REVIEW Beginner’s Guide To Bossa Nova
- 19 November, 2012Every musical genre has its standard flagbearers: for jazz it’s Miles, Coltrane, Dizzy, Duke. Rock’s got Dylan, Hendrix, Lennon, just... View Article
Every musical genre has its standard flagbearers: for jazz it’s Miles, Coltrane, Dizzy, Duke. Rock’s got Dylan, Hendrix, Lennon, just... View Article
Canciones Para Ver en la Oscuridad is the first album from Chile’s Niño Silvestre. Released by the Aparecido collective, it’s... View Article
The last few years have proven something of a comeback for Sergio Mendes. After 10 years without stepping into a... View Article
“Lost Bossa and Samba Jazz Classics from the Swinging Brazilian 60s” is about as sharp a subtitle for this excellent... View Article
Dreamer in Concert is the first live album by Stacey Kent, but the 16th album in her impressive catalogue. Released... View Article
People say that good things in life come in threes. I have to agree. From the simple triumvirates such as... View Article
New York’s Summer Stage is kicking off its 2012 season with an evening of performances by Nu-bossa bombshell, Bebel Gilberto, Grammy-nominated... View Article
Os Magrelos are a project started by Marlysse Simmons, also of Bio Ritmo, a group who blew us away with... View Article
Since its birth in the mid-50s, bossa nova has been one of Brazil’s greatest gifts to modern music. Rhythm, harmony... View Article
Accompanied by highly percussive drumming, the ritualistic ceremonies of the Afro-Brazilian candomblé religion have distinctly shaped the musical soundscape of... View Article
DJ Seduce’s Brazil: Sambossica 3 is a great compilation of different Brazilian music genres. Although the album’s name suggests that... View Article
This Friday’s mixtape is veering a little away from type, mainly because it’s not actually mixed. What you will get... View Article