Brazilian percussionist Luciano Xavier, with brown drum, teaches a class in Washington, D.C. He’s one of the featured performers at LAVAGEM!, a celebration of African Brazilian music and dance ...

But psychedelic rock wasn’t the only music shaking up the U.S. pop scene in the swinging ’60s. Perhaps Eartha Kitt said it best when she introduced a pioneering Brazilian jazz musician and ...

On June 25, at Hong Kong City Hall, the spotlight fell on Brazilian music, along with an array of percussion instruments such as the marimba, as Brazilian composer and percussionist Ney Rosauro ...

For this program of Brazilian music, however, the band’s 22 members will perform in a different idiom, too — one they don’t get to try out except during a certain time of year.

Brazilian popular music and bossa nova legend Caetano Veloso graced Los Angeles’ Walt Disney Concert Hall on one of the final stops of his farewell tour of the United States this past Sunday. The ...

Since then, Grupo Corpo has earned a reputation worldwide for its unique fusion of Brazilian culture, African rhythms, and classical ballet technique. Tuesday’s performance features two pieces, ...

The 10th annual Berkeley Festival of Choro will be held April 17-20 and offers concerts featuring special guest musicians, three community jam sessions and five public events.

For two days, Paulo Padilha e Bando will be in residency working with music students at Iowa State music students. During Thursday’s concert, the Brazilian group will perform a song with Iowa State’s ...