The Pop Corporation

Babo Moreno (aka Fabio De Oliveira) is a known head around London jazz circles, and he’s let everyone know that there’s going to be a debut solo LP. A crack session guy, he’s played with loads of people, but this solo outing is clearly more personal.

Despite being from England’s capital, he’s he song of percussionist Bosco De Oliveira who just so happens to be the founding father of the London School of Samba, and with that, Babo has set about making his own Brazilian fusion LP.

The new album is out September 26th, and there’s a single to whet the appetite called ‘Bicho Preguiça (The Sloth)’, which you can hear below or on Spotify.

Babo says: “This record is me finding my voice not just musically, but culturally. Growing up in London as the son of Brazilian immigrants, I’ve always lived between two worlds. This album is a love letter to both. It’s rooted in the rhythms and spirit of Brazil but shaped by the energy of London and the global music scene I’ve grown up in.”