Since their acclaimed album Duas Cidades was released in 2016, BaianaSystem have often been singled out as the most relevant novelty in Brazilian music in recent years. Their cathartic shows and their use of the trio elétrico format during carnival... Read Article
It was late 2015 when the first calls for Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff to be impeached were received, principally arguing that the president had been fiscally irresponsible, as well as other charges, some related to the Operation Car... Read Article
Following hot on the heels of our Best Albums of 2014 we present to you a playlist featuring some of our favourite tracks of the year. Many of these also feature in our Best Albums list but there... Read Article
The hardest thing about any end-of-year list is whittling the list down to just a few. This year has been as tough as ever, with amazing albums by Lucas Santtana, Igapó de Almas, Boom Boom Clan, La Chiva... Read Article
We asked Movimientos’ Cal Jader – a man at the heart of London’s Latin American music scene – to pick out 10 of his favourite tracks of the year, and boy has he delivered. It’s a selection that... Read Article
Russo Passapusso’s debut solo release, Paraíso da Miragem, marks the arrival of a major talent. The album occasionally recalls the music of the 1970s, but it is very much in line with the exciting sounds that have emerged... Read Article
At this point, trying to attach a single name to styles within the global bass/electro-tropical movement might as well be useless, as new and incredibly interesting fusions keep popping up from the urban centres and the peripheries of... Read Article
Starting with Oi! A Nova Musica Brasileira!, Mais Um Discos have been responsible for releasing some of the best new Brazilian music in Europe over the past five years, with artists like Lucas Santtana, Metá-Metá, Graveola and Bixiga... Read Article
