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June 23, 2010

Manecas Costa & Fran Perez (Narf) Alô Irmão! @ St Ethelburga’s on June 25th

Galician and African music with support from Adriano Adewale, Brazil, part of City of London Festival.

June 25th, 2010 at St Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace, London

June 21, 2010

Novalima 2010 tour dates confirmed

Novalima have announced their 2010 tour dates

June 17, 2010

Prince Fatty - Insane In The Brain release date

Prince Fatty’s cover of Cypress Hill’s Insane In The Brain will be released on 7″ vinyl and digital download on 19th July

June 16, 2010

Clubbing in São Paulo

It’s a city that seemingly has everything: The venues, the DJs, the audiences. RA’s Joao Anzolin tells the story of one of Brazil’s key clubbing capitals.

Read more at Resident Advisor

June 9, 2010

Brazilian film back at Barbican

Brazilian cinema festival celebrates the colourful lives of the country’s musical legends including Wilson Simonal

Cinema Of Brazil: Music & Rhythm
25th June – 3rd July at The Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London – EC2Y 8DS
Box office: 020 7638 8891

June 8, 2010

Prince Fatty - Insane In The Brain preview up now

Prince Fatty’s cover of Insane In The Brain will be dropping soon on limited 7″ and download. You can listen to it here.

June 7, 2010

Las Pilanderas Momposinas “Cumbia Soleneña” (Ku Bo Edit)

Very tasty edit from the Man Recordings camp. Grab it from their Soundcloud page.

Ginga: The Sound Of Brazilian Football *Out Now*

Perfect preparation for the start of the world cup this weekend, Ginga: The Sound Of Brazilian Football is out today on CD and download.

June 5, 2010

Rumpus launch party at Cable, London Friday 11th June

A wide mixture of sounds and styles at this new and very interesting new night, Rumpus, starting on Friday 11th June at Cable in London

10pm – 6am @ Cable, Bermondsey St, London, SE1 2EG / Tickets: £8 in advance, £12 otd, £10 in costume

June 2, 2010

Pupy y Los Que Son Son and Jose Conde: A Tribute to Fania Records

Saturday 6th June - Summerstage, Central Park, NYC

Cuba es Libre with a rare live set from songo icons Pupy y Los Que Son Son, pan-latin grooves from Jose Conde and an all-star DJ celebration of NY salsa.