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Not long after the dawn of her career, as a teenager in Rio de Janeiro, Joyce was declared “one of the greatest singers” by Antonio Carlos Jobim. Yet despite reputable accolades and the fact that she has since recorded over thirty acclaimed albums, Joyce never quite achieved the international recognition of the likes of Jobim, João Gilberto and Sergio Mendes, all of whom became global stars after releasing with major labels in the US. There was a moment when it seemed Joyce might be on the cusp of an international breakthrough. While living in New York, she was approached by...

Continuing to shine a light on John Rocca & co’s pioneering early 80s music, Far Out proudly presents the first ever 12” release of Freeez’s monster brit-funk classic “Mariposa”, along with the equally heavy and hard to find 12” mix of “Alone”.The limited Mariposa/Alone 12” release follows Far Out’s reissues of Freeez’s first two 12” single releases “Keep In Touch” and “Stay/ Hot Footing it”, which saw support from Kenny Dope, Greg Wilson, Gilles Peterson, Shuya Okino and Harvey Sutherland. Slightly more refined, but no less groovy and mysterious, “Mariposa” and “Alone” are the pinnacle of the sound Rocca and...

Azymuth have announce the second leg of their 2022 summer European tour. Thirteen shows across eight (nine if you include Monaco!) countries. They blew crowds away on the first leg, so don't miss out this time!  August 11 Reffen - Copenhagen - FREEAugust 12 Hosoi Festival - Stockholm - TICKETSAugust 14 Locus Festival - Bari - TICKETSAugust 18 Shapes Festival - Zakynthos - TICKETSAugust 20 The Sugar Club - Dublin - TICKETS August 26 Rendez-vous de l'Erdre - Nantes - TICKETS  August 27 Bush Hall - London - TICKETSAugust 28 We Out Here Festival - Abbots Ripton - TICKETSSeptember 1 La Note Bleue - TICKETSSeptember 2 La Note Bleue - TICKETSSeptember 4 Jazz:Re:Found Festival - TICKETSSeptember 5 Club Gretchen - TICKETS September 8 Westbanhof - Leipzig -...

Maceió, the capital of Brazil’s Alagoas state on its sprawling east-coast, is home to pastel coloured colonial houses, white sand beaches and a brilliant young composer, poet and multi-instrumentalist named Bruno Berle. With a voice of pure gold and a startling sensitivity for heartfelt pop songwriting, on No Reino Dos Afetos (In the Realm of Affections), Berle firmly embraces earnestness, through starry-eyed Brazilian love songs, ambient vignettes, warm, home-cooked beats and gentle strokes of MPB genius. “It’s an album that was built from my desire to find beauty”, Berle explains - his simple, graceful words mirroring the graceful simplicity in...

*** NEW DATES ANNOUNCED - CLICK HERE *** The world's greatest three-man orchestra returns to Europe! Don't miss this rare opportunity to see Azymuth live at a show near you. Tickets are on sale now with more dates to be announced soon. June 24 Ronnie Scott's - London - TICKETSJune 26 Band On The Wall - Manchester - TICKETSJune 29 New Morning - Paris - TICKETSJune 30 Bix - Stuttgart - TICKETSJuly 1 Jassmine - Warsaw - TICKETS July 2 Omato's Island Jazz - Berlin - TICKETSJuly 4 Porgy & Bess - Vienna - TICKETSJuly 6 Meteo - Meran - TICKETS