Mix Mix July 13, 2021 by Diego Olivas Mix: 55. Ticket To Rio Regardez-moi dance un samba. It’s me, again, with another look at our relationship with Brazil. In the past, I took the time… July 13, 2021
Album Album August 25, 2020 by Diego Olivas Doris Monteiro: Agora (1976) Let me be forthright, I wish I had more info to share about this album. Doris Monteiro’s Agora, released in 1976, was… August 25, 2020
Album Album of the Month August 18, 2020 by Diego Olivas Diana Pequeno: Mistérios (1989) One of my worst kept secrets is my love for Diana Pequeno’s Mistérios. It’s no mystery that it hits all the points… August 18, 2020
Mix Mix June 14, 2019 by Diego Olivas Mix: 27. Ruas Y Cidades (Minas Gerais Special: 1973-1990) Cover Photography by @krstnshtlv As a writer, one always has floating on one’s head drafts of things to cover. For various years… June 14, 2019
Album 音 Album April 2, 2019 by Diego Olivas Naná Vasconcelos & The Bushdancers: Rain Dance (1989) Far be it from me to write anything definitive on the work/life of the late, great Brazilian percussionist Naná Vasconcelos, but let… April 2, 2019
Album Album April 17, 2018 by Diego Olivas Judith Ravitz Participagao: A Banda Do Zé Pretinho – Bolerio (1983) Perhaps Yehudit Ravit’s story can explain the appeal of Brazilian music to the Israeli citizenry. Not to go into deep into cultural… April 17, 2018
Album Album April 10, 2018 by Diego Olivas André Geraissati: DADGAD (1988) Well, this one’s a tough ‘un to describe. Meditative, elegiac, and at points quite melancholic, André Geraissati’s DADGAD is another instrumental, guitar album that… April 10, 2018
Album Album February 13, 2018 by Diego Olivas Grupo Zambo: Bahia, Grupo Zambo (1976) A mix of white and black. A mix of religion and spirituality. A mix of cultures, class, and race. Brazilian Bahian musical… February 13, 2018
Album Album January 30, 2018 by Diego Olivas Jorge Degas & Marcelo Salazar: Muxima (1987) Tread lightly, oh you who hate slap bass. Jorge Degas and Marcelo Salazar’s positively radiant Muxima has only two roles pushing all songs… January 30, 2018
Album Album of the Month December 19, 2017 by Diego Olivas Nara Leao: Dez Anos Depois (1971) Sometime, in the winter of 1971, a young Nara Leao is being besieged by certain elements. Walking through streets and bridges with fellow… December 19, 2017
Album Album of the Month October 31, 2017 by Diego Olivas Tuca: Dracula, I Love You (1974) Periodically, I like to dive into my old “A Track, A Day” blog archives for music I’ve written about before but I… October 31, 2017
Album Album of the Month September 29, 2017 by Diego Olivas Edson Natale: Nina Maika (1990) These are the kinds of albums that really live with you. Sao Paolo native, Edson Natale’s name may be the lead on… September 29, 2017