MUSIC

A cosmic voyage into the unknown It’s hard to imagine El León Pardo, a loyal advocate of some of the most advan...

Moacir Santos was a Brazilian composer, multi-instrumentalist and educator who never became as well known as ...

Elis and Tom is a bossa nova album, released in 1974, recorded by Brazilian singer Elis Regina and singer-songw...

Carlos Aguirre Grupo's third album released in 2008, known as “Violator (purple disc),” is now available on vin...

Clube da Esquina is a 1972 double album by the Brazilian music artists collective Clube da Esquina, credited to...

The collaborative album 5 Na Bossa was originally released in 1965 on Philips Brazil and featured some of the t...

Psychedelic MPB Top! Such an incredible record – a true classic that is a companion piece to 'Clube Da Esquina'...

In 1972, Joyce and Nelson recorded the LP Nelson Angelo e Joyce, her only professional recording between 1971 a...

ZZK Records Presents: Cruzloma’s Mitos & Ritos, a dialogue with the past, present and future of traditional Ecu...

ZZK Records Presents TORNA #1 - ‘Hermetics’ New York. London. Berlin. These places are often regarded as elect...

Another cassette-only mixtape in our series in partnership with Philadelphia's World Gone Mad, this time survey...

DINTE's third cassette-only mixtape in partnership with Philadelphia punk archivists World Gone Mad, this time ...

With the release of this seminal album, Veloso would become the leading voice of Tropicalia. The songs on this ...

This 1977 album was created in a new Afro-samba style, influenced by the disco and funk that he was exploring a...

I am facing a dilemma: how does the founder of an independent music label justify creating a project highlighti...

Authentic Brazilian music inspired and respected by the most legendary musicians of the genre: Seu Jorge, Arthu...

This essential reissue presents a rare collection of dub instrumental reggae tracks recorded by Tommy McCook (w...

Clan Caimán, led by composer Emilio Haro, is a group from Argentina, but their timeless, organic music transcen...

Clan Caimán, led by composer Emilio Haro, is a group from Argentina, but their timeless, organic music transcen...

NTS presents funk-BR - São Paulo, an exploration into the magical and menacing world of the Brazilian city’s cu...

With a few more instrumental solos than regular Lobo albums, Cantiga De Longe takes advantage of the genius of ...

When his Brazilian LP first appeared on Philips in 1967, both Gal Costa and Caetano Veloso had released only a ...

The Mankunku Quartet's 1968 album 'Yakhal' Inkomo’ clocks in at just over 30 minutes of jazz perfection. This c...

Meaning ‘Hi’ in Uruguayan slang, Opa are a South American jazz-funk phenomenon. Fusing Uruguay’s native Candomb...