The music label Kafundó Records, of which I, Wolfram Lange aka SoundGoods, was a member, was founded in Rio de Janeiro in 2014 to release new, innovative music from the current Brazilian music scene that was inspired by, built on, and celebrated centuries-old...
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...
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 –...
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...
Interesting project from NaurÊa mixing Forró, Samba, Afro-Caribean sounds and Tropical Beats. They will release an EP with internationally renown guests every three months and the cover artwork will later form a big mosaic. The remixers on this one are DJ Dolores and...