Mombojó | Sounds and Colours

By Russ Slater 17 May, 2016

For his latest album, Apoio Marginal, Brazilian musician Juvenil Silva had the idea of creating each song with a new... Read Article

By Russ Slater 10 May, 2016

After working together for a track on their last album Alexandre, Pernambuco group Mombojó have once again teamed up with... Read Article

By Russ Slater 23 September, 2011

A new album is on the way from the man from Caruaru. It’s been seven years since Junio Barreto released... Read Article

By Russ Slater 19 September, 2011

Pernambuco is one of the musical epicentres of Brazil, full of infectious rhythms and traditions such as caboclinho, forró, candomblé... Read Article

By Gregory Scruggs 19 September, 2011

In the second part of Sounding Out the Swamp: Recife, Pernambuco, and The Cultural Rise of Northeastern Brazil (read part... Read Article

By Russ Slater 01 September, 2011

Third video of Mombojó’s to be directed by Fernando Sanches. “Antimonotonia” was one of our favourite songs off their album... Read Article

By S&C Team 17 December, 2010

Sounds and Colours has just published our favourite albums of 2010 which you can find in two parts (ONE and... Read Article

By Russ Slater 14 December, 2010

Our end-of-year coverage starts here with the first half of our favourite albums of 2010. Unlike the normal lists of... Read Article

By Russ Slater 10 December, 2010

My oh my, this wasn’t easy! So many great videos to list in 2010. I hope we have listed all... Read Article

By Russ Slater 04 September, 2010

Check out this glorious video of “Papapa” from the Recife-dwelling pop band Mombojó:

By Russ Slater 20 July, 2010

A two-disc set looking at Brazil’s underground music scene, Oi! A Nova Musica Brasileira! (Hey! The New Brazilian Music!), shows... Read Article