Brazilian music really does make a mockery of the label “diversity”. Many countries and artists may lay claim to having diverse influences, but nothing ever seems quite as varied and exciting as it does in Brazil. And this... Read Article
We’re real happy to have another fine mix of Brazilian tunes on the site from Batukizer’s (EVFB) very own DJ Contracapa. A passionate researcher of Brazilian music this one is very much a sequel to his previous Afro... Read Article
It’s always with immense pleasure that we publish any mixtape from Epic Vinyls From Brazil, and this latest is no different. Filled with incendiary Brazilian psych, funk and soul from the 60s and 70s this is the epitome... Read Article
This 100% vinyl mix salute to Brazilian great Jorge Ben has been put together by Epic Vinyls From Brazil in anticipation of their upcoming trip to Brazil. The mix is an incredible selections of songs written by groove-master... Read Article
Brazil’s favela funk-inspired electro-brega popsters Bonde do Rolê are back with a new EP that has fun with some of their country’s favourite musical idols. Biblia Rosa (which translates as Pink Bible) features four tracks, all of which are pastiches... Read Article
The tag of “post-tropicália” has never felt more apparent that on the latest release from Ava Rocha. Ava Patrya Yndia Yracema is the second album from the Rio-born singer and offers 12 tracks of astonishing inventiveness and originality.... Read Article
If you saw Gilles Peterson‘s film about making his recent Brazilian album, Sonzeira, you will have seen that Gilles really wanted one particular Brazilian album, more than any other album. That album was Tam…Tam…Tam…! by José Prates and... Read Article
Russo Passapusso’s debut solo release, Paraíso da Miragem, marks the arrival of a major talent. The album occasionally recalls the music of the 1970s, but it is very much in line with the exciting sounds that have emerged... Read Article
“Eu vou torcer pela paz, pela alegria, pelo amor e pelas moças bonitas, eu vou torcer!” (I’m rooting for peace, happiness, love and beautiful girls, I’m rooting!” The first lines of Jorge Ben Jor’s lyrics to “Vou Torcer”... Read Article
The liner notes for Ruspo’s debut, Esses Patifes (These Criminals), describe the album as a journalistic meditation on Brazil’s disparate geography through the lens of “tropical lo-fi.” While that framework might be useful for approaching the album, the... Read Article
Just a couple of weeks ago we asked our readers to choose what they think are the most influential Brazilian albums of all-time. After receiving 100 responses we are now revealing the 10 albums that received the most... Read Article
What was already one of the finest Brazilian line-ups we’d seen in London for some time has now literally gone through the roof with the addition of Jorge Ben Jor to the line-up! The Back2Black Festival which celebrates... Read Article
