City Guides:

Cacapa

By Russ Slater 10 November, 2014

It’s been a while since Alessandra Leão‘s last release, the intoxicating album Dois Cordões in 2009 which summed up a... Read Article

By Ed Hart 21 November, 2013

Eles Voltam (They’ll Come Back), written and directed by Marcelo Lordello, is an interesting development on the theme of spoilt,... Read Article

By Russ Slater 19 June, 2012

If you want to listen to great mixtapes of traditional Latin, African and Caribbean music your first port-of-call really should... Read Article

By Russ Slater 16 December, 2011

The time has come again to choose our favourite albums of the year. It’s a task that’s never easy, especially... Read Article

By Russ Slater 11 November, 2011

This is the second mixtape from La Tabaquera – a project led by Alessandra Leão and Caçapa – which this... Read Article

By Russ Slater 19 September, 2011

Pernambuco is one of the musical epicentres of Brazil, full of infectious rhythms and traditions such as caboclinho, forró, candomblé... Read Article

By Russ Slater 11 June, 2011

Caçapa‘s debut album Elefantes Na Rua Nova will be released on June 12th. It’s a real taste of northeastern Brazil... Read Article