
A Salute to João Gilberto
As you may well have already read, Brazilian icon João Gilberto died on 6th July, aged 88, in Rio de... Read Article
As you may well have already read, Brazilian icon João Gilberto died on 6th July, aged 88, in Rio de... Read Article
As noted right at the beginning of this book, “Getz/Gilberto is the album people think of when they think of... Read Article
With legendary Brazilian musician João Donato soon to be making a rare appearance in London we wanted to find somebody... Read Article
When I spoke to Jorge Drexler last year about Bailar En La Cueva – his latest album and undoubtedly his... Read Article
For his last album, Bailar en la Cueva, the Uruguayan singer/songwriter Jorge Drexler took the bold step of relocating to... Read Article
When I first heard Mallu Magalhães, she was about 15 and her song “Tchubaruba” was beginning to spread across the... Read Article
Just a couple of weeks ago we asked our readers to choose what they think are the most influential Brazilian... Read Article
Every musical genre has its standard flagbearers: for jazz it’s Miles, Coltrane, Dizzy, Duke. Rock’s got Dylan, Hendrix, Lennon, just... Read Article
New York’s Summer Stage is kicking off its 2012 season with an evening of performances by Nu-bossa bombshell, Bebel Gilberto, Grammy-nominated... Read Article
Sem Nostalgia was released in Brazil in 2009 yet still sounds unbelievably fresh. If there was ever an argument for... Read Article
Being a huge fan of Os Novos Baianos I was always going to enjoy Filhos de João, O Admirável Mundo... Read Article
Like many new Brazilian artists I first encountered the music of Lucas Santtana on Mais Um Disco‘s excellent Oi! A... Read Article