Sem Nostalgia by Lucas Santtana is the first artist album from Mais Um Discos, the label that brought us Oi! A Nova Musica Brasileira! last year. If you listened to that album you will surely remember Lucas Santtana’s “Hold Me In”, one of the definite highlights and one of the tracks from Sem Nostalgia, which is finally getting it’s UK release. Read the full story

Ah, the beauty of ‘first times’. My first time at Notting Hill Arts Club. Do Amor’s first time in London. And so most definitely the first time that the Arts Club and it’s patrons shook on down to the sounds of Do Amor. Read the full story

If you’ve listened to Caetano Veloso recently then you’ve certainly heard Do Amor. The Brazilian band were formed by Marcelo Callado and Ricardo Dias Gomes – drummer and bass player in Cê, Caetano’s band, respectively – plus the guitar players Gabriel Bubu and Gustavo Benjão. Read the full story

In 2009, former Far Out Recordings manager Mais Um Gringo set out on a mission to explore the farthest corners of the blogosphere and discover new Brasilian sounds. Then he jumped on a plane and re-traced his footsteps in person. Oi! A Nova Música Brasileira is the result of these travels.

An eclectic insight into the many musical movements, Oi! explores every corner, from Amazonian surf-rock to dubby electronica of Pernambuco’s manguebeat scene. Fascinating, but not always easy, listening.

There’s something here to suit every taste. But the downside is that, with little or no continuity from one song to the next, listening to the whole album is a bit like driving from São Paulo to Salvador in a car with a slightly broken radio. It’s certainly not a wasted journey, but a bit of a rough ride.

Words by Tom Crookston

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From folkloric roots to cutting edge electronic, the sound of London’s Latin alternative comes to the Notting Hill Arts Club for a Brazilian Independence Day Special with Movimienots Live + Guest DJ Mais Um Gringo launching ‘Oi! A Nova Music Brasileira’.

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