Brazilian DJ ALOK is known for his addictive tracks and all-around feel-good music, earning over 5 billion streams and over 30 million monthly users on Spotify with 28 million Instagram followers. His ...

Director: [[miyanaga, Michael Iyanaga]] About: The ensemble performs a repertoire comprising roots samba, choro, samba-de-roda, and forró, as well as more contemporary Afro-Bahian pop music. With a ...

First of all, sorry for my delay, the day before yesterday was my Wedding Anniversary (14 years). It was a great day for us (Me and my family). So, let's go ahead... We can say that the MPB has ...

Soul Jazz's Brazil 70 compilation is the sequel to its outstanding 2005 Tropicália compilation, and it uses 19 tracks to give a general picture of the way Tropicália's influence permeated Brazilian ...

Paralleling her life, Monica da Silva's new album, "Brasilissima," has a mix of Brazilian and American influences. She lives in San Marco and grew up spending time in both countries, mostly in the ...

Sergio Mendes, the innovative and influential pianist, composer and arranger who was one of Brazil’s earliest contemporary crossover artists, died Thursday in Los Angeles, his family has confirmed. No ...

Disrupting the streaming music market is extremely difficult to do, given the entrenched positions of Pandora and Spotify in the world market. But Brazilian company SuperPlayer is doing just that, ...

To me, one of the most fascinating things about the cultural history of the African diaspora is how rhythms and beats from west Africa spread throughout the so-called "New World" and were interpreted ...

In Brazil, the small town of Barretos, tucked in the interior of the state of Sao Paulo, has been hosting a foot-stomping spectacle: a rodeo that organizers call the biggest in the the world. In its ...

JOSO, Japan — The three music teachers — armed with a violin, a guitar and a drum — are ready for class. But the elementary school students jump around the room, screaming and laughing. “Quiet! Stand ...