“It’s the soundtrack to a bar on the Olinda seashore, in the 80s”. Lulina, charged with a warm nostalgia, is vividly describing her upcoming full-length, Vida Amorosa Que Segue – Vol. 1, a collaborative album with friend, bassist and... Read Article
25th November, 2013 was a strange day. It was the day Sounds and Colours released our new book/CD Sounds and Colours Brazil. It was also the day that the incredible Brazilian artist Gilvan Samico passed away. The following... Read Article
If you’re in Brazil over the next few weeks then you should really think about checking out MIMO Festival, a free event that will be moving across three different Brazilian cities between August 23rd and September 8th, taking... Read Article
I’ve never been to Recife or to its neighbouring city, Olinda, in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, but if a holiday spent in these cities had a soundtrack, I imagine the music would come straight from Ferrugem, Mestre... Read Article
Carnival season is almost here! Of course the most famous carnival is Rio’s, but there are many more. In Brazil alone there are large carnival parties in Salvador, Recife, Paraty and Ouro Preto to name just a few.... 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
“Volteeeeeiiii Recife…!” (Recife, I’m back!) “Foi a saudade que me trouxe pelo braço…” (Missing you has dragged me back). When I think of Carnival in Recife and Olinda in the North East of Brazil, the first thing that... Read Article
