Emicida and Ibeyi Team Up For Afro-Latin Fuelled Collaboration ‘Hacia El Amor’
Brazilian rapper Emicida has joined forces with French duo Ibeyi for a new track that celebrates orixá deities such as Xango... Read Article
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DJ Tudo’s Mixtape Ijexá
DJ Tudo is something of an ambassador for traditional Brazilian (and world) music. He’s been featured on this site many... Read Article
INTERVIEW: Otura Mun On Dual Identities, Puerto Rico and ÌFÉ’s First World Tour
Few electronic music artists today so unabashedly embrace the realm of the sacred in their musical philosophy. But ÌFÉ, the... Read Article
REVIEW Daymé Arocena – Nueva Era
The diminutive frame of Cuban songstress Daymé Arocena cut a rather unassuming figure in the grimy environs of the Bedroom... Read Article
Kansas City’s Making Movies Covers ‘Aguanile’
A Kansas City, Mo., -based band has decided to celebrate their fifth anniversary by recording an ambitious cover of one of... Read Article
Ekundayo is coming! New album featuring Mike Ladd, Rob Mazurek, Nana Vasconcelos and Sao Paulo’s finest
I first heard about the existence of this recording back in February. I have to admit the prospect of a... Read Article
Mia Doi Todd – Canto de Iemanjá
New video released for “Canto de Iemanjá” by Mia Doi Todd. The song was written by Vinicius de Moraes and... Read Article
Religious Rhythms: The Afro-Brazilian Music of Candomblé
Accompanied by highly percussive drumming, the ritualistic ceremonies of the Afro-Brazilian candomblé religion have distinctly shaped the musical soundscape of... Read Article