When it comes to understanding the European love for Latin music, Far Out Recordings is one of the keys. The independent record label from the UK has been bringing the finest jazz-infused and bossa nova-rooted Brazilian music to... Read Article
Back in 2013 when we were putting together our book about Brazil – see Sounds and Colours Brazil – the experimental music scene in Rio de Janeiro (which had been simmering for some time) had begun to get... Read Article
Spell-binding is most certainly the word for this latest release by Cadu Tenório, a prominent name on Rio’s experimental music scene. As a member of Sobre a Máquina, VICTIM! and Ceticências he has helped to define this new... Read Article
What is sure to be one of the releases of the year, Maga Bo‘s Quilombo do Futuro is set to be released on May 22nd. For fans of tropical bass and Afro-Brazilian music this is quite an event.... Read Article
Riding on a new wave of Bossa Nova, Céu e Mar (‘Sky and Sea’), Leila Pinheiro and Nelson Faria’s first worldwide release revisits classic Brazilian songs from great composers such as Antonio Carlos (Tom) Jobim, Ivan Lins, Djavan,... Read Article
People say that good things in life come in threes. I have to agree. From the simple triumvirates such as toast, jam and butter to the amusing ones like the mountains, the sun and the sea. It seems... Read Article
