Dombe Barilo
Egle Martin - Dombe Barilo MP3 File

The Big Hit From Dalva Last Night - Uruguayan Fire From Egle Martin
I picked up this rare 7" single in Curitiba, Brazil back in 2004 at a record store run by a very nice dude named Julio. I was buying a fair bit of stuff so he just sorta threw it in as a bonus and because it was a Uruguayan record he wasn't even sure what it was worth. It's since become a favorite of mine and a few friends I've shared it with.But then last night I dropped it in my set at Dalva (word up, Toph One) and it became the clear runaway hit of the ni

Intergalactic Space Funk: Phase I: Launch
The Ambassador - Intergalactic Space Funk: Phase I: LaunchAs promised a few months ago, here's the

The Count's California Count-Down - Part 1
Happy Monday, Soul Spectators!This quick little post is part one of two of a mix I made this weekend for some friends who are about to embark on a West Coast Tour. Chris and Dan are gonna be escorting the Taiwanese indie-rock/pop band

Balanço Brasileiro
There's Baile Funk, Samba Funk, Funky Samba, Brazilian Soul, Roots Samba, Bossa Nova and dozens more sub-genres of Brazilian music that swing, but today we're gonna focus on just that, the SWING. In Brazilian Portuguese, the term is "Balanço". Now, there's no real specific definition of "Balanço" but like the term suggests, its more a feeling, the way a song moves. I think this term became popularized in the early-to-mid s