In 2016, Alex Anwandter underwent a brutal examination of Chile on his album Amiga, with songs that chronicled the aftershocks of the dictatorship, and that were critical of the homophobia and injustice present in his homeland. Fusing disco-beats... Read Article
“The sounds of the Amazon are the base of my music”, Vanessa da Mata explains to me. “I really believe that this is the origin. The source, everything else grows on it”. As her name suggests, Vanessa da... Read Article
London-based jazz multi-instrumentalist, Sean Khan, returns to Far Out Recordings for his third solo LP, this time in collaboration with prolific Brazilian composer, Hermeto Pascoal. Palmares Fantasy was recorded in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 as part of... Read Article
The release of Outubro back in 1980 signified the beginning of a highly productive period for jazz-funk trio Azymuth on the illustrious New York label Milestone Records. Swiftly following on from Light As A Feather, it features seven well-conceived original works in... Read Article
Every Wednesday some of São Paulo’s finest beatmakers, producers, musicians and DJs meet at Casa Brasilia in the Pinheiros neighbourhood. The first person to get there will pick a vinyl out of the US$2-$5 box and this will... Read Article
Marcelo D2 is back with a bang. After becoming the breakout star of Brazilian hip-hop – thanks to 2004’s À Procura Da Batida Perfeita (released in the UK as Looking For The Perfect Beat) and its follow-up Meu... Read Article
It all started back in 2009, when Mia Doi Todd toured Brazil to perform some gigs and travel the country for the first time in her life. In São Paolo, she met Maurício Takara, percussionist, drummer and member... Read Article
A phrase from the walls of Paris in 1968 has come to be echoed in Brazil: “It is forbidden to forbid!” The French slogan, reaffirmed by Caetano Veloso in one of his songs, where he says “não ao... 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
Belo Horizonte is the third largest city in Brazil (after the giants that are Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro). It’s the capital of Minas Gerais, a state whose names gives some clue as to where the area... Read Article
Ricardo Pereira is a musician and DJ from São Paulo. He plays in a couple of bands affiliated with the group Hurtmold, Guilherme Granado’s Bodes & Elefantes project and Mauricio Takara’s Assembléia Ritmica de Pinheiros, both incredible live... Read Article
Jorge Continentino describes himself as a saxophonist and flutist, but he regularly draws on his piano and guitar-playing skills when he’s writing original music. Jorge got an early start, leaving his hometown of Rio de Janeiro at just... Read Article
