Criolo | Sounds and Colours

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 Charlotte Peet 22 July, 2019

Identifying as both female and male, openly queer and defying gender norms, Brazil’s LGBTQ artists have grown stronger than ever... Read Article

By Adailton Moura 11 March, 2019

The sound of Criolo appears to be in constant transformation. Starting off with the ‘gangsta rap’ of 2006’s Ainda Há Tempo (when he... Read Article

By Russ Slater 05 January, 2018

Following on from his Top 10 Tunes of 2017, Cal Jader has now sent us over part of his Best... Read Article

By Russ Slater 30 December, 2017

Tropical doyen Cal Jader (the main man at Movimientos) returns to the S&C site for another year with his selection... Read Article

By S&C Team 22 December, 2017

If you’ve been following Sounds and Colours since the start you’ll know that we started off by focusing on South... Read Article

By Russ Slater 04 December, 2017

Espiral De Ilusão, the latest album from Criolo, was officially released internationally on December 1st. The album sees Criolo (who... Read Article

By Russ Slater 28 April, 2017

Only last week Criolo surprised us all by dropping a brand new single, “Menino Mimado”, which saw him stick to... Read Article

By Russ Slater 17 April, 2017

Welcome to a brand new feature on the site, a regular playlist that will bring you some of the music... Read Article

By Russ Slater 14 April, 2017

Criolo loves sneaking his new releases out into the public realm, and especially to make them available for free. It’s something... Read Article

By Russ Slater 10 June, 2016

Having been the man behind Far Out Recordings’ great compilation of new Brazilian music last year – entitled Amplificador Novissima... Read Article

By Pequi 10 May, 2016

It was late 2015 when the first calls for Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff to be impeached were received, principally arguing... Read Article