Sounds and ColoursOn The MarginsBy Andy Cumming 07 July, 2025Inés Terra + Ajítenà Marco Scarassatti – Beira (Brava Edições/scatterArchive)Inés Terra works with the outer limits of her voice, while Scarassatti plays the gangan, a Yoruba talking drum, and a modified version of the viola de cocho, a type of lute played in the deep interiorContinue reading →
Sounds and ColoursOn the marginsBy Andy Cumming 04 September, 2024Inés Terra – Regougar (Scatter Archive/ Brava)This is an entirely vocal album by singer and improviser Terra, born in Argentina and based in São Paulo, which combines improvised pieces with compositions, playing with the relationship between voice and technology. “Regougar” means to make an animal soundContinue reading →
Sounds and Colours On The Margins – Brazilian Music Round-Up By Andy Cumming 23 November, 2022 Flavia Goa – Moto-Perpétuo (Brava) Two experimental and worthy albums from vanguard mainstays, Brava. The first from Flavia Goa, a sound artist, guitarist and composer based in Rio de Janeiro. She curates the F(r)esta Festival of improvisation, which currentlyContinue reading →
Sounds and Colours On The Margins – Brazilian Music Round-Up By Andy Cumming 23 November, 2022 João Madeira & Wagner Ramos – Mesistema (Brava/4da Records) Mesistima is a great piece of real time composition. João Madeira, from Lisbon, on double bass and Brazilian Wagner Ramos on drums, with touches of electronics. Ramos is from theContinue reading →
