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Samba

Elsa Soarez at The Town Hall on Friday, May 19

What American Singers Can Learn From Elza Soares’ Hard-Won Brilliance

To call Brazilian samba legend Elza Soares' story "rags to riches" would be reductive—she grew up in one of Rio de Janeiro's poorest favelas.
By Justin Joffe
Devendra Banhart.

A Freak Refined: How Mourning Shaped Devendra Banhart’s ‘Ape in Pink Marble’

"That’s the beautiful part about making art, it dances different with different partners."
By Justin Joffe
Terrace Martin: Saxophonist, Keyboardist, Storyteller

Fuck the Jazz Police: Celebration & Reclamation at Montréal Jazz Fest

“First of all, I’m from jazz, I’m from the ghetto, I’m black,” Terrace Martin tells me. “The jazz police can suck my dick.”
By Justin Joffe
Gilberto Gil.

Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil Turned BAM Into a Tropicália Paradise

By Justin Joffe
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