Pernambuco

By Sam Katterfield 24 November, 2020

King Kong en Asunción opens with us in the backseat of a 4×4, as the protagonist (deftly played by Andrade... Read Article

By Graham Douglas 12 December, 2018

It was a hot day in the beautiful town of Amarante, the Portuguese base of Brazil’s MIMO festival. I’m chatting... Read Article

By Adailton Moura 22 February, 2018

The rich musicality of Brazil needs to be better shared, even amongst Brazilians, as there are so many rhythmic varieties.... Read Article

By Graham Douglas 18 July, 2017

Nação Zumbi originated in the early 90s, climbing like a ‘crab with brains’ from the fertile mud of the delta... Read Article

By Russ Slater 17 May, 2016

For his latest album, Apoio Marginal, Brazilian musician Juvenil Silva had the idea of creating each song with a new... Read Article

By Russ Slater 10 May, 2016

After working together for a track on their last album Alexandre, Pernambuco group Mombojó have once again teamed up with... Read Article

By Russ Slater 16 March, 2015

Fans of Raul Seixas, Lula Côrtes and Hawkwind are going to love “Amor Pesado”, a sweet new slice of Brazilian... Read Article

By Russ Slater 25 February, 2015

The musical jewels of Pernambuco are uncovered by Boebis in his latest mix for us, a cornucopia of delights from... Read Article

By Luiz Gabriel Lopes 31 December, 2014

Luiz Gabriel Lopes is the guitarist and lead singer of Graveola and TiãoDuá, two of Brazil’s most exciting bands and... Read Article

By Russ Slater 10 November, 2014

It’s been a while since Alessandra Leão‘s last release, the intoxicating album Dois Cordões in 2009 which summed up a... Read Article

By Arthur Dantas 26 November, 2013

25th November, 2013 was a strange day. It was the day Sounds and Colours released our new book/CD Sounds and... Read Article

By Nick MacWilliam 18 June, 2013

This time next year of course we’ll all be living it up on the beaches of Rio de Janeiro, bathing... Read Article