Alex Anwandter On New Album ‘Latinoamericana’: ‘It’s About Oppressors That Exist Everywhere’
In 2016, Alex Anwandter underwent a brutal examination of Chile on his album Amiga, with songs that chronicled the aftershocks... Read Article
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Love and Music: 10 Essential Tracks from Maria Rita’s Family Tree
With Maria Rita set to play at London’s Union Chapel on Tuesday September 4th – her first visit to London... Read Article
Sentidor Releases New Album ‘Am_Par_Sis’, Where Ambient Meets Bossa Nova and Funk Carioca In A Future Rio
The day is finally here when we get to release Am_Par_Sis, the brand new album from Brazilian composer Sentidor. It’s the latest... Read Article
REVIEW Cartola – Nas Vozes De
Nas Vozes De Cartola is quite honestly a collector’s item. For a reason unknown to this critic, Cartola has not been... Read Article
FLIPSIDE Bringing Brazilian Music and Literature to the UK
The people behind FLIP, Brazil’s first and most well-respected literature festival, are this year launching a UK counterpart called FLIPSIDE.... Read Article
Readers Poll: The Most Influential Brazilian Albums of All-Time (Results)
Just a couple of weeks ago we asked our readers to choose what they think are the most influential Brazilian... Read Article
REVIEW Beginner’s Guide To Bossa Nova
Every musical genre has its standard flagbearers: for jazz it’s Miles, Coltrane, Dizzy, Duke. Rock’s got Dylan, Hendrix, Lennon, just... Read Article
Discussing Brazilian Music with Jorge Continentino
Jorge Continentino describes himself as a saxophonist and flutist, but he regularly draws on his piano and guitar-playing skills when... Read Article
Discussing Brazilian Music with Smokey Hormel
The name Smokey Hormel may not sound very familiar, but it’s almost certain that you will own a record somewhere... Read Article
Psilosamples Releases Tribute to Homem do Rá
On Tuesday, Psilosamples released Homem do Rá Soundtracks, a tribute to an infamous psychic/paranormal from Pouso Alegre in Minas Gerais.
REVIEW Raf Vilar – Studies in Bossa
The first thing that came to my mind after listening carefully to Raf Vilar’s Studies in Bossa a few times... Read Article