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We Got To Keep On Fighting: An Interview with Dona Onete

By Gabriel Rizzo 05 August, 2016

The first time I listened to the music of Dona Onete was in a bar in Alter do Chão, a... Read Article

REVIEW Dona Onete – Feitiço Caboclo

By Marco Canepari 16 December, 2014

To introduce her by saying that Dona Onete is a 73-year-old singer who has just released her début album, doesn’t... Read Article

MIXTAPE Boebis’ Uirapuru: Sounds of Pará Mix

By Russ Slater 02 September, 2014

We’ve got a great new mix today from Brazilian music DJ and researcher extraordinaire Boebis in which he delves into... Read Article

Maiden Amazon Film Fest To Take Place in London (10th-12th July)

By Nicholas Nicou 19 June, 2014

In early July, the sights and sounds of the Amazon will grace London as the Amazon Film Fest comes to... Read Article

REVIEW Mestre Cupijó e Seu Ritmo – Siriá

By Camilo Martinez 31 March, 2014

If you were to listen to some instrumental tracks from this compilation without reading any reviews about it, including this... Read Article

Leila Pinheiro & Nelson Faria – Céu e Mar

REVIEW Leila Pinheiro & Nelson Faria – Céu e Mar

By Jurema Simoes 23 April, 2012

Riding on a new wave of Bossa Nova, Céu e Mar (‘Sky and Sea’), Leila Pinheiro and Nelson Faria’s first... Read Article

Carimbó: Os Originais de Maracanã

By Russ Slater 27 October, 2011

This is a great video from Alfredo Bello’s (aka DJ Tudo) record label Mundo Melhor, which specialises in releasing field... Read Article

Gaby Amarantos – Xirley

By Russ Slater 06 October, 2011

Cheeky new video here from Gaby Amarantos, the Queen of Tecnobrega:

Metaleiras da Amazonia — Mambo do Pedro

By Russ Slater 23 February, 2011

This is what the internet’s all about; finding some incredible footage of a Brazilian brass band from Para in the... Read Article