Arthur Verocai - Dedicada a Ela

Its World Cup time and unfortunately the whole world can't be in Brazil right now to experience the furore of football coming home and staying up late to throw a party that has had myself and I'm sure, billions of people giddy like a child on Christmas eve for months on end.

So heck lets get those Brasilian juices flowing and take the trip from home, going to be posting up some Brasilian favourites, so stay tuned and enjoy the ride!

Audio Soul Project - Community

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Mr Suds - Marijuana

Aural THC from the man like Mr Suds.

Tom Misch - Dilla Love

Como Asesinar Los Felipes - En Busca De Un Nuevo Sueno

Jazz/break/rap/spoken word all wrapped up in a neat little package that packs a punch. Think Badbadnotgood and the Beastie Boys jamming it out in a tiny lounge room on a Friday night. 

It's album time.

House House House!!!

Keepin' it groovy this Friday night.

Fania All Stars - Live In Africa

Superb footage of some delicious Latin grooves from the who's who of Latin music.

Who are the Fania All Stars? A conglomeration of all the best musicians on the Fania record label, a label based out of New York who sold out concerts (even stadiums) not only in New York, but also further south in countries such as Puerto Rico, Panama, Cuba - and also wider across the globe in London and as featured in this video in Zaire, as part of a huge celebration put on in conjunction with the 'Rumble In The Jungle' fight which also saw the likes of James Brown and B.B. King getting down for the festivities.

Perhaps never in any other genre that I can think of, has there been such a group which would feature so many significant names from a particular field of music, all under one umbrella, all so keen to spread their shared passion to the world. So significant is the group that their maiden performance at Yankee Stadium, in front of a 50,000 strong crowd was included in the list of recordings preserved in the United States National Recording Registry.

Amongst the start studded line up for the Zaire concert are Bobby Valentin, Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheco, all of whom I'd strongly recommend to check out if you are looking to pack your bags, figuratively speaking, and head on a Latin trip.