Da Lata Celebrate 25 Years with ‘Edge of Blue’
Da Lata’s music is warm, soulful, and made in collaboration with artists working with musical styles that have emerged from African-Brazilian interchanges.
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MADA Festival’s Psychedelic Delirium
At Brazil’s MADA Festival, a new generation of pop and hip-hop visionaries channel a serious madness and turn psychedelic delirium into art.
Gaby Amarantos Codifies Rock Doido
With Rock Doido, a work of homage and cultural repossession, Amazonic diva Gaby Amarantos solidifies the status of “rock doido” as a musical genre.
Forró Fuels the Sonic Heartbeat of São João
Ahead of Brazil’s Saint John festivities, the captivating genre of forró is more alive than ever and is connecting with wider and more diverse audiences outside its birthplace.
Viviane Batidão Sings the Sensual Joys of Amazonian Pop
During her appearance at Brazil’s Psica Festival, Viviane Batidão, “The Queen of Tecnomelody”, talks, dances, and sings the sensual joys of Amazonian Pop.
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The 15 Best Brazilian Pop Albums of 2024
In Brazilian pop, it’s hard not to connect the best music released in 2024 with the themes that dominated politics, culture, and social media discussions.
The Far-Reaching Legacy of Tonny Brasil’s Tecnobrega Song “Lana”
There are debates about technobrega’s origins, but tracking its history leads us to one artist and one song: “Lana” by Tonny Brasil.
Claude Fontaine Wafts in Tropical Dreamscapes on ‘La Mer’
From the first notes of her sophomore album La Mer, it’s clear that singer-songwriter Claude Fontaine is a chanteuse, and it’s not a role she takes lightly.
Arthur Melo’s ‘Mirantes Emocionais’ Is Much More Than Vintage Vibes
Even at this young age, Arthur Melo has a careful hand and a grasp on what’s timely as he crafts dreamy new música popular brasileira on his luscious new LP.
Luísa Sonza on Her Brazilian Songbook-Inspired ‘Escândalo Íntimo’
Luísa Sonza talks about her Brazilian songbook-inspired and bossa nova-centered Escândalo Íntimo, a soundtrack to the movies in her mind.
The Progressive Nostalgia of Bala Desejo’s ‘SIM SIM SIM’
To fans of Brazil’s 1960s tropicália and 1970s psicodelia, Bala Desejo will sound like a natural extension. SIM SIM SIM is warm and gorgeous.
Luísa e os Alquimistas’ ‘Gang da Leoa (Vol. 1)’ Is a Brega Psychedelia Party
Inspired by hippie culture, psychedelic art, brega music, and Latin cultures, Luísa e os Alquimistas’ act is a complicated and brilliant promise of Brazilian pop.