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By Russ Slater 30 March, 2015

The tag of “post-tropicália” has never felt more apparent that on the latest release from Ava Rocha. Ava Patrya Yndia... Read Article

By Russ Slater 22 July, 2013

As part of the research for our Sounds and Colours Brazil book/CD (due in Sept 2013) we have been speaking... Read Article

By Russ Slater 31 August, 2011

Sem Nostalgia was released in Brazil in 2009 yet still sounds unbelievably fresh. If there was ever an argument for... Read Article

By Russ Slater 30 August, 2011

Like many new Brazilian artists I first encountered the music of Lucas Santtana on Mais Um Disco‘s excellent Oi! A... Read Article

By Russ Slater 30 June, 2011

July is shaping up to be one very Brazilian month in London with a number of the best up-and-coming artists... Read Article

By Russ Slater 11 January, 2011

Tom Crookston’s Nossa Brazil blog is one of our favourite things on the web, offering valuable insight into modern Brazilian... Read Article

By S&C Team 17 December, 2010

Sounds and Colours has just published our favourite albums of 2010 which you can find in two parts (ONE and... Read Article

By Russ Slater 19 September, 2010

There are two reasons for posting this song. Actually there are three. The first, obviously, is because it is a... Read Article