Imagine being told that your homeland, some 10,000 square kilometres of land, no longer belonged to you. That it had been purchased by a rich American, intent on stripping away all natural resources to provide rubber for his car plant. Drinking and smoking become forbidden, even inside your own home, the way of life of your so-called benefactor forced upon you. Your food is nasty and American, cheap hamburgers providing little sustenance and leaving you feeling bloated and ill. This was the plight of the Brazilian workers who in the 1930’s, found themselves working for Henry Ford in Fordlândia, areas of plantation land bought for his company, and the subject of the latest album from Jóhann Jóhannsson. Continue Reading