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January 3, 2015

Catching Flies "Quiet Nights"

Catching Flies DID IT with this track and I love it soo much. He flipped the classic bossa nova and jazz standard \”Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado),\” written in Portuguese by Tom Jobim and English by Gene Lees. Astrud Gilberto sings the vocals, which have been slowed a bit for this song and I […]
December 3, 2014

starRo "Lust"

Ugh! I mean that in a good way. I LOVE THIS TRACK. What starRo did with it is just so nice. That straight samba pandeiro going about 80 miles per hour and then **!bam!** starRo flips it. Here\’s a bit about starRo, Shinya Mizoguchi (from his Bio on Soundcloud): A native of Tokyo, Japan and […]
October 13, 2014

Sango – Da Rocinha 2

This was released January 14, 2014. Sorry I took so long! I honestly don’t like to say too much about the music I post, I want you to experience it for yourself. The whole album is dope, but one of my favorite tracks is “Baile Somebody”. You’ll recognize the sample from Aaliyah’s “Are You That […]
September 11, 2014

#WorldCup2014 Realness Pt. 2: Street Child World Cup

Okay, I had to do a Part 2 on the World Cup (please spare me all your CPT jokes). On a more uplifting note, there was a Street Child World Cup held in Rio this year. British charity Street Child United in association with Save the Children and several global partners held the second ever […]
September 11, 2014

#WorldCup2014 Realness Pt. 1: Rich vs. Poor

Yes, the World Cup is long over but I still have to say my piece. Many people already have a notion of Brazil as the country of coffee, soccer, samba, and sex. As a cultural worker, I suppose I’m representing the last two. I found out that it’s deeper, though. Brazilians take a different attitude […]
September 4, 2014

Jaël – Marcos Valle "Não Tem Nada Não (Jaël Remix)"
August 22, 2014

Souleance – "Mais Um"

New Favorite. Probably gonna do some choreography to this. Brotha EP by Souleance
June 29, 2014

Brazil Now

Afropop Worldwide’s latest show on Brazil highlights the sounds Brazilian artists are creating now. Apparently there’s a pervasive feeling of being unbound by traditional sounds of samba and Brazilian percussion. Baile funk has been influenced by Caribbean sounds and some artists are exploring electronic music more. It all makes for an interesting aural landscape. Also […]
June 28, 2014

Brazilian Boogie

Sometimes I get so excited about some tracks that I just post them up and say nothing, hoping folks will trust my impeccable taste and just listen. This mix was one of those moments. The selections are just so FUNKY and the perfect tempo for summer, lilting and carrying that groove, just right to get […]
June 3, 2014

Track: "Bam Bam Bam" with Seu Jorge

The unmistakable Seu Jorge blesses Gilles Peterson\’s \”Brasil Bam Bam Bam\” project. Much of the album was recorded in Rio de Janeiro, but this particular track, \”Bam Bam Bam\”, was done in L.A. Seu Jorge swag. Listen to a playlist of selected tracks plus exclusive behind the scenes commentary from Gilles about the artists and […]