Identifying as both female and male, openly queer and defying gender norms, Brazil’s LGBTQ artists have grown stronger than ever in 2019. The country’s drag queens are using the power of music, dance, the internet and an entourage... Read Article
An eager crowd bustled in London’s Omeara, awaiting Liniker e os Caramelows. Invited to close FLAWA, London’s first festival of Latin American women in arts, the ambient-lit railway-arch-come-ballroom provided a suitable backdrop for what was to be a... Read Article
2018 has been a year of mainstream, high-quality, smokin’ Latin pop. It’s also seen women, trans women and not so straight-edged male artists take centre stage and push the boundaries. Becky G, Natti Natasha, Anitta and Bad Gyal... Read Article
In the video for “Zero” (below), Liniker approaches the microphone in sleek skirt and blouse, turban on her head, sparkling necklace and swaying earrings. She sways fluidly to the bossa soul of her backing band, running her hands... Read Article
It is almost impossible to keep up with all the new music that gets released in Brazil every year, so prolific is the country’s output, with a constantly exciting and innovative independent music scene that seems to be... Read Article
