Every language has words and phrases that elude easy translation. In Portuguese, "saudade" (pronounced by Brazilians as "sow-DAH-djee") is one of those. Some musicians equate it with the blues; it's ...

In contrast to what often grabs attention in electronic dance music, the duo's seventh album is calm, serene, uncluttered and defiantly warm. Every language has words and phrases that elude easy ...

In the mid ’90s, Garza and Hamilton joined musical forces out of their shared love for Bossa Nova — the result was Thievery Corporation. For the past 18 years, the duo has recruited a number of bands, ...

From the beginning of its two-decade career, Thievery Corporation employed dub and reggae as foundational sounds in its down-tempo trip-hop. After exploring bossa nova on 2014’s “Saudade,” the ...

On the phone last week from his home in Russian Hill, Rob Garza is enjoying his Sunday afternoon during an unexpected heat wave. “We’re working on a new album that we started recording in Jamaica,” he ...

Sushi (すし, 寿司, 鮨, 鮓, 寿斗, 寿し, 壽司?) is a Japanese food consisting of cooked vinegared rice (鮨飯, sushi-meshi?) combined with other ingredients (ネタ, neta?), seafood, vegetables and sometimes tropical ...