He’s done it again! Regular S&C contributor Boebis has put together another quality mixtape of music from Brazil, this time featuring some of the amazing sounds coming out of São Paulo. Here’s Boebis to explain a little more... Read Article
Luiz Gabriel Lopes is the guitarist and lead singer of Graveola and TiãoDuá, two of Brazil’s most exciting bands and cornerstones of the music scene in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, which is where Luiz currently lives. He has picked... Read Article
Brazil’s Metá-Metá bring together influences as diverse as afro-samba, punk, free-form jazz, candomblé and afrobeat to create visceral, experimental and soulful music that reaches from a whisper to an all-out aural assault. On their latest album, MetaL MetaL,... Read Article
This is a pure ‘roots’ (raíces) mix from French DJ and Brazilian music expert Boebis as he explores coco, samba de roda, pontos de macumbas, capoeira, maracatú, jongo and other afro, spiritual and folkloric music from Brazil on... Read Article
With the World Cup on its way Brasil Music Exchange decided now would be a good time to showcase the best new music coming out of Brazil. And that is most certainly what they’ve done with their new... Read Article
Up until the last three years, fans of MPB in and outside Brazil may not have necessarily recognized Guilherme Amabis’ full name, but they had, undeniably, heard his music before. He’s worked on soundtracks for Hollywood blockbusters like... Read Article
There is little doubt that it has been a great year for South American music. The proof of that can be found in how hard it was for us to select just 20 albums as representing the cream... Read Article
Ever since I first heard “Qasida”, the 10th track off Siba Veloso’s latest album Avante, I haven’t been able to stop listening to it. It’s lyrics are apprehensive, poetic, the conflicting words of someone who is looking for... Read Article
Avante represents the third stage in Brazilian singer/songwriter Siba‘s career. After helping define manguebit with his band Mestre Ambrosio in the 90s he decamped to the small Brazilian town of Nazare da Mata in 2002 and delved even... Read Article
Heavy, heavy mix of Northeastern Brazilian music from DJ Incidental. Seriously, this mix is incredible! You’ll feel like you’ve suddenly been transported to the center of Pernambuco carnival as soon as you press play. Throughout the mix DJ... Read Article
Deeply bound to the northeastern coastal cultures of Brazil is a stringed instrument known as the the rabeca. With the rise of Brazilian world music bands and pop groups in the 90s, the rabeca gained recognition and popularity... Read Article
June has been dedicated mixtape month on Sounds and Colours. In collaboration with JungleDrums we’re going to be bringing you mixes of new music from Latin America every Wednesday throughout the month. We begin with PG Presents New... Read Article
