SoundGoods: Recent Episodes
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Thiago França from São Paulo plays saxophone with Metá Metá among many other projects. On his last album “Coisas Invisíveis” (Invisible Things) with his solo project “Sambanzo” he created a great minimal but rhythm fueled mix of just Afro-Brazilian percussion and saxophone. The record aims to capture energy, invisible, but concrete from a nearby and […]
The second album of the Abayomy Afrobeat Orchestra is less Afrobeat than its predecessor exploring new sound elements and speaking of ancestry with delicacy of who perceives the world of possibilities and combinations. There is greater diversity of influences that guarantee a new freshness and strength of sound. Produced by Pupillo (drummer of Nação Zumbi) […]
From the press release on their website: “Alabê presents the traditional percussion of the Afro-Brazilian religion known as Candomblé in a jazz context. The compositions are dialogues between the percussion of the Ketu nation and the saxophone, like the Rum (the drum that leads the ceremony) converses with the Orisha (a spirit embodied by a […]
DJ Dolores, Maestro Spok and Yuri Queiroga deliver a pioneering experience with this album which succeeds in the difficult mission to innovate Pernambucos uptempo carnival style called Frevo. Initially planned as a instrumental project they came up with inviting Otto, Jorge Du Peixe, Lira, MC Sombra and Marion Lemonnier for vocals. Free download from […]
The band Abeokuta from Recife (capital of Pernambuco state in Brazils Northeast) shows in their explosive fusion how well Afrobeat fits to Brazilian rhuthyms, from Maracatu to Afoxé. Free download
A mixtape celebrating the release of Kafundó Vol. 3 which navigates through a cocktail of various musical flavors between electronic and roots sounds from the North and Northeast of Brazil. Tracklist: 01. DJ ChicoCorrea – Manganga 02. Radiola Serra Alta – Coco de Nosso Senhor 03. Opanijé – Vamuinvadi (part. Loquaz) 04. FurmigaDub – Ciranda […]
One of the most prestigious trumpet player from Pernambuco State of Brazil debuts his solo career with an album full of Jazz, Funk, Soul, Embolada and other regional and afro rhythms.
BNegão & Seletores de Frequência show in their third album their newest multifaceted sound experiments. Mixing Dub, Suingue/MPB, Afro percussion, Surf Rock, Funk and many other styles this record contains an infinity of sounds and references in one project. Free download here.
The band I.F.Á. Afrobeat from Salvador/Bahia State just released his first EP featuring Nigerian singer Okwei V. Odili. Apart of Afrobeat, Ijexá and Funk they insert elements of Dub and Reggae confirming the importance of the historic link between black cultures of the diaspora. Free download here
Mixtape of Hip Hop and Rap stuff from Jakarta, formerly known as Batavia. Tracklist: 1. Sweet Martabak – Ada Sumur Di Ladang 2. Saykoji – So Wat Gitu Loh 3. Rotra – Jagal Prabu 4. Saykoji – Eyyo 5. 2nd Clan – Benthik 6. Too Phat – Nasty Girl 7. Ahli Fiqir – Inilah Barisan […]
After Pedra de Sal Alessandra Leão just released the second EP within her new creative cycle of three releases. She uses as main references street and ritual music of Northeastern Brazil, but the presence of popular culture does not bring folklore. Free download from her website.
The new Afro-Brazilian Band Höröya from São Paulo wants to re-frame the origins and influences of African and Afro-Brazilian cultures in a new format. Made up of Brazilians, Senegalese and Guineans they reinforce the cultural dialogue between Brazil and the African continent. The name of the band is of Mandeng origin and means freedom and […]
Macumbia is a band based in Joao Pessoa in Northeastern Brazil. They mix Caribbean and Latin with traditional Brazilian rhythms. As the groups members are from different cultures and nationalities such as Brazil, Venezuela and North America the lyrics are in Spanish, Portuguese and English. They believe in the union of the Latin American people […]
Rafa Dias who is one of the main heads of the Bass scene in Salvador, capital of Bahia State in Brazil. He comes here up with very interesting tracks he produced with samples from Bahias music master Dorival Caymmi. Brazilian old school music meets Trap, Funk Carioca and other electronic sub genres.
Iconili is a band from Belo Horizonte, the capital of Minas Gerais State in Brazil. After their debut album “Tupi Novo Mundo” from 2013 they just released their second long player. Still based mainly on Afrobeat they go further in this excellent work adding to the Afro references Jazz and Funk, but especially Brazilian ingredients […]
Thiago Elniño from the midzsize industrial city Volta Redonda in the Rio de Janeiro state comes up with a Hip Hop/Rap album full of oldschool Brazil samples, nice!
Great EP from São Paulos newcomer duo Flying Buff full of Bass, Trap and Rasterinha. Free download here.
ÀTTØØXXÁ is the new project of Rafa Dias who is one part of Δ.MΔ.$$Δ and producer of Os Nelsons. On his first EP ÀTTØØXXÁ pays homage to Timbalada which is one of the most famous a percussion groups from Salvador lead by Bahia superstar Carlinhos Brown. The goal was to create a timeline based on the […]
The album from Zimun out of Belo Horizonte is a rich and diverse ride between hip hop, jazz, afrobeat, rock and funk. Download from their website.
Superlage comes up with an excellent mix of Cumbia and regional flavors from North Brazil such as Carimbó and Brega. With it’s tripping tropical off beats this will for sure warm up every heart and soul suffering from winter dark- and frostiness. From their press release: “Superlage is Global Beat, breathing in urban music and […]
After the album “Dois Cordões” from 2009 Alessandra Leão. just released the first of a trilogy of EPs that features other excellent musicians such as Caçapa, Juçara Marçal and Kiko Dinucci. Check more info on Sounds & Colours. Download for free from her website.
Great new album from Brasílias Sacassaia out now. Download for free from their website.
Criolo just released his new album which contains apart of Hip Hop and Rap as well MPB, Samba and Afro(beat). He counts with the participation of Tulipa Ruiz, Money Mark, Juçara Marçal, Kiko Dinucci, Rodrigo Campos and Síntese. Download for free from his website or stream it from Youtube: