New from MNTH this month!
Sounds and Colours » Music
by Andy Cumming
1w ago
MNTH is musician and producer Luciano Valério, co-founder of underground São Paulo record label Desmonta, home to riveting releases by Kiko Dinucci, Metá-Metá, Psilosamples, and M. Takara, amongst others.  Sounds and Colours are pleased as punch to premiere his new single “Inclinação ao Silêncio” (Inclination to Silence) which will be followed by the new album Lume Púrpuro, released by Desmonta on April 5th, 2024. The album features collaborations with Mauricio Takara (drums and percussion), Lello Bezerra (guitar), Marco Nalesso (viola), Carla Boregas (organ), Rogério Martins (percussion ..read more
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Hidden Gems: Insights from Estéreo Picnic 2024’s Emerging Artists
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by Marco Pisciotti
2w ago
As the month of March unfolds, the countdown to Estéreo Picnic 2024 intensifies, promising an unprecedented celebration of music and entertainment in Bogotá’s Parque Simón Bolívar. Since its inception in 2010, this festival has evolved from humble beginnings to a colossal four day showcase of international and local talent, spanning the genres of rock, electronic, pop, folk and many more. While headlining acts like the Kings of Leon and Blink-182 command the spotlight in most outlets, it’s the hidden treasures that truly illuminate this event for us, epitomizing the essence of Bogotá’s cultur ..read more
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A message from Haroldo Bontempo
Sounds and Colours » Music
by Mark Sampson
2w ago
Avid readers of this magazine will have noted that I’ve included two new singles from a young Brazilian singer-songwriter – the first of which was recorded with the late, great João Donato (pictured). I’m greedily awaiting his new EP later this month. Haroldo has kindly sent us a message all the way from the sunny climes of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Select the image to open it ..read more
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On The Margins
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by Andy Cumming
2w ago
Welcome back. This month I offer two helpings of Afro-futurist world funk from the amazing QTV label, some Lynch-like lounge jazz, heavy metal pagode and as much alternative samba as you can manage. Juçara Marçal – DEBRMX (QTV Selo) These 15 tracks from Marçal’s recent stellar work in Delta Estácio Blues (2021) and EPDEB (2022) have been remixed by cutting edge electronic music artists from all over Brazil and further afield. Normally when I see a remix album I imagine that it’s recycling old material or pushing recent material back into streaming playlists, but here the original idea of Delt ..read more
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Nunca Tarde – Album round-up (Irakere, Ëda Diaz, Maria Rita, Fer Franco and more)
Sounds and Colours » Music
by Mark Sampson
3w ago
Not as many as usual for you this month, which isn’t to suggest a paucity of good new music, but more perhaps that I am getting on top of things – for once in my life. Or… maybe I should be making this a bi-monthly column. Answers please on a postcard. Grupo Irakere: Teatro Amadeo Roldan Recital (Mr. Bongo) Last month, I flagged up Grupo Irakere’s eponymous 1976 album. Following hard on its heels, Mr. Bongo have now reissued the group’s debut album from two years previously as the third instalment of their new Cuban Classics series. It’s raw, rambunctious and a little rough around the edges ..read more
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Prezident Markon’s New Singles Round-up (Newen Afrobeat, Haroldo Bontempo, Baltvs, Combo Chimbita, Miranda del Sol, Rolando Bruno and more)
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by Mark Sampson
3w ago
The leap year has leapt, the daffodils are in bloom and spring is in the air. It’s time once more to catch up on some singles from the wonderful world of Latin music. So shake off your winter blues, agree to all your YouTube cookies and have a listen to this latest sample of leaping beauties. Luisito Muñoz & Alzate: “Unas Copas de Mas” We’ll start with a generous slice of Colombian popular music that clearly goes to show that some ladies in red find the prospect of two drinking buddies singing of how they were scorned by the fairer sex quite irresistible. Composed by singer-songwriter Her ..read more
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Rodrigo Alarcon at the Jazz Café
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by Mark Sampson
3w ago
Sounding at times a little like an updated Jorge Ben, the man with the copious moustache and a way with a melody will be bringing his seductive brand of contemporary MPB to London’s Jazz Café on Sunday 24th March. There are standing room tickets left at a reasonable £17 to see the São Paulo artist whose debut album has won considerable critical acclaim and whose singles have been streamed in their millions. And there, ladies and gentlemen, I rest my case ..read more
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Sight Beyond the Surface: An Interview with Pachyman
Sounds and Colours » Music
by Marco Pisciotti
1M ago
Amidst Los Angeles’ immense blend of cultures and sounds, resides Pachy Garcia, better known as Pachyman, a visionary whose creativity resonates around the soulful beat of Puerto Rican reggae. As if magnetically drawn to his keyboard right before our brief but weighty conference call, Pachy was rehearsing Roy Ayers’ timeless “Everybody Loves the Sunshine”, a prelude which nicely depicts his eclectic taste, and skill in the interpretation of the instrument. Considered one of the finest ambassadors of Latin-America’s current reggae scene, Pachyman’s journey from the vibrant streets of Puer ..read more
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Why Ana Tijoux Matters
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by Juan Data
1M ago
Ana Tijoux has just gifted us with a new album, Vida, her first in ten years, and I think this is significant, and not just because she decided to take the longest hiatus in her career right around the peak of her international popularity, but also because said hiatus coincided with the biggest tectonic shift in the music landscape of our times. It was right around a decade ago that Spotify launched in Latin America, streaming took over the industry and imposed the tacit rule of dropping new songs every other week in order to remain relevant to the tyrannic playlisting algorithms, and this, i ..read more
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Cubanissimo à la Français
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by Mark Sampson
1M ago
The First Lady, a former actress turned therapist, remarked on “how nice it was to see a theatre full” on the evening of the first day of February. As someone who has harboured ambitions of writing for the stage, I had to agree. The Théatre de Brive was indeed packed. And why wouldn’t it be for one of the concluding events of the 2024 Bleu en Hiver jazz festival: a double header of poly-rhythmic Cuban music featuring the cellist Ana Carla Maza, followed by Roberto Fonseca’s La Gran Diversión? What’s more, the municipal worthies of Brive la Gaillarde decreed that the former should be an early ..read more
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