Brazilian bossa nova legend brings samba to the Southbank, so expect special guests and sounds that take you to Rio and back. If there’s one thing people remember about the ’98 World Cup in France, it tends to be that advert. The Brazilian football team, by far the best in the...
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It’s not that you need a particular pretext to write about David Bowie and his legacy, but if you have a really good one, that makes things easier. As you might know, in 2004, some hits of the “Thin White Duke” had a full and pretty successful Afro-Brazilian treatment, ending...
![Album Review: Daxuva & Nina Miranda – Le Jardin [August 2018]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/daxuva-lejardin-335x335.jpg)
Le Jardin (The Garden) is a soft electro-pop album created in collaboration by Anglo-Brazilian singer Nina Miranda and Brazilian producer Daxuva (Pedro Ferraz) – the debut record under the Daxuva moniker. The album sets itself within a collision; on one side you see the soft, sensual aspects of a garden,...
A frenzied audience were high on excitement as Tribalistas made their first London appearance at the Eventim Apollo Hammersmith. Brimming with sequins, strut and catchy melodies, the Brazilian supergroup trio worked the crowd from the first number. It felt as if the audience had been waiting for this special moment...
A band of magicians, Brazilian supergroup Tribalistas are heading to the UK for one night only. On 4th November, Arnaldo Antunes, Carlinhos Brown and Marisa Monte will regroup to mesmerize with their gentle mix of MPB, pop-rock and traditional play. Forming in 2003, the three musicians were already independently regarded...
I had the pleasure of meeting Afrocidade in September and accompanying them as part of their London tour, watching them play at Rich Mix, run a dance workshop at the Black Cultural Archives and perform at Brixton Hootananny. The band took me in as a friend and as a member...
On the London Latin Jazz Festival‘s eve, we couldn’t find a more appropriate cicerone to guide us through the musical marvels of Latin Jazz than the festival’s curator herself, Eliane Correa. Join the up & coming Cuban/Argentinian pianist, composer and arranger at Pizza Express Live tomorrow (Tuesday 16th October) and, in...
Zeca Pagodinho is an established samba performer with over 30 years’ experience, who cut his tooth playing in rodas de samba and writing music for G.R.E.S. Portela, one of the oldest and most well-known samba schools in Rio de Janeiro. Fifteen albums later, in the styles of samba and MPB, and...
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