“La Negra” is a milonga song with music by Roman Gomez and lyrics by Claudia Salomone. It follows the story of a black woman constantly hiding and filled with unspoken desires, who finally reveals herself screaming out for... Read Article
Following the release of their collaboration album Encuentro, Andria and Roman play an intimate and emotion-filled show at The Vortex in Dalston on the 17th February. Encuentro is all about nostalgia, loneliness, the utopian experience of love and... Read Article
Offering a flavour of what Chile’s tropical orchestras would have played to entertain the people at social clubs back in the day, Golosa La Orquesta manage to find an old school style that flows around jazz, chachachá and... Read Article
Daymé Arocena has had a mad few years. Her powerful voice and charisma have taken her on a journey leading to global recognition, being labelled as the face of modern Cuba and gaining Gilles Peterson as a mentor.... 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
Hamilton de Holanda is currently one of the most celebrated instrumentalists in Brazil, blending Brazilian choro, samba and jazz together into beautiful dream-like bandolin chords. The 11 time winner of the Prêmio da Música Brasileira will launch his... Read Article
Brazil is a melting pot, and so is its music. Nomade Orquestra’s new album features a distinctive blend of funk, late-night jazz, middle eastern oud, hip-hop, ethio-grooves and afrobeat. Weaving the different musical beats together is what this unique young... Read Article
New York’s Gregorio Uribe, who hails from Bogotá, Colombia, will hold his record release party at one of New York City’s coolest stages. He and his “big band” will celebrate the release of Cumbia Universal (which features the legendary Rubén... Read Article
Italian DJ and producer Nicola Conte is a great enthusiast of Brazilian bossa nova. That becomes clear after listening to Viagem 3 – A Collection of 60’s Brazilian Bossa Nova and Jazz Samba, the third CD in his... Read Article
Argentine pianist Guillermo Klein will be releasing Domandor De Huellas on August 10th. The album features 14 songs based on the work of Gustavo “Cuchi” Lequizamon, a legendary musician, composer, pianist and writer born in Salta, Argentina. He... Read Article
Multi-talented songstress Leny Andrade will be returning to Birland in New York for five nights from August 31st until September 4th. The singer will be performing bossa novas from her native Brazil as well as Boleros (she spent... Read Article
From the opening effect shot and rattle of drums there’s no mistaking the dub roots underlying the new release by Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno. When the horns kick in on the opener ‘Dog With a Rope’ it could... Read Article
