MC Tha album is loaded with ritualistic influences
“Rito de Passá”, the title track of MC Tha new studio album brings together Umbanda, rap, funk carioca, and pop music.
Author: Tatiana Cesso
Brazilian journalist based in Los Angeles
China’s new album is a cheer up for bad days
“Manual de Sobrevivência Para Dias Mortos” (in English “Survival Manual to Dead Days”) is China’s fifth solo album, a musicianContinue Reading
Tropicalia master Jards Macalé releases “Besta Fera”
Jards Macalé is known for his influential role in Brazil’s Tropicalia movement in the 1960s, having performed on many ofContinue Reading
Meet Bahia’s singer Larissa Luz
Larissa Luz is part of the new generation of musicians who incorporate electronic, rap, and R&B to the traditional soundsContinue Reading
Samba star Elza Soares releases “Planeta Fome”
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Rio’s rapper Black Alien “Abaixo de Zero: Hello Hell”
As part of hybrid rap-rock group SpeedFreaks and glorious rasta-funk fusion band Planet Hemp, Black Alien was a pioneering forceContinue Reading
Tassia Reis smooth jazz tinged album “Próspera”
My list with the best albums of 2019 keeps going, now featuring “Próspera” by São Paulo’s singer-songwriter @tassiareis_ The moods come fromContinue Reading
Meet singer and percussionist Alessandra Leão
Among my favorite albums of 2019 is “Macumbas e Catimbós” by @alessandra_leao, a Brazilian singer and percussionist from Pernambuco. The albumContinue Reading
Sessa’s Tropicalia-infusied debut album
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‘Sorte!’ is nominated for the Grammys Best Latin Jazz Album
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Nathi and Foxxanne releases a bilingual collab
The smooth bilingual track showcases moving vocals with an alternative mixed English/Portuguese hook.
Brasil 70: Samba, Soul & Resistance
The Los Angeles collective Samba Society pays tribute to the powerful socio-political music of Brazil during the military dictatorship.
Brookzill: hip hop meets Brazil’s tropical beats
Brooklyn’s old school hip hop meets Brazil’s tropical beats in Brookzill’s album, Throwback to the Future.
Thalma de Freitas presents her new show “Serendipity Lab”
Brazilian singer/songwriter unleashes a decade of music experiments in Los Angeles
Carla Hassett’s Album “+Blue” Explores the Meaning of Home
Brazilian-American singer and songwriter, Hassett explores the complexities of growing up between two countries and cultures.