When the LA-based Brazilian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Rodrigo Amarante, delivered his first solo album Cavalo in 2014, it announced a new and genuinely original talent. Amarante had been a part of the rock group Los Hermanos, the samba... Read Article
The short films Uproar and Breaking the circle part of WOMEX 20 Digital’s Film Programme, bring the gender debate in music traditions in Latin America to light. Discussions about sexism in music traditions is much needed in Brazil... Read Article
It is not every day the rocksteady beats of Jamaica find themselves in a down and funky mix with Brazilian samba. Yet, that is the premise upon which New York-born, adopted paulistano, Victor Rice has been carving out a scene... Read Article
Espiral De Ilusão, the latest album from Criolo, was officially released internationally on December 1st. The album sees Criolo (who emerged out of Sao Paulo’s hip-hop community) working with a samba band for the first time, transposing his... Read Article
Only last week Criolo surprised us all by dropping a brand new single, “Menino Mimado”, which saw him stick to samba with lyrics that clearly critiqued the current government in Brazil. Well, now he has made available a... Read Article
Criolo loves sneaking his new releases out into the public realm, and especially to make them available for free. It’s something that he’s done ever since distributing music in that way became a possibility, and it’s what he’s done... Read Article
Zeca Pagodinho took to Hammersmith Apollo’s stage on the 29th November in London to celebrate 100 years of samba. If you followed the night on Sounds and Colours’ Instagram account you’ll know just how energetic the whole night... Read Article
It’s been 10 years since Zeca Pagodinho last played a show in London, but on the 29th November he returns to the English capital to perform one night only at the Hammersmith Eventim Apollo, celebrating 100 years of... Read Article
There is nothing surprising about the way that Elza Soares‘ latest album begins. Soares is one of Brazil’s most revered singers, loved for her highly-emotive delivery. Her sincere, raw, guttural voice has always distinguished her from the pack, but as she... Read Article
A unique artist with his own way of singing; a composer of many hits; the first samba artist to become a pop star in Brazil; and the first sambista to sell more than 1,000,000 copies of a record... Read Article
Crouch End Festival comes for its 5th edition this year with a 10-day packed programme of art, music, drama, poetry, comedy, dance, film, photography and much more from the 10th until the 19th of June. One of the... Read Article
Not many musicians manage to bridge the Brazilian musical origins of bossa, samba and choro with modern jazz, pop and baroque classical music as Hamilton de Holanda does. Last week he released his new album Samba de Chico,... Read Article
