In this exclusive performance, Brazilian singer/songwriter Jair Oliveira sings an original song about soccer, to honor the upcoming World Cup games in South Africa. For the full World Music blog...

A block of Latin Alternative music with percolating sounds from Novalima, cumbia rap by Bomba Estereo, the Spanish-Southwest fusion of DePedro, retro madness with Mexican Institute of Sound and Cineplexx,...

(Spain) Jairo Zavala aka DePedro is best known as a ringer and session man on guitar. He has tenured with Amparanoia, Spanish instrumental surfers Los Coronas and the Arizona-based rock...

When diverse, musical talents jam together, fresh, new sounds are bound to emerge. The pairing of David Byrne and Marisa Monte breathes new life into Antonio Carlos Jobim's bossa nova...

(Brazil) Jair Oliveira is part of a generation, descendents of the great MPB artists, who are forging new sounds and original takes on the bedrock of Brazilian song. The son...

(Brazil) While she may not (yet) be a household name in Brazilian music, Paula Lima is on the rise because she has definitely got what it takes; a velvety true...

(Brazil) Here's another great song from the pen of Jair Oliveira -- and by the way, he'll be touring the U.S. in March, making stops in Boston, Los Angeles, New...

-Buy the DVD (Brazil) Jair Oliveira is part of a generation, descendents of the great MPB artists, who are forging new sounds and original takes on the...

(Brazil) Veteran sambista - and sometime rapper - Jair Rodrigues faces off with comparative youngster, Rappin' Hood. Rodrigues still musters up plenty of energy and force, while Rappin' Hood shows...