‘Freedom of Movement’ may well be the name of Nina Miranda‘s debut album but it also serves as the perfect summation of her latest video for “The Cage & The Garden.” With the streets of London as their... Read Article
Brazilian singer Nina Miranda is finally ready to steal the limelight with her upcoming debut solo album. After first coming to attention thanks to Smoke City – and their huge hit “Underwater Love” – in the late 90s, Miranda has been... Read Article
It’s not exactly a secret that Gilles Peterson loves Brazil. From writing a playlist for the Guardian of his top ten Brazilian anthems to creating his own Brazilian music project Sonzeira, it’s obvious he’s no stranger to the... Read Article
With legendary Brazilian musician João Donato soon to be making a rare appearance in London we wanted to find somebody who could shine a little light on the great man’s music. Kassin was the obvious choice. Not only... Read Article
Moreno Veloso is back in the limelight. 13 years after Music Typewriter, the album that set the tone for a new explosion of Brazilian music, Moreno has returned with Coisa Boa, a brand new album that has just... Read Article
With the confidence of his father, Moreno Veloso has released his first album under his own name (though his ground-breaking album Máquina de Escrever/Music Typewriter from 2001, which was released as Moreno +2, should not be forgotten). Coisa... Read Article
“Jogada Senil” is the first track to be released by Grupo Cometa, the latest project from one of our favourite Brazilian musicians and producers, Kassin. In this latest project he has teamed up with regular collaborators Alberto Continentino... Read Article
Kassin is a hugely influential producer and musician in Brazil. He has been a member of Los Hermanos, The +2’s and Orquestra Imperial, and produced albums for Vanessa da Mata, Adriana Calcanhotto and Mallu Magalhães, to name just... Read Article
In January this year, British-based DJ Gilles Peterson stepped out from his Brownswood Basement studio and his BBC Radio hot seat and headed off to Brazil to record a new album. Best-known for his work as a DJ,... Read Article
With the World Cup on its way Brasil Music Exchange decided now would be a good time to showcase the best new music coming out of Brazil. And that is most certainly what they’ve done with their new... Read Article
Two of Britain’s most prominent DJs/producers have Brazil-themed compilations lined up for this summer, with release dates scheduled to tie in with a big football tournament that is apparently happening in Brazil. This week, a trailer was launched... Read Article
It seems that Tulipa Ruiz’s first album Efêmera, which was one of our albums of 2010, was really just a case of the São Paulo singer finding her voice, for her new album Tudo Tanto takes things up... Read Article
