Music With Soul

12/07/2023

Mamá, mira, salí en la revista de moda más famosa (sin payola!) 💅

EN: The Latinamerican branch of the world's biggest fashion magazine wrote an in-depth piece about my work. In Spanish.

Link: https://www.vogue.mx/articulo/alex-figueira-entrevista

01/05/2023

SPECIAL EVENT to celebrate the release of "Mentallogenic" in the iconic with and dropping the heaviest sounds from across the Afro-Latin diaspora and South East Asia on vinyl. Be there!

Limited tickets available now. First come first served for this unique, one-off event. Link in bio.

Flyer: ❤️
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28/04/2023

MWS LP 001 is now officially SOLD OUT. There are still copies hanging around in many great record stores so go there and buy records the way it used to be done, which is still the best way!
Keep your eyes peeled for the next LP in tbe catalogue that is going to be announced monday. Don't hesitate!!

20/04/2023

By far the best review we've seen of the album!

Music With Soul mastermind Alex Figueira drops irresistibly delirious debut solo album, a fever dream come true.

14/04/2023

BOOOM!!! Today, my first solo album is out in the universe. Please share the joy with me and let your friends hear it too. Available everywhere:
https://song.link/mentallogenic

Vinyl available on record stores worldwide and the Music With Soul Bandcamp: https://musicwithsoul.bandcamp.com/album/mentallogenic

I want to hear what you think about it!

9 track album

08/03/2023

Our last single "La culebra" has been featured on the last episode of Bandcamp Weekly.

In the latest Bandcamp Weekly, multi-talented creative beings Lonnie Holleyand Kahil El Zabar talk about their forthcoming albums, the importance of collaboration, and the influence of Don Cherry. Also in the mix, new tunes from muvaofearth, Sessa, Duval Timothy, and Wu-Lu. We take a first listen to upcoming LPs from Iranian-American singer-songwriter Rahill, Lithuanian drummer Marijus Aleksa Music, and also Italian musician Samuele Strufaldi who recorded music with the villagers of Gohouo-Zagna in the Ivory Coast to raise money for a new community library space in the village. Also in the mix, killer new Kirk Degiorgio, Brazilian-inspired sounds from Adja and Gabriel da Rosa, and vintage gems from Jazzman Records and Fania Records. Tune in and turn it up! http://bandcamp.com/?show=631

15/12/2022

The people from have chosen my single "Juicy/Aprende" as #1 Single of the year. I feel honored and very grateful. Thank you guys ❤️🙏I'm down to 4 copies on Bandcamp. Last chance to get it at a decent price: https://musicwithsoul.bandcamp.com/album/juicy-aprende
Rush Hour Top 25 Singles: https://www.rushhour.nl/top-25-singles-2022

25 Theo Parrish Featuring Maurissa Rose It's Out Of Your Control (Sound Signature) 24 Trinidadian DeepSonic Movements (Obia) 23 Rex Ilusivii / CHBBUprooted Vol. 1 (Versatile) 22 Omar-S & Desire54321 (FXHE) 21 Terekke2 The World (Plant Age Digital Sound) 20 Frantic ExcessFrantic Excess (Brew) 19 Fry....

12/12/2022

30/08/2022

PRE-SAVE the upcoming release so it will pop up on your streaming service of choice right after its official release in a few days. Link in the stories!

26/08/2022

The short film "Maracas, tambourines and other hellish things" directed by Matteo Fava and Dave Postma is finally online! Soundtrack by yours truly. Cassette tape version available on bandcamp: https://musicwithsoul.bandcamp.com/album/maracas-tambourines-and-other-hellish-things-o-s-t
Share it with your friends!

WATCH IT NOW: https://vimeo.com/741462043

25/08/2022

The film "Maracas, tambourines and other hellish things" is landing on the web tomorrow!
Watch this space for the link. Pre-order for the tape version of the soundtrack is open at our bandcamp page. Link in bio.

01/06/2022

SOLD OUT! The special edition of MWS015 "Juicy/Aprende", with hand numbered risographed cover and embossed paper sleeve is SOLD OUT. The edition with company sleeve is still available in our bandcamp and the best record stores worldwide. Thank you all for the support *

30/05/2022

Our latest single, "Juicy" amongst the best selling releases on Bandcamp's Latin section. Nice!

21/04/2022

The B side of our upcoming single is OUT TODAY on all streaming platforms!
Vinyl version available on bandcamp (Link below) and the best record stores worldwide.

How does "Aprende" ("Learn") sound like?

Imagine Jamaican melodica icon Augustus Pablo, calypso jazz godfather Ciryl Diaz and Brazilian legend Jackson do Pandeiro hanging around barely lit bars of questionable reputation in an unknown city, randomly placed in the extensive Kingston - Salvador da Bahia axis.
They meet a group of lifelong skateboarders and receive a stoic sounding piece of advice that lifts their moods significantly: “to learn, you have to fall”. Words repeated incessantly since the dawn of time are delivered here, most likely for the very first time, over a swinging mix of melancholic calypso jazz, traditional forró, roots rockers reggae and guaguancó.
Music and artwork by Alex Figueira.

https://ditto.fm/aprende
Bandcamp: https://musicwithsoul.bandcamp.com/album/juicy-aprende

Listen to Aprende

18/04/2022

💥 PRE-ORDER is officially OPEN 💥 Brand New 45 Coming up Next month. Go check it out right now before it lands in the best record stores and all streaming platforms.
Link: https://musicwithsoul.bandcamp.com/album/juicy-aprende

Pre-save on all streaming platforms: https://ditto.fm/aprende