Brazil
Some of the world’s most exciting dance music first emerged from Brazilian favelas, but the country also boasts a significant lineage of songwriters working within tropicália, samba and beyond
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Linn Da Quebrada → Reshaping the world through artistic expression
Vincent Rosenblatt on the Cultural and Political Reverberations of Brazil’s Soundsystems
Meet the Inclusive Nightlife Advocates Building Up Rio de Janeiro’s Electronic Underground
MiniStereo Público Sistema de Som: Championing Soundsystem Culture on the Brazilian Coast
Devotion: Digging for Deities in Brazil
Five Defining Moments in the Career of Racionais MC’s, “Brazil’s Public Enemy”
Airto Moreira’s Journey through Brazilian Jazz
Brazilian Music Experts Greg Caz and Béco Dranoff on the Music of Elza Soares
The Dark Side of Paradise → The unparalleled creative resilience of legendary Brazilian singer Elza Soares
Explore Funk Proibidão, Brazil’s Explicit Bass Music Culture
Jean Karakos: An Incredible Life → Remembering the maverick who brought hip-hop, the Lambada and more to France
Arto Lindsay → Connecting the dots with the man behind Lounge Lizards and DNA
Eumir Deodato → Rio’s legendary arranger on the importance of faking it ‘til you make it
Arthur Verocai → The legendary Brazilian producer discusses bossa nova and being sampled
Brian Cross, AKA B+ → An inspired director on how to find new and innovative ways to view hip-hop and the world
Buraka Som Sistema → The Portuguese soundsystem on how they took the street sound of Angola truly global
Tom Zé → Philosophy and a surprise improvisation from a master of tropicália
Luaka Bop: An Introduction
