► The matrix originated as an extension of a record shop opened to divulge the little known music of the people of the Recôncavo of Bahia, Brazil (per this interview with David Dye for U.S. National Public Radio and hence a sugarcane cutter as our logo), along with other great Brazilian music.

► But in order to provide pathways from around the world to these largely unknown artists, the matrix has to do likewise for all artists everywhere.