esperanzaspalding & miltonbitucanascimento’s new joint album Milton + esperanza is an astonishing portrait of a singular friendship, but it took a village to paint it. esperanza brought in heavy hitters from her jazz world — Shabaka Hutchings, Lianne La Havas, Elena Pinderhughes. Stylistically, the album is a technicolor collage, blending swing with British invasion, spiritual experimentation with R&B opera, and neo soul with classic MPB. It’s a document of its time, place, and personnel, but also of the countless moments and souls that led to its creation, stretching back into eternity. Read hamiltonmixtape’s interview with spalding at the link in bio. 📸 Lucas Nogueira & Pedro Napolinario #esperanzaspalding #MiltonNascimento