Jorge Continentino describes himself as a saxophonist and flutist, but he regularly draws on his piano and guitar-playing skills when he’s writing original music. Jorge got an early start, leaving his hometown of Rio de Janeiro at just... Read Article
The name Smokey Hormel may not sound very familiar, but it’s almost certain that you will own a record somewhere that features his guitarwork. His name can be found in the credits for albums by Beck, Johnny Cash,... Read Article
July looks set to be a great month for Brazilian music with some of the country’s leading artists playing at Brasil Summerfest, a new week-long festival taking place in some of New York’s finest venues from July 24th-30th.... Read Article
A couple of weeks ago we announced that Red Hot + Rio 2, the new compilation from the Red Hot Organization featuring a variety of today’s artists covering tropicália classics, will feature the likes of Beck, Caetano Veloso,... Read Article
Last week Pitchfork announced that the Red Hot Organization will release Red Hot + Rio 2 on June 28th this year. This new compilation will focus on Tropicália and the great music coming out of Brazil in the... Read Article
Far Out Recordings have recently released an eight-track sampler of some of the fine Brazilian music available on their label. Far Out who specialise in releasing new music from some of Brazil’s great composers such as Marcos Valle,... Read Article
