The Wailers Play Fundição Progresso
Currently touring the North American festival circuit, Jamaican reggae icons The Wailers will return to Rio de Janeiro to perform...
April 16, 2013Topic
Reggae
Easy Star All-Stars in Rio For Thrillah
Easy Star All-Stars will be commemorating thirty years of Michael Jackson’s ”Thriller”, along with thirty years of Circo Voador, Saturday,...
December 11, 2012
Steel Pulse at Fundição Progresso
By Greg Scruggs, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - For those unfamiliar with Lapa, there is a famous side...
April 5, 2011
Favelas Rising with AfroReggae
By Sibel Tinar, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Shootings related to the favelas of Rio de Janeiro are not...
May 18, 2010
Os Paralamas do Sucesso
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Last month, Brazilian rock band, Os Paralamas do Sucesso,...
April 27, 2010
Back2Black Festival
By Sarah Coursey, Editor [caption id="attachment_8971" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Gilberto Gil, to perform and debate at the Back2Black Festival, photo by...
August 18, 2009
Winter Carnival with Songoro Cosongo
By Bruno De Nicola, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_7796" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Songoro Cosongo Bloco on parade, photo by Bernardo Tabak/TV...
August 4, 2009
Songoro Cosongo at the Circo Voador
By Bruno De Nicola, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_4645" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Songoro Cosongo, photo by Bruna Prado."][/caption] RIO DE JANEIRO -...
June 15, 2009