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NEW YORK, JULY 7 2017 BRAZILIAN MUSIC FOUNDATION FIRST EDITION
CARLINHOS
BROWN
LINCOLN
CENTER
JULY 15
P. 6
“Ajayô”
An evening with Carlinhos Brown
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Enjoy the tropical insights of
BRAZILIAN ART & MUSIC
Online Magazine
Published by Brazilian Music Foundation
I am from Brazil and moved to New York in 1987. It's been my hometown
ever since. Even though, I missed my country, listening to Brazilian
Music has kept me moving forward, it's filled my heart with hope and
love. For Brazilians, the music is their soul! We can ’t live without it!
For many years, I have been thinking and talking about ways to bring
and promote Brazilian entertainment in a large scale to NYC and
surrounding regions. I realized that the music wasn't enough, people
didn't know where to go and learn about the Brazilian Culture.
Today I am very proud to launch the first edition of the
BOSSA - Brazilian Art and Music Magazine. The magazine will captivate
hundreds of thousands of people in and around New York City.
For those that do not know anything about Brazilian Culture here is an
opportunity to go to one of the events and see the richness of Brazilian
Art and hear the variety of sounds, rhythms and styles existent in our
repertoire.
Furthermore, learn about and see wonderful art work of many Brazilian
artists. I hope you enjoy the magazine and support Brazilian Music
Foundation’s mission, which is to promote, educate and advance Brazilian
Music in the Americas.
Madalena Sousa
Madalena Sousa
President & CEO
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CONTENTS
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TIAGO IORC
New Sensation from Brazil– Highline Ballroom
SOM DO BRASIL—WKCR 89.9 FM
Jassvan de Lima
CARLINHOS BROWN
Lincoln Center
ROMERO LUMBAMBO — BJCS
New CD Release—Jazz Standard
VANESSA FALABELLA
Brazilian Press Award Winner in 2016 as best singer
FELIPE GALGANNI
Tap Dancer—Rising Talent
RENE NASCIMENTO
Memorial day in Coney Island —Paint
MAX BARROS
BMF ‘s New Artistic Director
BMF– VOCAL CLASSES
Sign up for our next class!
BMF—PERCUSSION FOR KIDS—WORKSHOP
Kids love it! They learn and have fun!
EVENTS CALENDAR
List of Brazilian Events
CLASSIFIEDS/PARTNERS
Music and Art advertisings
BRAZILIAN MUSIC FOUNDATION
BENEFIT PROGRAMS—JOIN US!
ADVERTISE KIT
Contact: info@bmf-usa.org– Tel. (917) 400-1578
Editor In Chief: Madalena
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Tiago Iorc, Brazil's newest sensation...
Growing up in the UK and
the US before returning to
his home country, Tiago
sings Brazilian pop and indiefolk
with a penetrating
voice and songwriting skills,
which earned him praise
from fans and critics, two
Latin Grammy nominations
and featured spots on popular
Brazilian novelas. Tiago's
hit "Amei Te Ver" has more
than 65 millions views on
YouTube.
JULY 7, 2017 | FIRST EDITION
CONCERT
JULY
9
HIGHLINE BALLROOM—8PM
Tiago will be performing at
Highline Ballroom July 9th.
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SOM DO BRASIL
89.9 FM—NYC @ Columbia University - 75 Years
Every Wednesday night from 11pm - 1am
you can hear the numerous and enchanting
rhythms of Brazil. Brazil is a large country,
roughly the size of the United States and
there is no shortage of musical styles, from
samba and bossa nova to MPB. In addition
to playing music, Som do Brasil connects
with the community.
Brazilian event announcements for the
New York City area give the community a
chance to experience Brazilian culture first
hand. In addition, Som do Brasil promotes
local musicians and artists to help them
gain further exposure.
Some recent guests include local artists
Ze Luis, Vanessa Falabella, and the Brazuca
Band and world famous Sergio Mendez,
Simone, and Jair Rodriguez. Som do Brasil
was started in September of 1997 by
Eduardo Delgado, reviving a Street Samba
show held in previous years.
One of the most loved aspects of the show
is the Antonio Carlos Jobim Birthday
Broadcast every January. Som do Brasil is
currently hosted by Jassvan de Lima.
LINKS:
www.facebook.com/somdobrasil
JASSVAN DE LIMA
ttps://www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/wkcr/content/som-do-brasilhttps://
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“Ajayô”
Photo by Dodô Villar
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CARLINHOS BROWN
LINCOLN CENTER - David Geffen Hall– 8 PM
“ I b e l i e v e that my music will cross borders, because
it is a music open to the world, open to everyone”
—Carlinhos Brown.
CONCERT
JULY
15
Brazilian music star Carlinhos Brown returns to Lincoln
Center Festival for another joyous global party.
Coming of age just a generation after Caetano Veloso
and Gilberto Gil, Brown is one of today’s most
prominent torchbearers of the Bahian sound. With
30 of his songs having topped the Brazilian charts,
Brown embraces carnaval anthems, samba-funk
pop, ballads, reggae, rock, and hip-hop. His famously
electrifying stage show features virtuosic percussion,
full band, colorful costumes, and non-stop
dance that are guaranteed to get audiences on
their feet. Deeply committed to improving lives in
his hometown, his artistry also glows with generosity,
creating ecstatic moments of community and
celebration wherever he goes.
“Ajayô” is a greeting used in the afoxé "sons of
gandhy". Afoxé, also called street candomblé, is a
street procession that goes out during the carnival.
It is an Afro-Brazilian manifestation with roots in
the Yoruba people. Generally, its members are
linked to a candomblé terreiro. The word "Ajayô"
comes from African mythology and is a greeting to
an orixá, creator of man according to mythology.
Such figures are worshiped in candomblé. Most of
these African mythological figures have bad qualities,
like Ogum, who was a grumpy warrior and
liked to taste dogs. The mythology says that, when
contradicted, it killed and destroyed. So be very
careful about what we let into our house.
PURCHASE TIKETS
Saturday, July 15 at 8:00pm
David Geffen Hall
http://www.lincolncenter.org
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Guitarist Romero Lubambo
regularly makes music that
moves listeners with its soul
and effervescence.
NEW CD RELEASE
Romero Lubambo - guitars
Itaiguara Brandão- bass
Rafael Barata- drums
JAZZ STANDARD
JULY 25 @ 7:30 &
Vitor Gonçalves - accordion and piano
Pamela Driggs- Vocal
“This Concert is part of the Brazilian Jazz Concert Series
Created by the Brazilian Music Foundation to support
musicians and promote Brazilian Jazz in NYC. “
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ROMERO LUBAMBO
In 1985, Romero Lubambo came to
the United States, and brought with
him a new sound in Brazilian jazz
guitar.
Romero's guitar playing unites the
styles and rhythms of his native Brazilian
musical heritage with his fluency
in the American jazz tradition
to form a distinctive new sound.
From the cool, sophisticated
rhythms of his native Brazil to hard
bop, Romero is a guitarist who's
comfortable in any musical setting.
He is an uncommonly gifted soloist
and musical improviser with a
steady stream of unpredictably creative
musical thoughts and the virtuosity
to deliver them.
Lubambo has performed and recorded
with many outstanding
artists, including Dianne Reeves,
Michael Brecker, Yo-Yo Ma, Kathleen
Battle, Diana Krall, Herbie
Mann, Wynton Marsalis, Gal Costa,
Kurt Elling, Kenny Barron, Luciana
Souza, Cyro Baptista, Sergio and
Odair Assad, Ivan Lins, Grover
Washington Jr., Vernon Reid, Flora
Purim and Airto, Paquito D'Rivera,
Harry Belafonte, Larry Coryell, Gato
Barbieri, Leny Andrade, James
Carter, Paula Robison, Dave Weckl,
Jason Miles, and Cesar Camargo
Mariano... among many others.
Now in his fourth decade as a pillar
of the New York scene, Romero
Lubambo's guitar playing unites the
styles and rhythms of his native Brazilian
musical heritage with fluency
in the American jazz tradition to
form a distinctive new sound.
NEW CD RELEASE
JAZZ STANDARD 7:30 & 9:30 PM
In his new CD, the recording features
Lubambo mainly on acoustic
nylon string guitar, though he does
record a couple of pieces with his
solid body Les Paul, an instrument
he keeps in Brazil to play for his
more electric guitar savvy fans.
The music is a mixture of Brazilian
music, like Bossa Nova and Forró,
and Jazz with a little Blues mixed in.
The program begins with accordion
legend
Dominguinhos’s “Gostoso
Demais,” an incredibly popular song
in Brazil that the trio plays in a hazily
insistent manner.
The trio shows its dexterity on Mauricio
Einhorn and Durval Ferreira’s
“Estamos Aí,” a fun piece from the
bossa nova era that’s title means
“ready for anything.” “Contrato De
Separação” is a Dominguinhos composition
about divorce and is appropriately
melancholy. The electric
guitar is in full swing on Lubambo’s
“New Slash Blues,” a grooving piece
showing Lubambo’s unfiltered side.
Paquito In Bremen” is Lubambo’s
moving tribute to friend and woodwind
maestro Paquito D’Rivera, revisited
here in an expanded trio
setting. Lubambo’s “P’Ro Flavio (For
My Father)” is a spirited piece
written in the Baião style of north
CONCERT
JULY
25
eastern Brazil for the guitarist’s super
supportive father.
The lovely “Nature’s Beauty” was
written by Lubambo and his wife,
Pamela Driggs, for their then three
year-old daughter. The electric guitar
is back on the second line flavored
“Dipper Mouth,” a tune from
the pen of Lubambo’s “American
father,” Herbie Mann.
“Luisa” is another moving lilting
tribute to Lubambo’s daughter that
he wrote more recently. Lubambo
and Paulo Cesar Pinheiro’s dedication
to Brazilian legend João Donato,
“For Donato,” utilizes a Brazilian
meets Latin rhythm that the pianist
has used throughout his storied career.
The album concludes with another
touching ballad entitled “Song
For Kaya,” which the guitarist wrote
many years ago while on tour with
Harry Belafonte.
Guitarist Romero Lubambo regularly
makes music that moves listeners
with its soul and effervescence.
Thus, his meeting with two incredible
São Paulo based musicians, Thiago
Rabello and Sidiel Vieira, on their
new recording Sampa is inspiring
and exciting.
Tickets:
http://www.jazzstandard.com
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BRAZILIAN JAZZ
Brazilian Jazz is a style of music born from the
fusion between American jazz improvisation and
Brazilian rhythms.
Well-known Brazilian music
styles such as samba, choro,
and American jazz all share
the same roots, a mix of African
rhythms and European
harmonies.
Ben Ratliff journalist, music
critic and author of “The
New York Times Essential
Library: Jazz: A Critic’s
Guide to the 100 Most Important
Recordings”(2002), makes
note of this significance referring
to the "lilting New
Orleans street rhythm that
has ties to Brazilian samba
school drumming" in Chapter
One - The Original Dixieland
Jazz Band "The Creators
of Jazz".
But it was not until the Bossa
Nova period in the 1960s
that the fusion of this music
began to take a new transnational
style and gain popularity
worldwide.
"The Girl From Ipanema”
(Antonio Carlos Jobim
and Vinicius de Moraes)
went on to "become the
second-most recorded popular
song in history, behind
“Yesterday."
Since then the list of artists
that have contributed to
this genre of fascinating
harmonies, melodies and
rhythms have only grown.
They include João Gilberto,
Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock,
Gerry Mulligan, Claudio
Roditi, Stan Getz, Sergio
Mendes, Frank Sinatra, Tony
Bennett, Diana Krall,
Sting, and many others.
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1922—Year of Brazil’s Independence Centenary,
HISTORY
The week of modern art was an exhibition organized by avant-garde
artists that happened in the city of São Paulo and influenced in the
formation of a new concept of Brazilian art and consequently in the
teaching of arts in the schools. Between 1900 and 1929, Europe went
through a period of cultural effervescence, with artistic manifestations
that broke traditional concepts such as German expressionism, Cubism,
abstract painting, Dadaism and surrealism. Many Brazilian painters
traveled in order to know new forms of expression and, upon returning
to Brazil, brought these new aesthetic conceptions. The fuse
for the explosion of modernism was the return of Anita Malfatti from
the United States after studying painting. Upon her return, persuaded
by the insistence of friends, she put on an exhibition
that was heavily criticized by respected art critics, among
them Monteiro Lobato of the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper.
The article caused much controversy, which led to the consolidation
of a group of individuals interested in producing innovative art. In the
article called "Paranoia or Mystification", Lobato is relentless. The
following is an excerpt:
There are two kinds of artists. A composite of those who normally see
things and consequently make pure art, guarding the eternal rhythms
of life, and adopted for the realization of the aesthetic emotions, the
classic processes of the great masters. ... The other species is formed
by those who abnormally see nature and interpret it in the light of
ephemeral theories, under the hint of rebellious schools, arising here
and there like boils of excessive culture. (...) Shooting stars, shine for
an instant, most often in the light of scandal, and soon fall into the
darkness of oblivion. (...)
These considerations are brought about by Mrs. Malfatti's exposition,
where there are marked trends for a forced aesthetic attitude towards
the extravagances of Picasso and company. This artist has a vigorous
talent, out of the ordinary. A few times, through a twisted work for
misdirection, one notices so many and so precious latent qualities. (...)
However, seduced by the theories of what she calls modern art, ... she
puts all her talent at the service of a new kind of caricature. (...) As a
result, from February 13 to 17, 1922, the Week of Modern Art was
held at the Municipal Theater of São Paulo, in which artists defended
freedom and the incorporation of the modern forms of expression of
the "foreigner" - not for Copy them, but to re-create them in their
own way.
On this, Mário de Andrade would affirm in 1928 that "the cultural
devouring of imported techniques to re-elaborate them with autonomy,
converting them into export product". Also, the authentic Brazilian
artistic expression should contain elements of the different
"brasis": the rural and the urban, the old and the modern, etc. For the
people of Brazil, 1922 was a landmark year. It marked a full century of
independence from Portugal – and it was also the year that put Brazilian
art on the international map. An idea grew up from the artists’
studios of São Paolo: to dedicate a week to modern art, to run alongside
the government-organised centenary celebrations. For seven
days, artists constructed, deconstructed, performed, sculpted, gave
lectures, read poetry and created some of the most avant-garde
works ever seen in Brazil.
Di Cavalcanti
The emphasis of the week was modernism – lectures about modern
art were given, new styles of music were played and difficult poems
were read aloud. Among the works showcased at the Modern Art
Week was poetry by Mario de Andrade, controversial art nouveau
paintings by Di Cavalcanti (an artist associated with the English decadence
movement and Oscar Wilde) and sculptures by Victor
Brecheret. These were rounded, strong monumental figures with
an emphasis on naturalism and anatomy – figures that seemed too
human and too sexual to a world as yet unaccustomed to 'modern'
art.
Today the Semana de Arte Moderna of 1922 is recognized as a pivotal
moment in the development of modern art. At the time, however,
it was greeted with expressions of anger, horror, fear or derision.
There were stories of performers being pelted with missiles by
shocked audiences, and critics wrote angrily about works they
couldn’t comprehend.
Ref. bbc.com
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VANESSA FALABELLA—Singer
V
anessa Falabella was voted Best Brazilian Singer in the
United States by the Brazilian International Press Awards
2016. She is an wonderful world-class vocalist with a jazzy and soulful,
sophisticated sound, and an innate sense of elegance. Her sultry voice
and naturally charismatic presence delight audiences worldwide.
A singer, songwriter from Minas Gerais, Vanessa has a broad musical
range and repertoire, her talent has taken her in tours throughout the
world with groups and artists as distinct as The Platters, and Cyro Baptista’s
Vira Loucos, Marcus Viana, Romero Lubambo, Gato Barbieri,
Eumir Deodato, Philippe Saisse, and Sadao Watanabe.
In New York, she has performed at great venues, such as Town Hall, Bonafide, Cafe Wha, Joe’s Pub, Carnegie Hall, and The Zinc
Bar. She is working on a new solo album, and a band project with Carlos Dias and Brazilian Music Soul, most of their original music.
Her latest recording released by Ultra Music, is “Outras Esquinas”, available on iTunes, as well her previous recordings. This one is a
Tribute to Clube da Esquina, and it’s songwriters.
Reviews:
MUSIC
"The informally named 'Clube da Esquina' was
an absolute high point of one of the greatest
moments of Brazil's
fertile popular music scene, one of the best
anywhere in the world. To hear these gems
reinterpreted by Vanessa Falabella amply
demonstrates two things first and foremost:
the continuing relevance of the music and what
can be done in the voice of such a remarkable
interpreter. An ideal match. Vanessa makes
these songs her own. And then some."
Gerald Seligman - Music industry Consultant,
Writer and Producer, New York.
“I believe that trying to define Vanessa is
impossible. I’d rather forget traditional
philosophies of analysis and simply listen to
her with ears and heart!!! Maybe then could
we begin to understand her… Believe it!!!”
Eumir Deodato – Pianist, Composer,
Producer and Arranger, New York.
She is scheduled to perform solo or with her band Brazilian Music Soul, and a few other projects on:
July 09 at Guadalupe Inn 2 to 4PM - Love Bossa Trio.
July 15 at Cafe Wha? 6:30PM - Tribute To Elis Regina .
July 16 at Jazz Forum 4PM Tarrytown - Vanessa Falabella Quartet.
July 23 at Guadalupe Inn 2 to 4PM - Love Bossa Trio.
July 29 at Cafe Wha? 6:30PM - Tribute To Tropicália.
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RISING TALENT
The Tap dance over Brazilian Music
F
elipe Galganni, tap dancer, teacher, and choreographer,
is known for his unique style and versatility
in blending the American art form of tap dance with
his Brazilian roots. Born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil, Felipe
began his dance training in 1996 at the age of 9. He
started out taking a jazz dance classes after school, but at
age 15, Felipe discovered tap and he hasn’t stopped tapping
since . Within a year of his first encounter with tap,
Felipe began teaching the dance. It was during this time
that Felipe performed as a soloist and ensemble member in
his first musical, the Maya-directed show, entitled “O Musical
dos Musicais” (The Musical of the Musicals). Felipe reunited
with Maya in 2007, when he acted in and choreographed
the musical: “Garota Glamour” (Glamour Girl).
Felipe’s affair with musical theater continued in 2009, when
he was commissioned by writer/director Hudson Gauber to
choreograph and perform several tap numbers for the São
Paulo premiere of the musical “Rock Show” in Brazil, Felipe
continued to explore tap dance, performance and choreography,
as he honed his teaching skills.
In 2010, Felipe participated in a weeklong intensive in Rio
taught by Heather Cornell (Manhattan Tap), and was exposed
for the first time, to the idea of using tap as an instrument,
and looking at the dance as music. It’s an approach
that takes into account the tonality of every sound,
of every dancer, each as a member of the band or orchestra
completing the composition. This experience solidified Felipe’s
decision to pursue tap dance as a profession.
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DANCE
That summer Felipe moved to New York City to further
his tap education. He continued his studies with Ms. Cornell,
a teacher he still counts as one of his mentors, and was
soon introduced to his now long-time collaborator and
friend Chikako Iwahori. It was through Ms. Iwahori, that he
met the various teachers, choreographers and dancers
within the New York tap community. Since making the
move to New York Felipe has had the honor of dancing,
studying and performing with such great names as Tony
Waag, Max Pollak (RumbaTap), Lynn Schwab and Ray Hesselink,
in addition to Ms. Cornell and Ms. Iwahori.
2nd International Choro Festival 2016—NYC—Tap dance over Choro Music
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Paint by Rene Nascimento
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ART
" Memorial day in Coney Island"
Acrylic on canvas
48 x 60" Inches
2017
Rene Nascimento
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Re
ne Nascimento is a
Brazilian painter based in
NYC. He holds a Fine Arts degree
from the School of Fine Arts of the
Federal University of Minas Gerais
Brasil.
He has also studied at the fine art
institute of FAAP SP, Parque Lage RJ,
and Art Students League of NY.
He worked in Brasil with textile and
Interior Design and he has been
exhibiting in Brasil, the United
States, and Europe.
His varied themes include portraits
of famous people, large murals for
public spaces, and his currently
known theme of "NYC Bicycles".
Rene has received various awards
for his achievement promoting Art
and Brazilian culture in USA.
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Classical Music in
Great Hands!
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Max Barros/Pianist
BMF NEWS
The Classical Music Department new Artistic Director
The Classical Music Department
The Brazilian Music Foundation is pleased to announce
the appointment of Max Barros as Artistic Director of the
Classical Music Department. The department was
launched in March-2017 with presentation of “Alma Brasileira”,
a tribute to “Villa-Lobos” 130 years anniversary.
Max Barros performed at the concert with Angelica de la
Riva, soprano.
Mr Barros is an expert in Brazilian Classical Music, and
will be the driving force behind the creation of Chamber
Music Ensembles and the development of BMF’s Chamber
Orchestra. He will oversee new concert initiatives in
the NY music scene and throughout the country. “We
are thrilled to have Mr. Barros join our team at BMF”
says Madalena Sousa, President and Chief Executive
Officer. “Mr. Barros’ experience in classical music and
business development will shed a brighter light on the
mission of our organization, and will help make the Brazilian
Music Foundation the number one school and entertainment
institution for Brazilian music in New York
City”.
By Madalena Sousa, Chief Executive Officer
For the past 15 years, he has been co-artistic director
and pianist for the Ensemble for the Romantic Century,
a multimedia ensemble that combines music, theater
and video, with more than 40 different productions in its
repertoire.
As a chamber musician Mr. Barros has performed with
the American String Quartet, Enso String Quartet, Quartetto
di Venezia, Biava String Quartet, Esher String
Quartet, and the St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble.
As a champion of Brazilian Music, he won the
“Discovery Award” from the Diapason magazine in
France for his recordings of the 6 Piano Concertos of
Camargo Guarnieri with the Warsaw Philharmonic under
American conductor Thomas Conlin.
He is currently recording all of Camargo Guarnieri’s solo
piano works in six volumes. He will be performing in the
upcoming production Van Gogh’s Year at the Off-
Broadway Signature Theater on 42nd Street, running
from August 6 through September 10.
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M
ax Barros has won wide acclaim as one of
South America's foremost pianists. Born in
California and raised in Brazil, Mr. Barros was
presented with the "Soloist of the Year"
Award (1985) by the São Paulo Music Critics Association.
The New York Times has praised Mr. Barros for his
“rapturous” performance of Rachmaninoff’s music, and
Opera Today remarked, “Mr. Barros… made the piano
drip with beauty and elegance, with an incomparable
grace in his legato.
Mr. Barros is the founder and president of Ponteio Music
Publishing, Inc, a company devoted to the publication
and dissemination of Brazilian classical music.
His dedication to Brazilian music led him to meet Madalena
Sousa, the President and Chief Executive Officer
of the Brazilian Music Foundation, also a dedicated
and enthusiast promoter of Brazilian music. As a
result, he was just appointed as Artistic Director of
the classical music department of BMF. Mr. Barros is a
Steinway Artist.
By James Melo
Senior Editor,
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
CUNY Graduate Center
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EDUCATION

EDUCATION
Percussion for Kids — Workshop
Learning by having fun!
Description
In this class the kids will learn about the different types
of percussion instruments used in Brazil, such as agogô,
xequerê, atabaque, berimbau, tamborim, repique, cuíca
and pandeiro. Students will be exposed to these instruments
and will learn how to play them and the different
sounds each one makes.
Program
Brazilian Music History
Introduction to percussion instruments
Body percussion & more!
Age: 6 – 12
(we strongly encourage an adult supervision to every child)
Contact us today!
http://bmf-usa.org/percussion-for-kids/
Email: info@bmf-usa.org
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July 13 - Singer’s day
& International Rock Day
Brazilian Pop Rock Star
Rita Lee
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Capture your best shot!
First International Choro Festival—2015
Join us for the 3rd Annual
International Choro Festival—NYC
November 2017
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IMPORTANT DATES IN JULY
Brazilian Music History
July 14th 1945 the Brazilian Academy of Music is founded by Heitor
Villa-Lobos. The non-profit honor society was composed of forty
scholars with outstanding achievements in music composition,
interpretation, and musicology. The legendary carioca
composer left half of his copyright profits to the Academy in his
will, so that it may continue to preserve and promote Brazilian
music in the future. This year marks the 72nd anniversary of ABM.
July 1968 - Tropicalia ou Panis et Circencis is released by
Caetano Veloso, Gal Costa, Gilberto Gil, Nara Leão,
Os Mutantes, and Tom Ze. The album formed the basis for the
musical component of the Tropicalia movement, in which
Brazilian vanguard artists incorporated foreign styles and ideas
into Brazilian culture. This period gave birth to some of the
most innovative Brazilian artists, musicians, philosophers, and
writers of the 20th century.
July 7th 1990 - Cazuza, frontman and songwriter
of Rock band Barao Vermelho, and one of the
most controversial and acclaimed figures of
Brazilian music dies. After following a massively
successful solo career, coming to be known as
“the poet of Rock”,
Cazuza was diagnosed HIV positive in 1987. He
would still go on to release his masterpiece
Ideologia in 1988 and go public about his condition
and the dangers of HIV/AIDS before succumbing
to the disease a year later.
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ARTISTS BIRTHDAYS
Brazilian Musicians born in July
Date/Musician
Date/musician
8 - MPB Singer, Moraes Moreira
10 - Axé Singer, Cláudia Leite
11 - Conductor and Composer, Antonio
Carlos Gomes
11 - Singer and TV host, Netinho (João de
Paula Neto)
13 - Singer and Composer, João Bosco
14 - Samba singer and Composer, Mano
Décio da Viola
15 - Vocalist of Rock band Skank, Samuel
Rosa
16 - Pianista, Arthur Moreira Lima
16 - MPB Singer, Elizete Cardoso
17 - Jovem Guarda star, Ronnie Von
18 - Composer, Jair Amorim
18 - Former member of Novos Baianos,
Baby do Brasil
23 - Jovem Guarda singer, Eduardo Araújo
25 - Singer of duo Leandro & Leonardo,
Leonardo (Emival Eterno Costa)
26 - Musician and Composer, Fernando Lobo
28 - Axé Singer, Daniela Mercury
28 - MPB singer and composer, Guilherme
Arantes
29 - Singer and Composer, Anísio Silva
29 - Jovem Guarda idol, Ed Wilson
30 - Violinist, Rosinha de Valença
30 - Jovem Guarda Singer and Composer,
Martinha (Marta Vieira Figueiredo Cunha)
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MUSIC & dance
JULY 7, 2017 | FIRST EDITION
July
2017— Recommended Events
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VANDERLEI PEREIRA BRAZILIAN JAZZ QUARTET
Fat cat—7pm & 8:30pm
TIAGO IORC—8 pm
Highline Ballroom
QUARTETO MODERNO— 4pm & 7pm
Jazz Forum Arts (Tarrytown, NY)
4:00 - 7:00 PM
PAUL WINTER—7pm & 10pm
Jazz Forum, Tarrytown
CARLINHOS BROWN—8pm
Lincoln Center, NYC
QUARTETO MODERNO— 4pm & 7pm
Jazz Forum Arts (Tarrytown, NY)
SAMBA NY— 8pm & 10pm
Sensation Show—SOB’s
ROMERO LUMBAMBO—7:30 pm & 9:30 pm
New CD Release—Jazz Standard—July 25th
This event is part of BJCS– Brazilian Jazz Concert
Series promoted by Brazilian Music Foundation.
Cover image: Photo by Madalena Sousa
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JULY 7, 2017 | FIRST EDITION
VISUAL ARTS
July—October 2017— Recommended art Events
July 14—oct 1
Jun 22-aug 5
June 15-aug 28
July 5—9
July 7-Sept 1
Exhibition "Helio Oiticica: to Organize Delirium"
Whitney Museum of American Art
Grupo Frente
The First in depth U. S. exhibition of the historic Rio de
Janeiro based group. Works by Lygia Clark, Hélio Oiticica,
Abraham Palatnik, Lygia Pape, Ivan Serpa, among lesser
known artists.
Judith Lauand
Brazilian Concrete Abstractions
Driscoll Babcock Galleries (Manhattan)
Exhibition “Tied Together” - Cecilia André
Parasol Projects (2 Rivington Street)
July 5 – July 9. Opening Reception:
July 6 @ 6:00 -9:00 PM
GNR Presents
A multimedia collective show that brings together a wide
range of works representing the gallery.
Galerie Nara Roesler (Manhattan).
Cover image: Os Gemeos x Aryz New Mural In Lodz, Poland
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Part-Time Position
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Useful links
• The Rio Times—Art and Culture News from Rio de Janeiro ( English )
http://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/category/rio-entertainment/art-and-culture/
• Casa do Choro ( Portuguese )
http://www.casadochoro.com.br/
“We will be adding more links every edition”
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