City Guides:

New Brazilian Music

By Russ Slater 23 June, 2017

Brazilian label Proposito Records are no strangers to provocation. Based in Goiânia, their musical output can most certainly be put... Read Article

By Russ Slater 10 June, 2016

Having been the man behind Far Out Recordings’ great compilation of new Brazilian music last year – entitled Amplificador Novissima... Read Article

By Russ Slater 22 March, 2016

Brazilian chanteuse Céu is back with a new album, her fourth work of original material, following on from the live... Read Article

By Russ Slater 18 March, 2016

Could Lineker be the rightful heir to Ney Matogrosso? Hailing from Bambuí in Minas Gerais, though now residing in São Paulo,... Read Article

By Russ Slater 08 January, 2016

It is almost impossible to keep up with all the new music that gets released in Brazil every year, so... Read Article

By Russ Slater 02 September, 2015

He’s done it again! Regular S&C contributor Boebis has put together another quality mixtape of music from Brazil, this time... Read Article

By Sam Katterfield 11 June, 2015

“Gata, you’re going to have to earn your way up by playing the bars”. These are the words that greeted... Read Article

By Russ Slater 10 October, 2014

It’s hard to think of a better title than Bossa Punk for this recent compilation from Madame Rrose Sélavy. It’s... Read Article

By Russ Slater 02 September, 2014

During my travels in Brazil’s Northeast and Amazonas regions I often envisaged turning on the radio and tapping into some... Read Article

By Russ Slater 17 December, 2013

I’d been planning on writing a review of Passo Torto‘s second album ever since it came out in May this... Read Article

By Russ Slater 19 September, 2013

This year Mais Um Discos released Daora, a 2CD compilation of new Brazilian music subtitled Underground Sounds Of Urban Brasil... Read Article

By Nick MacWilliam 12 February, 2013

February is of course carnival time in Brazil and for those of you who can’t make it to the sizzling... Read Article