The documentary Narcissus Off Duty (2020) is a deep dive through Caetano Veloso’s own oral history into his imprisonment from the Brazilian military dictatorship in 1968. It is a minimalistic and poignant film based mainly on Veloso’s account... Read Article
Mo Scarpelli’s documentary El Father Plays Himself (2020) is a compelling look at the making of a film set in Venezuela in which the director Jorge Thielen Armand has cast his non-actor father to play the lead role.... Read Article
This affecting moment occurred when Fainguelernt was just ten years old – long before she became Ana Frango Elétrico (Ana Electric Chicken), the 23-year-old wunderkind whose 2019 sophomore album Little Electric Chicken Heart garnered plural awards, and, last year, a Grammy nomination.
We’re talking ahead of the release of Neves’ hotly anticipated sophomore album A Pegada Agora É Essa (This Sway Now), due out on the UK label Far Out Recordings next Friday. But, for much of our early conversation, Neves looks to the past, rather than future, regaling with stories of a remarkable childhood.
Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist and vocalist extraordinaire, Xenia Rubinos hit the headlines last year with her latest instalment Black Terry Cat. A sophomore album showcasing her eclectic sound, you can check our review of it here. Before dashing off near... Read Article
Not many musicians manage to bridge the Brazilian musical origins of bossa, samba and choro with modern jazz, pop and baroque classical music as Hamilton de Holanda does. Last week he released his new album Samba de Chico,... Read Article
Back in February 2015, during the Directors Guild of America’s (DGA) award ceremony, director Steven Spielberg made a surprise announcement of a new category to be introduced in the following year’s awards: First-Time Feature Film Director. The DGA’s... Read Article
