The singer, percussionist and composer Alessandra Leão from Pernambuco state living in São Paulo dives deep into Afro-brazilian religiosity in her new album “Macumbas e Catimbós”. “It is a gift that I offer to the Orixás, guides and entities that work, dance, sing,...
About two years agoa ÀTTØØXXÁ and BaianaSystem conquered the main alternative festivals in Brazil being promoted by music critics as exponents of a new scene of renovation of Bahian music. What is hardly commented, however, is that the experimental tendencies of...
Today, February 2nd, is the Day of Iemanjá in Brazil. Iemanjá is the orixá of the waters and the mother of all other orixás (worshiped deities of the Afro-brazilian religions Candomblé and Umbanda). Also called Rainha do Mar (Queen of the Sea), her salutation is...
Very nice fusion of different sound languages coming from Brazilian, African and Latin music as well as electronic and Hip Hop...
Another set with Brazilian Afrobeat this time as an exclusive mixtape for Selektor program on COSMO radio for celebrating the compilation Kafundó Vol. 6: Afrobeat Brazil on Kafundó Records. Tracklist: 01. ÈKÓ Afrobeat – Sambou África 02. Höröyá – Samba Recck 03. Ifá –...
This is a selection of mainly 70’s Carimbó, Siriá and other styles from Pará State in the North of Brazil. Carimbó is an Amazonian rhythm and dance style of indigenous origin which received influences from black (percussion and sensuality) and Portuguese (woodwinds)...
IFÁ from Salvador/Bahia just release their first album entitled “Ijexá Funk Afrobeat”. Apart of the music styles mentioned in the title they incorporate elements of Dub and Reggae and reference other African traditions while using sounds and groove from...
Outstanding compilation from São Paulos cultural underground activists of Voodoohop collective. Here is what they say: “VOODOOHOP is an outlandish art collective born from a series of underground parties. Djs, performers, dancers and visual artists together...
Èkó Afrobeat is one more excellent Afrobeat band coming out of Brazil where the renaissance of this music style seems not coming to an end. Created in 2009 with the name “Clube de Bolso Afrobeat” as a parallel project of a Jazz-Funk band they re-named...
Thiago França from São Paulo plays saxophone with Metá Metá among many other projects. On his last album “Coisas Invisíveis” (Invisible Things) with his solo project “Sambanzo” he created a great minimal but rhythm fueled mix of just...
The second album of the Abayomy Afrobeat Orchestra is less Afrobeat than its predecessor exploring new sound elements and speaking of ancestry with delicacy of who perceives the world of possibilities and combinations. There is greater diversity of influences that...
DJ Dolores, Maestro Spok and Yuri Queiroga deliver a pioneering experience with this album which succeeds in the difficult mission to innovate Pernambucos uptempo carnival style called Frevo. Initially planned as a instrumental project they came up with inviting Otto,...
The band Abeokuta from Recife (capital of Pernambuco state in Brazils Northeast) shows in their explosive fusion how well Afrobeat fits to Brazilian rhuthyms, from Maracatu to Afoxé. Free download ...
A mixtape celebrating the release of Kafundó Vol. 3 which navigates through a cocktail of various musical flavors between electronic and roots sounds from the North and Northeast of Brazil. Tracklist: 01. DJ ChicoCorrea – Manganga 02. Radiola Serra Alta –...
One of the most prestigious trumpet player from Pernambuco State of Brazil debuts his solo career with an album full of Jazz, Funk, Soul, Embolada and other regional and afro...
BNegão & Seletores de Frequência show in their third album their newest multifaceted sound experiments. Mixing Dub, Suingue/MPB, Afro percussion, Surf Rock, Funk and many other styles this record contains an infinity of sounds and references in one project. Free...
Macumbia is a band based in Joao Pessoa in Northeastern Brazil. They mix Caribbean and Latin with traditional Brazilian rhythms. As the groups members are from different cultures and nationalities such as Brazil, Venezuela and North America the lyrics are in Spanish,...
Rafa Dias who is one of the main heads of the Bass scene in Salvador, capital of Bahia State in Brazil. He comes here up with very interesting tracks he produced with samples from Bahias music master Dorival Caymmi. Brazilian old school music meets Trap, Funk Carioca...
Iconili is a band from Belo Horizonte, the capital of Minas Gerais State in Brazil. After their debut album “Tupi Novo Mundo” from 2013 they just released their second long player. Still based mainly on Afrobeat they go further in this excellent work...
New and free track from Bahia’s best Sound System. Free download from their...
Great EP from São Paulos newcomer duo Flying Buff full of Bass, Trap and Rasterinha. Free download here.
ÀTTØØXXÁ is the new project of Rafa Dias who is one part of Δ.MΔ.$$Δ and producer of Os Nelsons. On his first EP ÀTTØØXXÁ pays homage to Timbalada which is one of the most famous a percussion groups from Salvador lead by Bahia superstar Carlinhos Brown. The goal was...
Superlage comes up with an excellent mix of Cumbia and regional flavors from North Brazil such as Carimbó and Brega. With it’s tripping tropical off beats this will for sure warm up every heart and soul suffering from winter dark- and frostiness. From their...
After the album “Dois Cordões” from 2009 Alessandra Leão. just released the first of a trilogy of EPs that features other excellent musicians such as Caçapa, Juçara Marçal and Kiko Dinucci. Check more info on Sounds & Colours. Download for free from...
Great new album from Brasílias Sacassaia out now. Download for free from their website.
Criolo just released his new album which contains apart of Hip Hop and Rap as well MPB, Samba and Afro(beat). He counts with the participation of Tulipa Ruiz, Money Mark, Juçara Marçal, Kiko Dinucci, Rodrigo Campos and Síntese. Download for free from his website or...
Afroelectro just released the EP Mocambo with five unreleased tracks that have been recorded live in the studio. This EP is registering the work between the first and the second album showing the new tracks in its purest and most organic way. Free download from their...
Etnohaus is a physical space and collective for artistic and cultural production that is made for the exchange of experiences and reflections on the contemporary creative urban environment. People related to the maintenance of the independent art scene circulate and...
Goma-Laca is a kind of research center dedicated to discover Brazilian music from the first half of the last century that is registered in 78 RPM shellac records (goma laca in Portuguese). Since 2009 the journalists Ronaldo Evangelista and Biancamaria Binazzi look for...
Known for being lead vocalist at BaianaSystem and Bemba Trio one would expect from Russo Passapussos debut album some Reggae, Dub and Dancehall infused Bahian music or the like, but it’s not. Produced by Curumin, Zé Nigro and Lucas Martins he rereads vintage...