Back from the West Coast! El Residente Presidente, Juanderful! After over a month long road trip through the West Coast, driving from LA up to Vancouver, BC and back down, Juanderful is back and real…
TROPICALISMO #10: !!Soundclash!! vs. World Sound this Thursday at the Walnut Room
TROPICALISMO is back this week with a !!SOUNDCLASH!! edition! This is what Wikipedia has to say about soundclash: “A Sound clash is a musical competition where crew members from opposing reggae …
Orchestra Santa Massa Renews My Faith in Brazilian Music
The soft strains of música popular brasileira (MPB) are fine for making breakfast in the morning as I tune into MPB FM, nothing too harsh before my café com leite. On the flip side, the overwhelming b…
Carnaval 2011 in Rio: Blocos, Sound Systems, Jamaican Carnival & Caetano Veloso
Written by: Gregzinho The mythic Carnaval of Rio de Janeiro entered with full force on Friday, March 4, though a bit wetter than usual thanks to the águas de março (Tom Jobim wasn’t making it up…