brazil at the moment – more specifically, Bahia, the... Read Article

By Russ Slater 13 June, 2018

Over the past 20 years Renata Rosa has been refining her craft. Born in São Paulo, but to parents from... Read Article

By Russ Slater 21 May, 2018

Following on from the huge critical success of A Mulher Do Fim Do Mundo (The Woman At The End Of... Read Article

By Barnaby Simons 08 May, 2018

DJ Patrick Forge is a true legend of London’s jazz and Latin music scene. The Dingwalls icon, NTS Radio resident,... Read Article