Dorival Caymmi – The Sounds of Life (Brazil, 2019, dir. Daniela Broitman), a documentary about one of Brazil’s great twentieth-century musicians, is being shown on virtualWOMEX, an “online gateway to the global music community”. Dorival Caymmi was a... Read Article
This summer London is going crazy with an exciting programme of upcoming Brazilian music events. With the Rio 2016 Olympics coming up in August, Brazilian culture and music is in the foreground with a variety of concerts having... Read Article
Quintessential Brazilian rock/reggae band O Rappa have announced a London show. It will be their first appearance in the capital since 2009 and follows the success of their latest album Nunca Tem Fim…. O Rappa started life in... Read Article
Rule Number One of a new festival is surely, don’t upset the locals. Well that’s exactly what Perry Farrell has done. In a recent interview with Folha de Sao Paulo – Brazilian’s biggest newspaper – he was quoted... Read Article
It’s been more than 10 years now since Patrick Laplan left Los Hermanos, but many people still refer to him as their bass player. It’s understandable: after he left, the band achieved the critic’s approval and a phenomenon... Read Article
