Trocabrahma Podcast Episode 3: King Creosote meets Romulo Froes
King Creosote meets Romulo Froes fusing Scottish folk rock with contemporary Bossa Nova. KC and his band visit the market in Sao Paulo, marvel at the pigs trotters and eat fruits you wouldn’t wear. Kenny from King Creosote learns a little Portuguese and there’s exclusive live music from Trocabrahma gigs, recorded for the Trocabrahma podcast in Sao Paulo in May and the UK in July 2007.
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Not content with bringing together some of the worlds most respected classic funk drummers and foremost hip hop turntablists for the original “Keepintime” project, B+ (aka Brian Cross) is back with the DVD release of “Brasilintime : Batucada Com Discos”…
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Essential listening for all fans of Os Mutantes and co. courtesy of Soul Jazz Records, “Brazil 70 - After Tropicalia: New Directions In Brazilian Music” is the follow-up to last year’s critically acclaimed “Tropicalia: A Revolution in Sound”…