Renowned trombone player, arranger and music producer Joabe Reis is one of the most iconic musicians of Brazilian jazz right now. After several years collaborating with great artists such as Bob Mintzer (USA), Hermeto Pascoal, Hamilton de Holanda,... Read Article
I wake up in the early hours, too excited to sleep. Today I will be visiting the OSGEMEOS exhibition, SEGREDOS (SECRETS). It is still dark when I emerge on the streets of Cambuci, São Paulo, Brazil. Workers hurry... Read Article
An eager crowd bustled in London’s Omeara, awaiting Liniker e os Caramelows. Invited to close FLAWA, London’s first festival of Latin American women in arts, the ambient-lit railway-arch-come-ballroom provided a suitable backdrop for what was to be a... Read Article
Bixiga 70 have returned with a rocket of a new track that sizzles in all the right ways: funky guitars, groovy drumming patterns, bombastic horns, it’s everything you want from the band and more, a powerful evocation of... Read Article
Karol Conka has paid spectacular homage to one of her rap icons, Sabotage, by recording a new version of his track “Cabeça de Nego”. Conka had already ‘fessed up to her admiration for the rapper in her track... Read Article
Yesterday São Paulo’s own Rashid launched his latest video, “Música de Guerra,” the lead single of sorts for his new album Crise, which also found its way to digital music platforms a day ago. Crise is a unique... Read Article
In the South American megacity São Paulo, a new kind of music is pouring out of the concrete landscapes. It unites people from Brazil, South America and other warm continents with a rootsy and spiritual take on electronica.... Read Article
In São Paulo a new dawn of popular music arrived in 1980 when Arrigo Barnabé released his debut album Clara Crocodilo. The album would usher in a new scene of musicians in the city that became known as... Read Article
In her latest video Brazilian singer, musician and composer Alessandra Leão teamed up with an ensemble of Colombian and Brazilian musicians for a live performance that shows that there really is no need for there to be a divide... Read Article
Netherlands based festival and collective, Dekmantel, which also runs one of the most interesting European independent labels right now, is taking the world by storm. Its association with Boiler Room has permitted millions of people to experience what... Read Article
Four years ago Paulo Beto and Pedro Zopellar were invited to perform their Acqua Space Ritual at a cultural and sports centre in Araraquara, the interior of São Paulo. The robed musicians performed a ritual about the origins... Read Article
Brazilian big band Bixiga 70 are back with a new track (purportedly from an upcoming 4th official album) and it is very much focused on the current political and social turmoil within Brazil. With perhaps the heaviest sound... Read Article
