Bruno Berle is a singer, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and figurehead of a contemporary Brazilian music movement. With a quiet mastery of songwriting and an astonishing voice, his music has won hearts around the world. Since the release of his debut album No Reino Dos Afetos (2022), Berle has performed across the UK, Europe, Japan, South Korea, and China, only leaving his home country for the first time in 2023. Shaped by these journeys, Berleâs third studio album, Sem Fronteiras (Without Borders), reflects a utopian vision of a unified world.
Recorded across London, SĂŁo Paulo, Minas Gerais, Germany, and MaceiĂł, the albumâco-produced alongside his longstanding musical partner Batata Boyâis the most expansive canvas Berle has worked on to date. Shot through with the imagery that has always animated his songwriting: open skies, morning light, vivid colours and the magic of human connection, Berleâs carefully crafted poetics and warm, delicate instrumentation drive this vivid body of work.
âI came from nothingââBerle doesnât take his rise to global prominence for granted.
Born to a working class family from Brazilâs northeastern Alagoas state, one of Brazilâs most economically deprived, Bruno moved frequently in his youth to follow any job opportunities his parents could find, before eventually settling in the coastal capital of MaceiĂł. âI used to travel to Caruaru, Santa Cruz, Recife, Garanhuns, Arapiraca, which I loved and feel it made me ready to be in this rhythm iâ, but at the same time I think not having friends from childhood and being in constant change made me a little numb to the constant upheavalâ. On Sem Fronteiras, there is a similar duality at play. The album celebrates the collective joy and human connection that live touring brings, but it also sits with the darker realities of crossing borders. While music moves more freely around the world than ever before, our bodies are not granted the same privilege.
Though heâs never lacked self-belief, Berle recognises that talent alone doesnât guarantee opportunity. âBefore my second album No Reino Dos Afetos 2 everything I had ever recorded was made with the help and kindness of people who believed in my abilityâ. Determined to pay that kindness forward and help others from the sharp end of Brazilâs desperately unequal society, Berle produced and featured on the recent self-titled albums by his northeast Brazilian compatriots, Nyron Higor and Phylipe Nunes AraĂşjo (both 2025), helping propel both onto the international stage. In turn, following the successes of Nyron & Phylipeâs albums alongside his own, Bruno finds himself at the forefront of a thriving community of artists now based in SĂŁo Paulo, but primarily originating from northeastern states like Alagoas and Pernambuco.
Much like the famed Clube Da Esquina movement that spawned in 1970âs Minas Gerais, they operate with a free-exchange of ideas, writing songs with and for each other, performing on each otherâs albums and on the live circuit together. Lead single âManhaâ flows from this ethos. It was written by Berleâs friend and fellow Alagoan JoĂŁo Menezes (writer of âAte Meu Violaoâ and âTe Amar Eternoâ from Brunoâs previous albums) and Marvin Viera, and originally recorded on their 2018 album Areia e Mar.
Sem Fronteiras opens with âVoceĚ JaĚ Sabe Que Eu Te Amoâ, just six beats of one nylon guitar chord ring out before changing key, paving the way for the gentle strike of fender rhodes and the arresting call & response duet between Berle and Higor. On âAmor Inteiroâ, the album reaches a celebratory burst of catharsis, with the punch-packing drums of Pedro Lacerda and Nina Maiaâs joyous backing vocals encapsulating the live energy that Berle and his band bring to the stage.
With the abundant talents of this musical community at its heart, Sem Fronteiras releases 10th July 2026 via Far Out Recordings, supported by a summer tour across Europe. Bruno Berle will perform in a four-piece band alongside Nyron Higor, Phylipe Nunes, and Batata Boy, culminating in an appearance at Roskilde festival, Berleâs biggest live show to date. Heâll continue to carry a hopeful vision of a world where artists and musicians can move as freely as their music flows.
Tracklist:
A1 âVocĂŞ JĂĄ Sabe Que Eu Te Amoâ
(Nyron Higor / Bruno Berle)
Nyron Higor â drums, bass, acoustic guitar, electric piano, synthesizers, vocals
Bruno Berle â piano, vocals
Batata Boy â piano
Jorik Bergman â score preparation and conducting
Klara Gronet â violin
SĂŠgolène de Beaufond â violin
Cristina Ardelean Montelongo â viola
Ilektra Stevi â cello
A2 âNĂŁo Posso Viver Sem VocĂŞâ
(Batata Boy / Bruno Berle)
Batata Boy â electric piano, organ, synthesizer
Bruno Berle â drums, bass, synthesizer, vocals
Jorik Bergman â score preparation and conducting
Klara Gronet â violin
SĂŠgolène de Beaufond â violin
Cristina Ardelean Montelongo â viola
Ilektra Stevi â cello
A3 âA Noite de Estrelasâ
(Nyron Higor / Bruno Berle)
Nyron Higor â synthesizers
Bruno Berle â bass, drums, vocals
A4 âOutra Noiteâ
(Bruno Berle)
Nyron Higor â drums
Bruno Berle â acoustic guitar, bass
Felipe Berle â congas
Lucca Francisco â guitar, vocals
B1 âAmor Inteiroâ
(Bruno Berle)
Pedro Lacerda â drums, choir
Nyron Higor â bass, choir
Batata Boy â guitars, organ, electric piano, choir
Nina Maia â choir
Bruno Berle â guitars, acoustic guitar, congas, vocals
B2 âIdeias MĂĄgicasâ
(Batata Boy / Bruno Berle)
Heloisa Alvino â trombone
Batata Boy â synthesizers, beats, electric piano, organ, bass
Bruno Berle â synthesizer, vocals
B3 âVim Dizerâ
(Batata Boy / Bruno Berle)
Batata Boy â electric piano, organ, synthesizer
Thomas Stankiewicz â synthesizer
Nyron Higor â synthesizer
Bruno Berle â acoustic guitar, bass, vocals
B4 âTĂ´ Assimâ
(Bruno Berle)
Bruno Berle â acoustic guitars
Batata Boy â synthesizer
Nyron Higor â bass, synthesizer
B5 âManhĂŁâ
(JoĂŁo Menezes / Marvin Silva)
Bruno Berle â acoustic guitar, vocals, congas, shaker
Batata Boy â piano, shaker, electric piano, vibraphone, synthesizers
Nyron Higor â drums, bass
B6 âSem Fronteirasâ
(Bruno Berle)
Filipe Mariz â guitar
Bruno Berle â acoustic guitar, vocals, bass
Jennifer Souza â vocals, acoustic guitar
Rudson França â drums
Credits:
Produced by Bruno Berle and Batata Boy
Mixed and mastered by Bruno Berle, Batata Boy and Felipe Berle
Audio engineering:
Nyron Higor (track 1 â production; track 4 with Felipe Berle)
Joe Osborne (tracks 7 and 9)
Victor Gelling (strings on tracks 1 and 2)
Filipe Mariz (track 10)
Photography: Claudio VirgĂnio
Design: Minchai
Recorded in:
MaceiĂł, Alagoas, Brazil
TamandarĂŠ, Pernambuco, Brazil
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
SĂŁo Paulo, SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil
London, England
Cologne, Germany