Forgotten Treasure: Joao do Vale – O Poeta do Povo (1965)
The resurgence of vinyl records over the past few years has been, for the most part, fuelled by reissues of classic records. “Nevermind”, “The White Album”, “Kind of Blue” and other standards of their respective genres. That’s where the real sales are coming from. However, reissuing rare records that are …
Mix of the Day : Bem Quente “Brazilian Club Jazz, Pop & Groove”
The perfect mix for your world cup party. It’s a mistura of everything that we love about brazilian music with a transcending genre focus which goes deeper in to Musica Popular Brasileira. It contains songs that are quite rare on vinyl but are super accessible to the untrained ear as …
Mix of the Day: DJ Psycut “The Brazilian Mix Series”
Getting into Brazilian music from the 60’s & 70’s can be a pretty intimidating thing. There is just so much of it and for the most part it aged very well, almost like there is more good stuff than bad stuff (which is pretty damn rare in any genre or …
Mix of the Day: Andrew Ashong “The Vinyl Factory Mix #1”
via The Vinyl Factory: “The Vinyl Factory are excited to welcome multi-talented producer, musician and Sound Signature graduate Andrew Ashong to launch our vinyl-only mix series. Having burst onto the scene in 2012 with the summertime jam ‘Flowers‘ co-produced with Theo Parrish, Andrew has this week released his self-titled follow-up …
Upcoming: TOAST DAWG “Brazivilain EP” (Music Is My Sanctuary Release)
Music Is My Sanctuary presents the “Brazivilain EP“, the second solo release from Toast Dawg veteran Montreal producer and pioneer of the French hip-hop scene. “Brazivilain” follows his 2012 critically acclaimed solo debut instrumental EP “The Love Loop”, it marries futuristic sounds with old school esthetics in a unique sample …
DJ ASMA presents “My Favorite Brazilian Music Videos”
I am a passionate fan of brazilian music in all its forms. From the evolution of samba to the psychedelic tropicalia period, Brazilian’s have always managed to innovate while uniting under a truly national sound. You may remember YeS McCan‘s great piece well I want to take you on a …
Classic Mixes: Paul Nice “Brazil Vol.2” (2006)
Paul Nice needs no introduction, the DJ/Producer/Digger has been holding it down on all fronts for well over 2 decades and his Brazil 2 mix is an example of Paul at his best. He does what every amazing mix should do, break new records, shine light on some old classics, …
24HOV Mixes: DJ ASMA (Montreal)
Here is one of our favorite mixes from our 5th edition of 24 Hours of Vinyl. Our frequent (and amazing) collaborator ASMA was on his first appearance at the 24HOV and he stepped up in a major way! He played a morning set and the selections were just sooo perfect …
YES McCAN presents “My Favorite Brazilian Albums”
To know Brazilian music is quite an achievement, and I wouldn’t dare consider myself an authority in this field. I’d rather say that I love music, and add in the same breath that Brazil has produced a quantity of some ridiculously good recorded music over the course of the last century. Following …
“Brasil Brasil!” – From Samba to Bossa (BBC Documentary)
BRASIL BRASIL A three-part series from BBC The series offers a detailed account of the years in which Brazilian music has evolved and constantly changed, while capturing the global imagination. Filmed at Brazil’s massive carnival celebrations, in the lawless favelas, the extraordinary maracatu ceremonies of the northern countryside, and in …