The first ever UK show by Brazilian songstress Fabiana Cozza has been long overdue, but it was well worth the wait. Set in the rather dignified – and limp, it has to be said – surroundings of the... Read Article
With World Cup playlists flying around left, right and centre I felt the urge to put together my own Brazilian selection, a collection of well-known and rare classics from the 60s and 70s, including plenty of choices that... Read Article
The Brazilian Film Festival returns to London and Odeon Covent Garden for a week (8th-13th May) of films and Brazilian culture. Alongside the normal smattering of new Brazilian cinema, this edition promises a special programme dedicated to the... Read Article
The people behind FLIP, Brazil’s first and most well-respected literature festival, are this year launching a UK counterpart called FLIPSIDE. The event, will take place over three days (Friday 4th – Sunday 6th October) in Snape Maltings, tucked... Read Article
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
New video released for “Canto de Iemanjá” by Mia Doi Todd. The song was written by Vinicius de Moraes and Baden Powell and originally featured on their classic Os Afro-Sambas album. This update by LA-based Mia Doi Todd... Read Article
The name Smokey Hormel may not sound very familiar, but it’s almost certain that you will own a record somewhere that features his guitarwork. His name can be found in the credits for albums by Beck, Johnny Cash,... Read Article
This Friday’s mixtape is veering a little away from type, mainly because it’s not actually mixed. What you will get instead is a .zip file containing 50 [this is now just 47 as we had to take out... Read Article
On 28th February Soul Jazz Records released Brazil Bossa Beat! Bossa Nova and the Story of Elenco Records Brazil, a prime collection of bossa nova cuts that have never before been released outside of Brazil. God knows why,... Read Article
The first thing that came to my mind after listening carefully to Raf Vilar’s Studies in Bossa a few times is that the music he produces is not bossa nova nor it is highly influenced by it. It... Read Article
We thought it was about time we celebrated South America as one, bringing together some of the artists and styles we’ve featured so far on the site, and that we still have to look forward to. We’ve chosen... Read Article
Our very good friend Tom Crookston (aka Tommy Digital), over at the Nossa! Brazil blog, has very kindly submitted this mixtape for us to post. Tom describes it as: A 56 minute journey through bossa nova, Brazilian funk,... Read Article
