Just a couple of weeks ago we asked our readers to choose what they think are the most influential Brazilian albums of all-time. After receiving 100 responses we are now revealing the 10 albums that received the most... Read Article
Following on from Luaka Bop’s recent compilation (Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul of Tim Maia) of some of Brazilian soul singer Tim Maia’s most out-there tracks comes this video, a short film depicting the singer’s life.... Read Article
At the height of the hippie counterculture years (1963-75) funk, soul and jazz carried rhythms of love, peace and unity across borders. In the United States discos, drugs and cocktails produced a recipe that injected life into the... Read Article
Great new mix from DJ Alquimix featuring a selection of what he calls “grooves finos e sortidos.” In other words this is a mix of fine rare grooves from Brazil, featuring artists such as Tim Maia, Quarteto em... Read Article
Captain Planet has recently dropped some real quality, his Ningané EP, a 5-track release featuring the vocals of Congolese singer Fredy Massamba on the title track, as well as the salsa-fuelled stomp “Dame Agua” which you can listen... Read Article
Great new mixtape today from Waxist Selecta, a collector of rare grooves from Paris. On Brasil Spin he chooses a selection of classic Brazilian samba, bossa nova and funk from his impressive vinyl collection.
Although containing a bunch of songs that are most definitely not from South America we figured this was a good post-Carnival mixtape to be unleashed, one that will welcome in Spring in the Northern Hemisphere and let the... Read Article
Formed in 1976, Banda Black Rio is one of the most important names of Brazilian music history. Being one of the pioneers of a new music genre that began to fuse samba with soul music, Banda Black Rio... Read Article
Animated clip that was produced for the re-release of Racional by Trama Records in 2006. Unfortunately there are very few clips of Maia performing songs from the Racional albums, however this animation gives a little glimpse into what... Read Article
Out of all the Brazilian artists who came to the fore in the late 60s/early 70s Tim Maia was the one that embodied the rock ‘n’ roll spirit the most. His favourite cocktail was cocaine, cannabis and whiskey,... Read Article
Summer is most definitely upon us and now that Brazil is also being featuring here on Sounds and Colours we figured what better way to celebrate than with a mix of sun-drenched, vibe-toasting summer beauties from Brazil. With... Read Article
This is very exciting! Sounds and Colours are teaming up with Botafogo Social Club to bring you all the flavour of Brazil straight from Botafogo in Rio. Each month they will be holding a club night celebrating the... Read Article
