“The sounds of the Amazon are the base of my music”, Vanessa da Mata explains to me. “I really believe that this is the origin. The source, everything else grows on it”. As her name suggests, Vanessa da... Read Article
A unique artist with his own way of singing; a composer of many hits; the first samba artist to become a pop star in Brazil; and the first sambista to sell more than 1,000,000 copies of a record... Read Article
Kassin is a hugely influential producer and musician in Brazil. He has been a member of Los Hermanos, The +2’s and Orquestra Imperial, and produced albums for Vanessa da Mata, Adriana Calcanhotto and Mallu Magalhães, to name just... Read Article
Here’s a great new mixtape focusing on melodies and rhythms from all over South America, with a few African selections included too. Creatividad (Verano Mix 2012) was put together by Zach Bezold, who also happens to be a... Read Article
A couple of weeks ago we announced that Red Hot + Rio 2, the new compilation from the Red Hot Organization featuring a variety of today’s artists covering tropicália classics, will feature the likes of Beck, Caetano Veloso,... Read Article
Mario Caldato Jr. has worked as a producer or engineer for Jack Johnson, Manu Chao, Donovan Frankenreiter, Beck, Super Furry Animals, Tone Loc and Young MC. He is of course most famous though for his work with Beastie... Read Article
