Brazil’s Ava Rocha Releases New Album of Peerless Pop Invention (Free D/L)
The tag of “post-tropicália” has never felt more apparent that on the latest release from Ava Rocha. Ava Patrya Yndia... Read Article
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EXCLUSIVE: “That Damn Samba” – An Intimate Portrait of Samba
Charlie Inman – the co-director behind Gilles Peterson’s Brasil Bam Bam Bam: The Story Of Sonzeira documentary – recently put... Read Article
Brazilian Love Affair: An Interview with Gilles Peterson
In January this year, British-based DJ Gilles Peterson stepped out from his Brownswood Basement studio and his BBC Radio hot... Read Article
Fatboy Slim and Gilles Peterson Ready Brazil Compilations for Summer
Two of Britain’s most prominent DJs/producers have Brazil-themed compilations lined up for this summer, with release dates scheduled to tie... Read Article
MIXTAPE São Paulo High Society: Disco & Boogie from Brazil
The new mixtape from Cazenove Club cooks up a soaring collection of old-skool Brazilian funk and soul, with original tunes... Read Article
REVIEW Putumayo World Music – Brazilian Beat
World music label Putumayo has a noble but tricky mission. It aims “to introduce new global music to broad audiences”... Read Article
Mr Bongo Website Launched
Mr Bongo have released a number of quality Brazilian film and music releases over the years. In the past it’s... Read Article
New international mix and track from Captain Planet (Download + Stream)
Captain Planet has recently dropped some real quality, his Ningané EP, a 5-track release featuring the vocals of Congolese singer... Read Article
Discussing Brazilian Music with Quadron
Quadron are a danish duo making soul music. With their tight arrangements (evoking Willie Mitchell’s for Al Green) and honeyed... Read Article
Red Hot + Rio 2 Announce Tracklisting
A couple of weeks ago we announced that Red Hot + Rio 2, the new compilation from the Red Hot... Read Article
The Best Albums of 2010 20-11
Our end-of-year coverage starts here with the first half of our favourite albums of 2010. Unlike the normal lists of... Read Article
Marcos Valle announces European tour in support of Estatica
Marcos Valle released the rather excellent Estática just last month (you can read our review of it HERE.) The album... Read Article