Ubiquity Recordings has been on something of a roll lately, topped off nicely with an award from Gilles Peterson’s World Wide. We caught up with Michael McFadin and asked him what made Ubiquity tick?
Read more "Ubiquity – Being Everywhere"He’s a hell of a favela fella, this Seu Jorge. As founder of Farofa Carioca, he has been active musically for over a decade but it’s acting that has made him a household name through his classic role as Knockout Ned in Cidade de Deus (City of God) and now as the guy who does […]
Read more "Seu Jorge – Cru"DJ Dolores, aka Helder Aragão, is like a one-man tropicalismo movement for the 21st century. Ska, drum and bass, traditional emboladas, brega, klezmer and a large dollop of hip hop sensibility are just a few of the pots that DJ Dolores rifles through for his unique sound.
Read more "DJ Dolores – Aparelhagem"Latin Soul Brother Number One is back after a break of 20 years with a new album. The songs were all written and arranged by Daniel Collas but the vocals are unmistakably Joe Bataan and it’s great to hear him again as if the last two (actually make that three) decades had never happened.
Read more "Joe Bataan – Call My Name"Gilles Peterson in Brazil was a huge success so it comes as no surprise that Ether Records are repeating the formula for an African outing. Gilles is not only a world class authority on Brazilian music, he has created an entire mini industry around him devoted to diggin’ in the crates from São Paulo to […]
Read more "Gilles Peterson in Africa"Putumayo’s World Groove is a 2-CD compilation of music from around the world and features twenty tracks with a very wide range of styles. It’s erratic in some places, excellent in others, but fans of electronica and the eclectic will certainly find plenty to enjoy here.
Read more "V/A – World Groove"A night dedicated to the best of Latin hip hop, reggeaton, R&B, old skool salsa and Latin beats… 4 May, 2005
Read more "Latin Flow – Cargo, London"At the end of the eighties, David Byrne came out of the closet with his love of Brazilian music. A series of compilations followed, covering Samba, Pagode and Forro but first off was this celebration of Tropicalismo or MPB.
Read more "Brazil Classics 1: Beleza Tropical"Just over a decade ago, Luaka Bop put out a compilation of Afro-Peruvian songs and in that dark and wonderful firmament, Susana Baca’s star shone so strongly that two years later she was in the studio recording her first CD for the international market. An instant classic, Susana Baca’s eponymous debut assured her place in […]
Read more "Susana Baca – Susana Baca"This deserves to be a bestseller all over again. The Mutants — twisted rebel sambanauts that they were — scandalised Brazil with their electronic sound in the late 60s. Encouraged by that reaction, they went even further out there and this collection covers their most fertile period before it all went a bit prog man
Read more "Os Mutantes – Everything is Possible (Best of)"
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