Curitiba’s most beautiful band
A banda mais bonita da cidade is an indie group from Curitiba that has something of a (happier) Belle & Sebastian. They just released a […]
Music
Slavery, according to Elza Soares
To remember the slavery days and celebrate the (official) abolition anniversary, a great but disturbing Elza Soares video clip, where she sings that “the cheapest […]
Musical families
A sample of the talent of the Caymmis, the Buarque de Hollandas, the Assads, the Camargo Marianos, the Velosos, the Gilbertos… The Velosos (Caetano, Bethânia […]
Sinatra sings the excesses of Brazilian coffee
No commodity says Brazil as much as coffee. This year, the country’s coffee exports should reach US$ 7 billion and the internal sales will be […]
Meet Emicida, ascending Brazilian rapper
Emicida, a growing star in the Brazilian rap landscape, is known for his prodigious capacity of winning rap improvisation duels and for his shameless mix […]
Xote, Brazilian version of a Scottish/German dance
Normally, when a Brazilian refers to xote, he is talking about a dance fairly common in the Northeast region, similar to forró. Curiously, the word […]
Rain prophets
This amazing video was produced by Michael Silvers, an American ethnomusicologist that spent some time in Brazil with a Fulbright scholarship to study the relationship […]
Brazilian songs interpreted by Dietrich, Marx Brothers – and Josh Groban
Marlene Dietrich sings “Luar do Sertão” (by Catulo da Paixão Cearense and, maybe also, João Pernambuco) with a German twist. To die for. “Mamãe eu […]
Classic Carnival songs translated into English
This silly & funny video by Leandrade imagines how Classic Carnival marchinhas – those songs that have been played in indoor balls for ages – […]
Samba de roda, mother of Rio’s Carnival
These pre-Carnival days, turn your eyes and ears to Bahia and discover the music that inspired Rio’s Carnival. Samba de Roda, considered by Unesco an […]