Over the past 20 years Renata Rosa has been refining her craft. Born in São Paulo, but to parents from the north-east, her search for identity has slowly seen her become firmly ensconced in the rich music and... Read Article
In 2012, after the release of her first album, Bossa Muffin, the Brazilian-born, Paris-based, self-professed citizen of the world Flavia Coelho was touted as one to watch as she captivated us with her infectious, inventive and very Brazilian... Read Article
We are now just a day away from the start of this year’s WOMAD, a festival which is quite rightly deemed the #1 world music festival in the UK. The festival, which was set-up by Peter Gabriel and... Read Article
Mixing hard salsa, funk and endless levels of exuberance, La Mambanegra are a force of nature and one of the most exciting bands to come out of Colombia for a while. With their self-christened variety of salsa, known... Read Article
Gilberto Gil is 71 years old, and there are still no signs that he’s ready to slow down. I’d been trying to contact him all year, while he was zig-zagging across Brazil playing tours, while he was on... Read Article
The belly of the UK festival season is beginning to rumble with the first announcement of some of the acts playing at this year’s WOMAD (World of Music and Dance) Festival. The event takes place from 25 –... Read Article
