Caetano Veloso

Guardian Music — Ebullience rules in this pick of the best songs about, and from, a continent that – from Britain at least – feels exotic and alluringFor those of us whose lives are largely confined to the British Isles, the idea of South America is an exotic one... more info

Guardian Music — Cinema Of Brazil: Music And Rhythm; Sound In Cinema – Music In Film: UK Portuguese Film Festival, LondonOne of the themes of this year's City Of London festival is the music of the Portuguese-speaking world, which is good news for cinemagoers, as t... more info

Guardian Music — From Greek tragedy in an ancient amphitheatre to installation art in a former furniture factory, the city's annual summer festival is unmissableThe 1,800-year-old Odeon of Herodes Atticus, the Roman amphitheatre on the south slope of the Acropolis, k... more info

Pitchfork — WHAT: Blaze FestivalWHEN: June 19 - July 31WHERE: London, EnglandWHO: The Knife's Tomorrow in a Year, Dirty Projectors performing The Getty Address, Shearwater, Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba, Caetano Veloso, Lee "Scratch Perry, Toots and the Maytals... more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonBossa nova is a hard sell in the 21st century. The blend of samba and modern jazz that emerged from Rio in the late 1950s, which captures a mood of languid sophistication, is borne of a philosophy that runs contrary to the quick grati... more info

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Guardian Music — Brazilian pianist and pioneer of bossa nova Johnny Alf, who has died aged 80, was a Brazilian pianist, singer and composer, considered to be one of the fathers of the bossa nova movement that swept the globe in the 1960s. Over a 60-year career on sta... more info

Guardian Music — Last time was all about avian anthems. Now we want to canvass your votes for this week's candidatesIt would be fitting, though impossible, to reduce the last thread to a tweet. After the relative disappointment of the previous week it was full to bur... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words & photos by Chris La Putt DOWNLOAD: Caetano Veloso - Sem Cais (MP3) "Brazilian pop luminary Caetano Veloso has been called the Bob Dylan of Brazil, and if you're familiar with his celebrated body of work and his revered... more info