Nation Beat – Growing Stone
- 05 October, 2011We’re big fans of Nation Beat and their mix of New Orleans gristle and Maracatu heartbeat, so we were pretty... View Article
We’re big fans of Nation Beat and their mix of New Orleans gristle and Maracatu heartbeat, so we were pretty... View Article
Pernambuco is one of the musical epicentres of Brazil, full of infectious rhythms and traditions such as caboclinho, forró, candomblé... View Article
In the second part of Sounding Out the Swamp: Recife, Pernambuco, and The Cultural Rise of Northeastern Brazil (read part... View Article
Growing Stone begins with the maracatu meets New Orleans energy of “Puxa O Boi”, which with it’s funky guitars comes... View Article
Nation Beat are a due based in the US who combine maracatu (and other rhythms from northeast Brazil) with styles... View Article
Part one of a two-part series by Gregory Scruggs exploring the emergence of Pernambuco as one of the musical epicentres of Brazil. The first part looks at the history of Pernambuco and the beginnings of a musical revolution in the state, brought on by Chico Science and the Manguebit movement.
“Volteeeeeiiii Recife….!” (Recife, I’m back!) “Foi a saudade que me trouxe pelo braço…” (Missing you has dragged me back). When... View Article