Latest Track from Juvenil Silva Is Joyous Slice of Samba Rock
For his latest album, Apoio Marginal, Brazilian musician Juvenil Silva had the idea of creating each song with a new... Read Article
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Film Society of Lincoln Center to focus on Gabriel Mascaro’s Films
The Film Society of Lincoln Center will feature a retrospective of Brazilian filmmaker Gabriel Mascaro‘s films this month. “Gabriel Mascaro: Ebbs... Read Article
Bruno: Conversations with a Brazilian Drug Dealer by Robert Gay
At first sight “Bruno” seems an unlikely recruit for the world of organised crime. He’s not from a favela, he... Read Article
EXCLUSIVE: Brazilian Psych from Recife’s Tagore “Amor Pesado”
Fans of Raul Seixas, Lula Côrtes and Hawkwind are going to love “Amor Pesado”, a sweet new slice of Brazilian... Read Article
9 Brazilian Songs From 2014 That Will Grab Your Attention
Luiz Gabriel Lopes is the guitarist and lead singer of Graveola and TiãoDuá, two of Brazil’s most exciting bands and... Read Article
REVIEW Alessandra Leão – Pedra de Sal
It’s been a while since Alessandra Leão‘s last release, the intoxicating album Dois Cordões in 2009 which summed up a... Read Article
The Time and Being of Gilvan Samico
25th November, 2013 was a strange day. It was the day Sounds and Colours released our new book/CD Sounds and... Read Article
REVIEW D MinGus – Fricçao
Even though this is the age of remixing, repurposing, rescuing lost sounds and re-contextualizing old popular ones, it’s still quite... Read Article
REVIEW Eles Voltam (They’ll Come Back)
Eles Voltam (They’ll Come Back), written and directed by Marcelo Lordello, is an interesting development on the theme of spoilt,... Read Article
VIDEO: Introducing Siba’s New Album “Avante”
Avante represents the third stage in Brazilian singer/songwriter Siba‘s career. After helping define manguebit with his band Mestre Ambrosio in... Read Article
REVIEW Neighbouring Sounds (O Som Ao Redor)
Class relations in upwardly mobile Brazil come to the forefront in writer/director Kleber Mendonça Filho’s precise and promising first feature... Read Article
Feiticeiro Julião “BARRA”
Feiticeiro Julião are one of the more interesting new bands to come out of Recife. With outlandish clothing, energetic stage... Read Article