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Akira S e as Garotas Que Erraram: Tropical Art Punk from the Girls Who Fucked Up

Acclaimed music theorist and renowned author, Simon Reynolds pointed out in his article on the subject in The Village Voice, that the constant mining of Post-Punk during the noughties left slim pickings and the archivists had to go further afield to find lost and undocumented curios. The smart money would have gone to another European […]

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ARTS CULTURE HISTORY MUSIC

Musica Caipira: From The Backwoods To The Rodeo

By Andrew Cumming. Rio has Baile funk, Salvador has Axé, Belem and the Amazon have Brega, but what does the vast interior of Brazil have? That huge expanse of outback that takes in the states of Goias, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, and Minas Gerais? It has Sertanejo, which is basically Brazil’s own Country […]

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Caetano Veloso & Brasil’s Cultural Wars

On 30th October 2017, there was a new escalation in a cultural conflict which is slowly cauldronizing Brazilian society. Veteran singer songwriter, Caetano Veloso, legend of the Tropicália movement which emerged in a climate of censorship and moralism during the 1960s Military Dictatorship, was prevented from performing for what he said was “the first time in the democratic […]

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CULTURE MUSIC PATREON ONLY SÃO PAULO

Nick Cave in Brasil

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Lost Sambista – 8 Essential Tom Jobim Moments

Brasil’s most iconic songwriter Antônio Carlos Jobim died this week 20 years ago. Lost Sambista Richard Klein picks his favourite moments from the web. Richard’s new book Lost Samba is serialised and available for free on Brasil Wire.

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64-85 DICTATORSHIP CULTURE MUSIC UNDERSTANDING BRASIL

Nara Leão – The Music of Protest

Podem me prender, podem me bater / Podem até deixar-me sem comer / Que eu não mudo de opinião They could arrest me, they could beat me / They could even leave me starving / I wouldn’t change my opinion Opinião – Nara Leão 1964 In March 2014 a group of students at the School […]

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CULTURE MUSIC

Metá-Metá

São Paulo trio Metá-Metá synthesise punk, jazz, samba and candomblé into a coherent, visceral whole, whilst maintaining traditions of Brazilian song and folklore. Their first release, simply called Metá-Metá, was a stunning debut, a modern take on the Afro-Sambas of Vinicius de Morais and Baden Powell and their mixing of Afro-Brazilian traditions and samba rhythms. […]

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Lost Sambista – the instrumental wave of 70’s and 80’s Brasil

In the late 1970’s there was a surge of instrumental music, not only in Brazil, and a lot of amazing talent appeared filling up concert venues and shining a completely new light on Brazilian music or giving a local taste to foreign genres. Here is a list of eight bands and musicians that were part […]

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CULTURE MUSIC NORTH EAST UNDERSTANDING BRASIL

Os Nordestinos!

In The 1970’s, while the military dictatorship was crumbling and before the economic crisis of the 1980’s kicked in, Brasil had a happy interlude; post-tropicalism, a vivid, unique & independent rock culture emerged, and artists from the Nordeste took over the charts. Richard Klein presents his 8 essential artists of this moment. Alceu Valenca With […]

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8 Essential Brazilian Post-Punk Tracks

Bruno Verner is a musician, poet & independent curator best known for his work with Brazilian tropical punk funk art duo Tetine which he formed with Eliete Mejorado in São Paulo in 1995. With Tetine, he has created a multitude of music & performance works from the spoken word to electronica, including ritualistic performances, sound installations, film & video & curatorial […]