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Members of Nação Zumbi and Cidadão Instigado Unite With Ilhan Ersahin for ‘Praia Futuro’
This is the kind of news that gets us excited. Dengue from Nação Zumbi has teamed up with Fernando Catatau and... Read Article
REVIEW Cabruêra – Nordeste Oculto
Nordeste Oculto is the fifth album from Paraíba’s Cabruêra, and forms part of a special release mapping the North-East of... Read Article
Rock In Rio (Day Two)
The second day at Rock In Rio had a pretty ropey bunch of headliners, Snow Patrol and Red Hot Chili... Read Article
New Junio Barreto album “Setembro” to be released in October!
A new album is on the way from the man from Caruaru. It’s been seven years since Junio Barreto released... Read Article
Musica da Massa! New Sounds of Pernambuco
Pernambuco is one of the musical epicentres of Brazil, full of infectious rhythms and traditions such as caboclinho, forró, candomblé... Read Article
Sounding Out the Swamp: Recife, Pernambuco, and The Cultural Rise of Northeastern Brazil (Part One)
Part one of a two-part series by Gregory Scruggs exploring the emergence of Pernambuco as one of the musical epicentres of Brazil. The first part looks at the history of Pernambuco and the beginnings of a musical revolution in the state, brought on by Chico Science and the Manguebit movement.
Album Guide: Lucas Santtana
This year Lucas Santtana‘s Sem Nostalgia was released in the UK and other parts of the world. It’s his fourth... Read Article
In a Nutshell: Mangue Beat
In 1992, in the Bar de Dona Edna, in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, the musician and cultural agitator Francisco de Assis... Read Article
MIXTAPE PG Presents New Brazilian Music
June has been dedicated mixtape month on Sounds and Colours. In collaboration with JungleDrums we’re going to be bringing you... Read Article