Gal Costa | Sounds and Colours

By Russ Slater 24 July, 2018

Brazilian music really does make a mockery of the label “diversity”. Many countries and artists may lay claim to having... Read Article

By Ursula Parvex 22 December, 2016

“¡Ay, qué manera de caer hacia arriba y de ser sempiterna, esta mujer!” (“Oh, the way this woman has of falling... Read Article

By Russ Slater 14 December, 2016

It’s always with immense pleasure that we publish any mixtape from Epic Vinyls From Brazil, and this latest is no... Read Article

By Alexandre Kassin 05 July, 2016

With legendary Brazilian musician João Donato soon to be making a rare appearance in London we wanted to find somebody... Read Article

By Russ Slater 06 February, 2016

This 100% vinyl mix salute to Brazilian great Jorge Ben has been put together by Epic Vinyls From Brazil in... Read Article

By Will Jeffreys 19 May, 2015

Formed in Rio de Janeiro in 1968, Os Brazões started life playing support for Gal Costa and Tom Zé before... Read Article

By Russ Slater 09 March, 2015

A few weeks ago we posted the first part of our interview with Criolo, a Brazilian rapper and singer whose... Read Article

By Russ Slater 09 January, 2015

Here we present our first ever mix from Epic Vinyls from Brazil aka DJ Contracapa, a Danish musicologist and huge... Read Article

By Kariann Goldschmitt 09 October, 2014

It’s not every day that a new collection of interviews about some of Brazil’s most celebrated musicians becomes available to... Read Article

By Russ Slater 26 June, 2012

A couple of years ago we interviewed Marcelo Machado and Paula Cosenza in London. Respectively they are the director and... Read Article

By Russ Slater 11 May, 2012

Ricardo Pereira is a musician and DJ from São Paulo. He plays in a couple of bands affiliated with the... Read Article

By Martin Longley 29 April, 2012

When she plays live, the veteran Brazilian singer Gal Costa usually reflects her Tropicália legacy, with a smooth band to... Read Article