Benchi FM

Benchi FM is not the station you've been missing, exactly. It's the station you didn't know you needed. Streaming out of Brazil, it delivers a slice of everyday Brazilian radio, complete with its slightly chaotic, always friendly energy. The music manages to be all over the map: samba, sertanejo, moments of soft rock, and deep local folk. Some blocks feel relentlessly upbeat, others slow down into drowsy MPB. There's a human feel in the gaps between tracks. Presenters joke, brief asides about traffic or the heat. No heavy production. It's like someone threw a party and the radio is in the back…