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Between Kraftwerk's Autobahn in 1974 and the 1988 British compilation that fixed the word techno, electronic music travelled from a private studio in Düsseldorf to a Bronx DJ's record, its keyboards played by hand in a New York studio, and to a late-night radio show in Detroit.
Issue 01 · October 2026
ReportEvents
Between October 16 and December 13, 2026, the Puressência events agenda lists five music festivals and one pop-culture convention in Natal, Petrópolis, Recife, São Paulo and Belém, all confirmed on official channels.
ReportCulture
Susanna Lira's documentary on Brazilian songwriter Gonzaguinha (1945–1991) won the Kikito for best documentary feature at the 54th Gramado Film Festival and opened in Brazilian cinemas on 3 September 2026.
NewsMusic
For 2026, the Latin Recording Academy turned its Portuguese-language urban performance category into an album award, and all five nominees announced on September 16 are Brazilian.
OpinionFrom the newsroom
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NewsCulture · Agenda
Reporting, interviews and events organized for clear reading, with sources and context in every story.
Coming soonFrom the house
From the houseComing soonFeature
Marcus Chocollate in a live conversation with guitar, sharing the songs of El Regreso up close. Date and venue to be announced.
From the housePreview · no release date announcedRelease
Prince Andre × Philip Z
15-second teaser · working artwork; mix and master in progress
Single in progress by Prince Andre × Philip Z on Puressência Produtora. 15-second teaser; mix and master in progress. No release date announced.
ReportMusic
British producer and DJ Simon Green, known as Bonobo, released his eighth studio album, “Distance in Static”, on Ninja Tune on September 11.
NewsMusic
For 2026, the Latin Recording Academy turned its Portuguese-language urban performance category into an album award, and all five nominees announced on September 16 are Brazilian.
NewsMusic
Brazilian rapper Rodrigo Ogi released “Loopcínio Rodrigo, Vol. 1” on September 16, his first album credited entirely as a beatmaker, with 16 MCs from six Brazilian states rapping over his sample-based production.
HistoryEssay
Between The Chronic in December 1992 and Regulate in 1994, a small circle of Los Angeles and Long Beach producers and rappers turned funk and soul records from the 1970s and early 1980s into the defining West Coast sound of the decade.
HistoryEssay
In late 1980s and 1990s Memphis, DJs such as DJ Spanish Fly and DJ Squeeky recorded at home, sold cassettes at club windows and saw bootleg copies carry them to other Southern cities.
HistoryEssay
Between Kraftwerk's Autobahn in 1974 and the 1988 British compilation that fixed the word techno, electronic music travelled from a private studio in Düsseldorf to a Bronx DJ's record, its keyboards played by hand in a New York studio, and to a late-night radio show in Detroit.
OpinionFrom the newsroom
Luminate streaming data show that most listening already goes to recordings older than 18 months, yet nostalgia alone keeps listeners in a loop.
OpinionFrom the newsroom
At their June peak, fully AI-generated tracks made up more than half of daily uploads on one streaming service, while US authorities, the European Union and Brazilian lawmakers set rules on authorship, labeling and training.
ReportFashion
In September 2026, Gap Inc. announced the first partnership of its Fashiontainment platform, a multi-year deal with the boy band JYT, covering a docuseries, a national mall tour, a co-designed capsule and stage wardrobe.
ReportFashion
On 29 September 2026, Anthony Vaccarello showed his Spring/Summer 2027 collection for Saint Laurent at the Trocadéro in Paris, with 49 gold looks before a closing turn to black.
NewsCulture · Agenda
The 50th São Paulo International Film Festival runs from 15 to 29 October 2026, opening on 14 October with James Gray's Paper Tiger at Sala São Paulo.
ReportCulture
Susanna Lira's documentary on Brazilian songwriter Gonzaguinha (1945–1991) won the Kikito for best documentary feature at the 54th Gramado Film Festival and opened in Brazilian cinemas on 3 September 2026.
ReportTechnology
Apple has opened Apple Music Hall, its first live venue, inside Battersea Power Station in London.
ReportTechnology
On September 9, Suno released v6, a family of three music-generation models that the company says it developed with industry partners, among them Warner Music Group, BMG and Believe.
NewsEvents · Agenda
Festival MADA takes over Arena das Dunas in Natal on the nights of October 16 and 17, 2026.
NewsEvents · Agenda
Rock the Mountain returns to the Parque de Exposições in Itaipava, Petrópolis, over two weekends: October 30 to November 1 and November 6 to 8, 2026.
NewsEvents · Agenda
The 23rd No Ar Coquetel Molotov takes place on November 28, 2026, at the Federal University of Pernambuco campus in Recife, with more than 25 acts across three stages and over 12 hours of music.
NewsEvents · Agenda
CCXP26 runs from December 3 to 6, 2026, at São Paulo Expo, on the Rodovia dos Imigrantes.
NewsEvents · Agenda
Primavera Sound São Paulo holds its third edition on December 5 and 6, 2026, at the Interlagos racetrack, which also hosted the 2023 edition.
NewsEvents · Agenda
Festival Psica runs from December 11 to 13, 2026, in Belém, with more than 40 acts from Pará, the wider Amazon and the rest of Brazil.
ReportStartups
A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya, started in 2024 by Máuhan M. Zonoozy, who used to run innovation at Spotify, has secured a pre-seed round, as TechCrunch reported on September 14.
ReportStartups
Modulate, an audio AI company based in Boston, said on September 28 that it had closed a new funding round. Future Ventures led it, and earlier investors Hyperplane and Lakestar also took part.
ReportEnvironment
For its September 2026 edition, Rock in Rio extended carbon compensation beyond the festival grounds to include how the audience, suppliers and staff travelled to and from the site, estimating about 50,000 tonnes of CO2e from 2024 data.
ReportEnvironment
The record industry's first carbon report, in 2024, put an average vinyl record at about 1.15 kg CO2e and said bio-attributed PVC could cut that by around 44%; in May 2025 the Vinyl Alliance said that saving had been overstated.
| Date | City | Venue | Event | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15–29 October 2026 (invitation-only opening on 14 October) | São Paulo (SP) | Solar Fábio Prado (av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 2705, Jardim Paulistano); opening at Sala São Paulo; other venues at mostra.org | 50ª Mostra Internacional de Cinema em São Paulo | Official siteSource |
| 16–17 October 2026 | Natal (RN) | Arena das Dunas | Festival MADA | Official siteSource |
| 30–31 October and 1 November; 6–8 November 2026 | Petrópolis (RJ) | Parque de Exposições de Petrópolis (Estrada União e Indústria, 10000, Itaipava) | Rock the Mountain | Official siteSource |
| Recife (PE) | UFPE campus | No Ar Coquetel Molotov | Official siteSource | |
| 3–6 December 2026 | São Paulo (SP) | São Paulo Expo (Rodovia dos Imigrantes, km 1,5) | CCXP26 | Official siteSource |
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On 10 February 2023, Da Da On by Ali Love & Prince Andre came out on Hot Creations, catalogue HOTC204: rhymes in Portuguese, original and dub versions, digital and 12" vinyl.
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