Os Ipanemas has been played on NTS shows including Soup To Nuts, with Kenya first played on 30 January 2024.

Os Ipanemas are a Brazilian band consisting of Astor Silva (trombone) Marinho (bass) Wilson das Neves (drums) Rubens Bassini (percussion) and Neco (guitar). They released only one album in the 1960s, the now cult Os Ipanemas, released in 1964, a mix of Bossanova, Brazilian samba, African rhythms and Jazz. They band reformed in 2001 with some of the original members (led by Wilson das Neves) and have released three albums on London based Far Out Recordings: The Return of The Ipanemas followed by 2003's Afro Bossa and Samba Is Our Gift (O Samba É Nosso Dom) in 2006 with another album planned for 2008. The band are also set to tour the UK for the first time in April 2008.