July Outlook: Brazil
By Marcelo Costa / Scream & Yell
We continue to count down the days for the presidential elections to be held in October, one of the main issues moving the country in this light winter. The polls show that former President Lula is the favorite, and he is already talking to leaders in Latin America and Europe, seeking rapprochement (the foreign policy of the Bolsonaro government was a disaster), but the race for votes really begins now and there is still a long way to go before October 2, the date of the first round.
MANOEL CORDEIRO – FESTA LEVATES: In 2020, one of the country's great guitarists, Manoel Cordeiro, was about to be defeated by Covid-19 (doctors came to inform his family that, intubated, he only had a 10% chance of coming out alive) . Fortunately, Manoel did not suffer the same fate as other 680,000 Brazilians and, to celebrate life, there is nothing better than immersing yourself in music. An encounter with Alexandre Kassin (Imperial Orchestra), Pupillo (ex-Nação Zumbi) and trombonist Marlon Sette gave rise to the instrumental album Levada de Festa (Sello Sesc), which Manoel clearly defines: «A festive album, made to celebrate the Brazilian vocation for body movement and danceable rhythms».
Multi-instrumentalist and producer, the guitarist from Pará has contributed, either as a participating musician, arranger or producer, to nearly 1,000 albums since the 1980s, most of them works that delve into the popular universe of the Amazon region. Levada de Festa it's the continuation of this journey, and it's one that will rock your body. Celebrate life yourself!
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ALDO- ESTHER BUILDING: With a new name, the duo of brothers André and Murilo Faria launches Esther Building, work recorded in a loft of the historic building in the center of Sao Paulo, and renamed the band in honor of Uncle Aldo, a victim of La Covid-19. Their sound continues with an electronic indie proposal that has made them appear twice on BBC radio in England. Listen on your favorite player and know the commented album song by song.
Phantom Pains – DF2: On its second release, the project band of Olavo Rocha (Lestics / Gianoukas Papoulas) and Pedro Canales (Gianoukas Papoulas) continues to challenge the listener with poetic pop. DF2 It is a bittersweet and experimental album that brings together 13 songs in 14 minutes. «We have preferred to embrace the logic of TikTok before subverting it», Olavo told Scream & Yell.
Joe Silhouette – On Jumps and other stays: Second album by this brilliant septet from Brasilia led by guitarist, composer and vocalist Guilherme Cobelo, About Jumps and Outras Quedas further deepens the group's tropical-like sound, which had evolved a lot from the early EPs to the debut album, Trails of the Sun (2018), and now it seems to be at its peak combining rural rock, psychedelia and Mutants. amazing.
Nobat – MESTIÇO: On their fourth and best album, mestizo, Nobat from Minas offers "an album that celebrates Brazilian music of all time", in his own words. With the participation of the rapper BNegão, the queen Elza Soares, and Di Souza and Mariana Cavanellas, among others, Nobat launches a classy Brazilian music album, to dance with your ear attentive to the arrangements and the lyrics. Listen on your favorite platform.
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Among the various Brazilian fashion films in theaters, it stands out Following All Protocols, by Fábio Leal, an interesting look at sex and lust in times of pandemic. It is a simple film that sounds like a small part of our madness in the midst of chaos, and that is why it is so sincere and touches the viewer in such a moving way. Without shame, Fábio Leal makes a kind of polaroid about excitement in times of loneliness. Renan War count more here. See the trailer.
