André Sampaio & Os AfroMandinga – Desaguou
André Sampaio is lead guitarist of one of the most popular Roots Reggae bands from Brazil, “Ponto de Equilibrio”, and a pioneer of the new wave of Brazilian musicians working with Afrobeat. But the ingredients used for his first solo album...
Anelis Assumpção e os Amigos Imaginários
Very nice fusion of Reggae and Dub with Brazilian and other latinamerican music from Sao Paulo based singer Anelis’ second album. Free download from her...
w∆lla-C – T∆mborimOdyssey
“wΔlla| C is an MC/Beatmaker from Rio de Janeiro, now resident in Perth WA. Producing beats for over 2 years now, he draws from diverse influences such as jazz, funk, blaxploitation, afrofuturism, glitch, lo-fi beats, afrobeat, brazilian folk, amongst others....
Wired for Sounds: Mozambique
Wired for Sound is a very nice and interesting project and recordings in Northern Mozambique. Check out their interview for The...
Naurêa – Na Dansanteria
NaurÊa from Aracajú (capital of Sergipe State in the Northeast of Brazil) plays what they call Sambaião. As the name already suggests, it’s a mixture of Samba and Baião (one of the music styles that later became Forró), but that’s not all. The band...
Coletivo di Tambor
The Coletivo di Tambor is made up of musicians from Timbalada, Baiana System, Orquestra Rumpillez among others and presents on his first EP a globalized mix between Bahian styles like Samba and Ijexá, as well as Carimbó, Merengue African Music and electronic elements....
STANK
STANK is a duo formed by DJ Dolores and Yuri Queiroga. Live they value improvisation, mixing original tracks with records, samples, guitar and gadgets leading to a rare case of combination of experimentation and full dancefloor. The EP is a compilation of remixes done...
3 MOZquiteiros – FRELIMU (Frente de Libertação de Música)
Mozambique is actually not much on the musical map of the world despite it’s original music styles such as Pandza, Marrabenta and the sound of the Mbila (kind of xylophone). Regarding Hip Hop and electronic music the national artists focus more on copying the...
Fernando TRZ – Origames
Fernando TRZ is a multi instrumentalist, music producer and sound designer and graduated in Popular Piano and Graphic Design. He lives in São Paulo and is part of the bands Lavoura, Cérebro Eletrônico, Flavião, Retrofuturismo and the live art group A_Factory...
Zebrabeat Afro-Amazônia Orquestra
From their website: The Afro-Zebrabeat Amazon Orchestra mixtures and adds effects to the sound of guitarradas from Pará Sate with the percussive rhythm of Afrobeat. Based on an experimental mixture, Amazon Zebrabeat African Orchestra redimension the traditional music...
DJ Dolores – Banda Sonora – Música Para Filmes
Compilation of tunes made for movie soundtracks from one of my favorite producers of Brazilian Electronic Music, DJ Dolores. Download for free from his website. From the inlet: “This is an albums with songs inspired in images from very different origins, from...
Bixiga 70 (2013)
New album by Modern Brazilian Afrobeat pioneers Bixiga 70: Download for free. “The music is instrumental, but the message is clear. Bixiga 70 releases his second album: the groove became heavier, guitars and keyboards are now on the front line along with the...
Estudio de Criação – An Homage to Jongo
The project Estudio de Criação (“Studio of Creation”) is a realization of the cultural group “Jongo da Serrinha”. Jongo is a cultural manifestation of essentially rural Africans directly linked to African culture in Brazil. Aimed at an audience...
Sombra – Fantástico Mundo Popular
Very diverse album of Rapper MC Sombra from São Paulo. Download for free from his website.
Hy Brazil Vol. 3: (More) Fresh Electronic Music From Brazil 2013
One more excellent compilation by Chico Dub. Check details at Resident Advisor and download directly...
João Cassiano’s Nomade Riddims
João Cassiano from João Pessoa, the capital of Paraiba state in Brazil, is busy as illustrator, DJ, percussionist and beatmaker since the 90s. He is working with the bands Real Futuro Antigo and Chico Correa Electric Band. His solo project is called Nomade Riddim and...
Cachorro Com Esperanca – Arrasta a Raça
Rael – Ainda Bem Que Segui As Batidas do Meu Coração
One of the promising talents of Brazilian Rap/Hip Hop releasing an eclectic album. Free download from his website.
Alienação Afrofuturista & D-Solution – Outra Era, Outro Tom
Dub(step)/Hip Hop from Curitiba, Brazil. Download via Fresh Poulp Records.
Combo X
Combo X is the solo project of Nação Zumbi’s Gilmar Bolla 8. Fresh Manguebeat mixed with other rhythms from Northeastern Brazil and innovative band of 10 people including two...
Dhamma Baby
African Dope’s Fletcher just released as Dhamma Baby a free album of “deep space dub music, subsonic rumblings, glitched out melodies and frequencies from other dimensions”. Download “the second part of the album is something quite unusual....
Iconili – Tupi Novo Mundo
From their website: “Iconili is a Brazilian band from the city of Belo Horizonte composed by eleven musicians. Its instrumental compositions bring a peculiar mix of musical timbres, merged into an trancending atmosphere. Brasses, electric guitars, keyboards and...
Ben Charles – Carimbó Electro Seco
MPB meets Reggae. The lyrics talk about love and ecology which is synthesized in the subtitle of the album: O Amor e a Esperança em Tempos de Aquecimento Global (Love and Hope in Times of Global Warming). Download
Cheny Wa Gune Quarteto – Jindji Jindji
Using traditional Mozambican and modern instruments (bass, saxophone, drums, percussion) the Cheny Wa Gune Quarteto creates a powerful and energetic style which explores traditional and modern melodies and rhythms. Cheny Wa Gune mainly plays Timbila (or M’bila) which...
Sasquat – Alfazema
Produced and mixed by Buguinha Dub. Download it for free from his website.
Criolo Doido – Singles, Parcerias e Raridades
“The purpose of the compilation “Singles, partnerships and rarities” is to rediscover the lost path – once seen as a break – between the careers of today and the old Crioli Doido through partnerships, rarities and inaccessible tracks...
Projeto CCOMA – Peregrino
“Born in the mountains of southern Brazil, the project of trumpet player Roberto Scopel and percussionist and producer Swami Sagara flirts with Latin rhythms, crosses oceans to get to Africa, in a corner of Morocco, among many stops. With these references in the...
Chico Correa & Electronic Band – DerivaSONS
A Remix collection of Chico Correa’s excellent album. “Remixes are derivative works, versions and interventions realized by other artists that can be based on a theme of a song or a complete reformulation, changing tempos, timbres, adding sounds, beats and...
Ba-Boom – Incendeia
“Well tempered Brazilian-Jamaican music, for all tastes, eyes and ears, which satisfies the senses and causes the body to dance. Connecting ideas with lyrics that speak about the everyday, the street, the human being, politics and culture. Strong rhythm with...
