Caipirinha Lounge

It's called Movimento and it's Aline Frazão's second album, a favorite of this blog. Aline is currently my favorite Angolan ...

There are not many Angolan singers quite like Aline Frazão. Turn on the radio in Luanda or Lubango or Benguela on any given day and you’re...

Here in the Northern Hemisphere, September invariably brings with it a feeling that it's the end of a glorious summer. For most of my ...

Often overlooked and constantly under-appreciated, music in Portuguese is undergoing a remarkable renaissance that is redefining the many ge...

Guitarra. Voz. Mar. Beleza. Se todas as sextas-feiras começassem assim...Escutem uma das mais belas canções da cantora angolana Aline Frazão...

I consider her this blog's sweetheart, since she was one of the first artists I talked about back in the faraway year of 2009. She was ...

A minha label preferida acaba de lançar um álbum de carácter lusófono, o Bossa Nova Around the World . É uma colecção de 12 faixas inspira...

Carlos Santana, by Live Nation Italia Interestingly enough, the first time I heard Carlos Santana's Samba Pa Ti wasn't on his alb...

Rio de Janeiro (HDR) by Modern Day Nomad Bossa Nova. The term itself inspires images of Rio and sophistication, of the sweet rhythm creat...

Perhaps the first thing that will grab your attention about these two lovely songs from a virtually unknown 60's bossa nova singer is he...

Sounds From The Verve Hi-Fi is a compilation album by DC DJ duo Eric Hilton and Rob Garza of Thievery Corporation fame. As with anything tha...

The running joke is that none of the members of this three-person band are Brazilian, and only one of them is a ‘girl’. Even that’s stretchi...

It must be something in the water. How else do you explain São Paulo's ability to inspire and create great musician after great musican?...

There is something so soothing and relaxing about a top bossa-nova track. It's the world's most sensual genre, I think. It's per...

Sunday night arrives, confused as always. It’s not sure what it is – it’s a weekend night, but only in name. It’s not a particularly liked n...

You step into your home and its cozy inside, it seems like you’re worlds away from the inhuman freeze outside. You take off your bag and wit...