Elza Soares Returns With New Album ‘Deus é Mulher’
Following on from the huge critical success of A Mulher Do Fim Do Mundo (The Woman At The End Of... Read Article
Tulipa Ruiz
A Espetacular Charanga do França Offer Up Brazilian Carnival Music With A Twist
For a different taste of Brazilian carnival you can’t do better than A Espetacular Charanga do França, a bloco set-up... Read Article
Tulipa Ruiz Returns To London And Is Ready To ‘Dancê’
One of our favourite Brazilian singers and songwriters, Tulipa Ruiz, is set to make a rare London appearance on Thursday... Read Article
London Is Going Brazilian Music Crazy This Summer
This summer London is going crazy with an exciting programme of upcoming Brazilian music events. With the Rio 2016 Olympics... Read Article
Music and Democracy: 17 Brazilian Artists Against The Coup (DJ Pequi Mixtape and Interview with Lucas Santtana)
It was late 2015 when the first calls for Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff to be impeached were received, principally arguing... Read Article
Don’t Let Go Of Hope: An Interview with Criolo (Part One)
When Criolo released his last album, Convoque Seu Buda, on the internet for free download in November, the anticipation of... Read Article
REVIEW Criolo – Convoque Seu Buda
On his first album since breakout success Nó Na Orelha (2011) Criolo showcases his versatility and artistic vision by combining... Read Article
New Criolo Album “Convoque Seu Buda” Is Out And Available For Free Download
If you’re a regular reader of Sounds and Colours you will know how excited we are today. After a three... Read Article
Tulipa Ruiz Remixed
If I was to name my favourite female Brazilian artist there would be little debate. There was a time when... Read Article
The Rise of Amabis
Up until the last three years, fans of MPB in and outside Brazil may not have necessarily recognized Guilherme Amabis’... Read Article
Free Download: 10 New Brazilian Albums
As part of the research for our Sounds and Colours Brazil book/CD (due in Sept 2013) we have been speaking... Read Article
Best Albums Of 2012
It’s that time of the year again when we select some of our favourite releases from the last year, albums... Read Article