LIVE BRAZIL FESTIVAL
OPENING NIGHT
Double concert: TAMBOLELE - direct from Brazil & AFRO SAMBAS
date: 16th October 2009
venue: Memorial Theatre – Victoria University / Kelburn campus
Door opening time: 6:30.
Concert from 7 to 9:30pm
This double concert is the opening night of Live Brazil Festival in Wellington.
Tambolelê band, direct from Minas Gerais, Brazil, reflects the black heritage of Brazilian cultural roots. The group has released 3 albums and played with major names of Brazilian music such as Milton Nascimento and Nana Vasconcelos. They have toured in Italy, Spain, Colômbia and the US, performing and giving workshops. Inspired by Afro Brazilian culture, the strong vibrant rhythms, both sacred and contemporary, have never been brought to New Zealand.
“Afro Sambas” – is a song cycle composition by Baden Powell and Vinicius de Moraes as the result of their journey of discovery into the African roots of Brazilian music. These ‘Afro Sambas’ are both musically significant and deeply spiritual. A dramatic work, based around the religion of Candomble, a syncretic cult brought from Africa to Brazil by the slaves. These works will be performed in a theatrical setting, doing justice to the profundity of the compositions. Led by Julie Bevan the concert will comprise local singers, musicians and dancers.
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