Sonzeira has been played on NTS over 10 times, featured on 15 episodes and was first played on 3 May 2014.

For this ambitious venture Gilles Peterson has turned producer, setting up camp in Rio de Janeiro with young UK production tyro Sam Shepherd (Floating Points); Dilip Harris and Rob Gallagher from 2 Banks of 4; and Kassin from Rio big band Orquestra Imperial. Together they set about recording all-new material with a stellar line-up of Brazilian talent, under the name Sonzeira. The result, ‘Brasil – Bam Bam Bam’, is an inspirational portrait of a nation in sound. At its heart are mesmerising vocal performances from superstars young and old, including ‘City of God’ actor and singer Seu Jorge, and the grande dame of samba, 76-year-old powerhouse Elza Soares.