A Pegada Agora É Essa aka The Sway Now is the critically acclaimed sophomore album by drummer turned trombonist turned bandleader Antonio Neves. He’s been a prolific hired gun for years, touring with some of Brazil’s most celebrated pop and jazz musicians. I first came across […]
The eponymous debut by the wizard of Alagoas Hermeto Pascoal came more than ten years into his career and on the heels of several successful jazz/fusion group releases. Hermeto is his first album as a leader and his first to be recorded in the United States. […]
In the late 90s, legendary musician and composer Hermeto Pascoal wrote the “Sound Calendar.” 366 songs- one for each possible day of the year- composed and handwritten in the wizards inimitable style. There are plenty of recordings of selections from this wonderful trove of music. Hermeto […]
The second album by blog favorites Papangu finds their prog just as brutal as ever and still with plenty of jazz fusion influences. However the addition of more pronounced Brazilian sounds from both folk and pop traditions really elevates the whole sound. It’s a concept album […]
The most well known album by this celebrated Brazilian trio. An intimate group of woodwinds, vocals and guitar possessing a huge sound. Experimental art rock with touches of mpb, samba, funk, afrobeat, jazz and punk rock. All the players are prodigious and the playing is understated […]
An immense and intensive debut by this thrilling Brazilian band. Avant-prog, metal, and heavy spacious psych intersect to weave a dark conceptual tale of man seeking spiritual salvation from our collective crimes against the earth. Certainly classic zeuhl and progressive metal influences are touched up on […]
Two excellent and immersive works from the Brazilian songwriter. No Reinon Dos Afetos is translated as “in the realm of affections” and these records sound like they’ve come from a amorous dream. Recorded over 7ish years with old friend and fellow Alagoas musician Batata Boy they […]
This is one of the most interesting modern Brazilian records I’ve heard in a while and it’s an easy contender for favorite of the year. Ricardo is perhaps best known for his decade of touring with Brazilian legends Caetano Veloso, although this is far from his […]
The Brazilian woodwind wizard and his group (all talented multi instrumentalists) present an amazing and often surprising work of jazz/folk fusion. Perhaps best known as a disciple of the great Hermeto Pascoal and a member of his group, Jota places his work in the same unique […]
Part of the new queer Brazilian art-rock vanguard, JADSA has an original sound with big impact. The record is pop and jazz inclined but forceful (particularly the rhythm section) with an almost zeuhl sound. Largely clean, quiet and detailed arrangements but there’s some nice spacious trip-out […]