Sounds and Colours Brazil
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BOOK + CD PACKAGE. Sounds and Colours Brazil is a 200-page book and 20-track CD focused on Brazilian music and culture.
It's the first book to go in-depth on alternative culture in Brazil, bringing to life the underground music scenes in its major cities, the current state of Brazilian cinema, the role of DIY and self-publishing in establishing poets, writers and artists, and lots more on Brazilian music, film, art and literature. This is in addition to features on the cultural movements, musical styles and important figures that have helped shape the Brazil we see today. The book contains articles, photos and illustrations showing a vast panorama of Brazilian culture.
Collaborators to the project include regular contributors to Wax Poetics, Afropop Worldwide, Songlines and Rolling Stone Brasil. The 20-track compilation contains music from across Brazil, including guitar-driven Amazonian party music from Felipe Cordeiro, big-band afrobeat from Bixiga 70, ground-breaking hip-hop from Sombra, experimental rock from Chinese Cookie Poets and bass-heavy dub from OQuadro, to name just a few of the artists and styles featured.
More information on the contents can be found at soundsandcolours.com/02-brazil
"Great Read..." Gilles Peterson
"You need to get [it] if you're a music lover or going to the football." Cerys Matthews
"If you want to find out what's hot in music and culture in Brazil, this book is essential." Daniel Haaksman, Man Recordings
"Warts and all, this book will set right certain prejudices and highlight lesser known aspects of the South American giant’s history, whilst offering an easy to navigate oeuvre of Brazil’s charismatic, rambunctious, culture." God Is In The TV Zine