Heavy, heavy mix of Northeastern Brazilian music from DJ Incidental. Seriously, this mix is incredible! You’ll feel like you’ve suddenly been transported to the center of Pernambuco carnival as soon as you press play. Throughout the mix DJ... Read Article
In the 3rd volume of his Brasil Lado B series, DJ MBgroove brings us, as usual, the freshiest music being made in Brazil, featuring artists such as Mundo Livre S.A., Beto Villares, Céu, RAPadura, Rodrigo Campos and Gal... Read Article
In the second part of Sounding Out the Swamp: Recife, Pernambuco, and The Cultural Rise of Northeastern Brazil (read part one here) Gregory Scruggs looks at how manguebit affected the musical landscape of Northeastern Brazil, starting with the... Read Article
DJ 440 is one of Brazil’s most prominent DJs and an expert in music from the Northeast of Brazil, where he was raised – in Pernambuco to be more precise. That region of Brazil is a hot-bed of... Read Article
In 1992, in the Bar de Dona Edna, in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, the musician and cultural agitator Francisco de Assis França announced to his friends, “I mixed a hip-hop beat with a maracatu groove and it turned out... Read Article
Mario Caldato Jr. has worked as a producer or engineer for Jack Johnson, Manu Chao, Donovan Frankenreiter, Beck, Super Furry Animals, Tone Loc and Young MC. He is of course most famous though for his work with Beastie... Read Article
Summer is most definitely upon us and now that Brazil is also being featuring here on Sounds and Colours we figured what better way to celebrate than with a mix of sun-drenched, vibe-toasting summer beauties from Brazil. With... Read Article
