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There are reasons certain scenes stay with people long after the screen cuts to black. Often, it is not the dialogue or even the image itself. It is the atmosphere underneath the scene. A low texture moving quietly in the background. A distant metallic hum. A slow tension building almost invisibly.

Modern visual storytelling depends heavily on sound to create emoti...


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Horses are crucially important across the world, with the equines being vital for transportation and services.

That continues to be a theme in modern life, with horses able to act as a living bridge between colonial history and national pride. Since being introduced to locals in the 16th century, horses have become prominent in La...


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The Amor in Sound label has just released digitally (with vinyl to follow on the 10th July) The Other Side, Seu Jorge’s new album that has been 16 years in the making. I’ve only dipped my toes into it thus far, but it sounds well worth the wait. The singer-songwriter with...


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At this time of year, new albums are as abundant as the vegetation. It’s hard to keep on top of it all. Even so, here are some of the hardiest perennials that I’ve managed to find the time to listen to.

Super Panela: Sangre Nueva (Maaula Records)

Perhaps there’s a little bit of poetic license in the word “recent” in the column’s sub-title. This came ou...


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CATTO is a Brazilian singer-songwriter who reached the wider public in 2011, when her song “Saga” – originally released in an eponymous EP released about two years earlier – was part of the Brazilian telenovela Cordel Encantado’s soundtrack. Telenovelas have been a great platform to popularise songs for over five decades in Brazil.

CATTO’S arrival was wide...


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