Guardian Music — Criolo, aka Kleber Gomes, the megastar of the megacities, lends voice to millions struggling in the favela and beyondKleber Gomes was 10 when he penned his first song about São Paulo. The year: 1985. The 1985 track: a punk rock tune about his home o... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Like Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa and Caetano Veloso before him, Arthur Verocai and his auspicious 1972 debut transcend borders, time and genre. An album full of ‘moments’ – “Na Boca Do Sol” and “Caboclo” immediately come to mind – it’s ... more info

Guardian Music — Music of refinement and learning, with a bossa nova twistThe many young Japanese in the audience confirmed the interest pianist and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto still prompts. He was idolised in the days of the Yellow Magic Orchestra, an electro-pop t... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Olof Arnalds @ SXSW 2010 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) Ólöf Arnalds is releasing a new mini-album of covers called "Ólöf Sings" on 11/8. On it you'll find covers of songs by Arthur Russell, Johnny Cash, Caetano Veloso, Bob Dylan, Gene... more info

Guardian Music — (Concord) This album from São Paulo's Eliane Elias is more orthodox than Emily Saunders's, but it's delivered with effortless musicality and idiomatic variety. Elias has dominated this territory since the 1980s as a vocalist and a postbop pianist. T... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Not to cast stones at the two-left-footed among us, but those not propelled to move, or at the very least, tap a toe, to this double-disc collection of updated classic Brazilian music might need to loosen up a bit. Another in the long-running Red Hot... more info

Guardian Music — (Far Out) The original Banda Black Rio were one of the great Brazilian bands of the 1970s and 80s. Formed by saxophonist Oberdan Magalhães, they were pioneers of the country's soul, samba and funk movement, and played a key role in Rio's black mus... more info

Totally Fuzzy — This compilation is a star-studded tribute to Brazilian tropicalia, featuring contributions from Caetano Veloso, Beck, Seu Jorge, Beirut, Bebel Gilberto, Jose Gonzalez, John Legend and many more. Hear the two-disc set in its entirety below, before... more info

Guardian Music — The series which started with Cole Porter covers recognises Brazil's recognition as 'a major force in world affairs'In 1989, Leigh Blake and John Carlin were just two friends with a dream. In response to the effect of the Aids epidemic on NYC's artis... more info

Guardian Music — 27 December 1986: Number 29 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of world and folk music1968 was a year of political upheaval in Brazil, with a soundtrack provided by a new musical movement, tropicalia, headed by Gilberto Gil and Caetano... more info