Alexandre Lima - Reggae - Electronica - Psychedelia

Released independently, Rádio Experienza, Alexandre Lima’s first album, is full of experimentation, not stopping himself in just one genre but exploring the possibilities of well conceived fusions. From reggae to rock to electronica, the sound of Alexandre is fresh and captivating. For the recording of Rádio Experienza, many recognized Brazilian musicians collaborated, such as the legendary guitarist Dado Villa Lobos or DJ Alex Zeela in the song Os Deuses do capitalismo (The gods of capitalism).

Ouro Negro (2008)

Os deuses do capitalismo (2008)

Sepultura - Metal roots

Sepultura doesn’t need presentation. This is one of the few metal bands whose importance gets to the point of helping define the metal genre itself. Powerful guitar rhythms, ethnically inspired percussions,  emphasis on groove over speed (from the release of Chaos A.D onwards), socially aware lyrics, and the potent voice of Max Cavalera (who was later succeeded by Derrick Green), are some of Sepultura’s most acclaimed attributes.

The Hunt(1993)

The following song comes from their sixth studio album, Roots. This album masterfully continued what Sepultura had started in Chaos A.D 3 years earlier, namely, an experimentation with the Brazilian music rhythms that were as far as inviting Carlinhos Brown, a popular Brazilian musician previously featured in this blog, to participate in the co-authoring and vocals of the following song, titled Ratamahatta.

Ratamahatta (1996)

Carlinhos Brown - Brazil

When Antonio Carlos Freitas, best known as Carlinhos Brown, was 20 years old, he had already composed singles to people like Sergio Mendes or Caetano Veloso. But when he came back to his neighborhood, a brazilian favela of Salvador do Bahia called Candeal, and knew that five friends had died in a police riot, he thought that music had saved him.

Afterwards, Brown, currently one of the most prolific brazilian musicians, created the Pracatum Popular Musical School, a conservatory that has helped boys and girls from poor ghettos. Carlinhos is not a conventional music star. In fact, he never abandoned his original neighborhood, and although he is a successful singer and percussionist, he still lives there and has built a recording studio and an a concert hall.

Yarahá (2008)

Brown, who has performed with bands like Sepultura, or artists like Caetano Veloso, was in the 90's the director of Timbalada, a group of 100 singers and percussionists. Later, he sang as soloist and recorded this song, A namorada, one of his best known hits. This song reminds me the music that was put on the radio when I was 10 years old.

A namorada (1996)

Barbatuques - Brazil

Baiana (2005)


Carcará (2006)