Evocative old-school-samba soundtrack to acclaimed biopic of maverick, Brazilian football genius Garrincha coincides with World Cup 2010 and looks towards Brazil hosting World Cup 2014. Garrincha is a true Brazilian legend, one of the all-time great footballers, he twice inspired Brazil to World Cup glory. Read More
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New Release: World renowned BBC Radio 1 Di Gilles Peterson compiles a spectacular collage mix tape from the vaults of Far Out for this fifteenth anniversary celebration. 
seamlessly mixes old school and Brazil's best new talent from Far OUt's wide ranging styles.
To celebrate the release of CeU's new e.p. Cangote, the people at the Six Degrees Record Label are offering a 30% sale on all cd's and mp3 downloads from their Brazilian Catalogue. That's Bebel Gilberto, Cibelle, Da Cruz, Bossacucanova amongst others.
Melstar finds a skip in her step as she sings and nods along to the mellow grooves and dancefloor burners, of Comfusoes, a project to remix Angolan pop from the 60's and 70's by cutting edge producers from Brazil....does it work...read on..
Jill Turner reflects on the dizzy heights that Gilberto Gil has scaled as a musician and a politician, whilst she listens to his bright and breezy new album, Banda Larga Cordel, his first for eleven years. One of the greatest names in Brazilian music, Gil recently stepped down as Brazil’s Minister of Culture, to spend more time, not with his family but with his music.
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