29/10 Conexion: Badi Assad from Brazil + A oca from UK
28 Sep, 2014
MUSIC | 7.30pmAi??
LIFEM Festival 2014Ai??brings Ai??Badi Assad from Brazil + A oca from UK
@kings place Ai??(90 York Way, N1 9AG) Nearest Station King’s Cross
+info:Ai??www.kingsplace.co.uk
Tickets:Ai??Online Price:A?12.50 ai??i?? A?24.50 | Savers A?9.50*Ai??
Badi AssadAi??voice, guitar, mouth and body percussion Simone SouAi??drums and percussion Oleg FateevAi??button accordion
BRAZIL Hailing from Brazil, singer-guitarist percussionistAi??Badi AssadAi??transcends traditional styles of her native music with a mixture of pop, jazz and world/ethnic sounds that deAi??fies categorisation. Assad worked with musicians including Bobby McFerrin, Yo-Yo Ma and Sarah McLaughlin, and recorded with John Abercrombie, Larry Coryel, and her brothers SAi??rgio and Odair, among others. Assad’s trio is complete with Simone Sou whose knowledge of Latin American and African rhythms allows her to play through any musical style; and Oleg Fateev, a Moldovan accordion player of international allure.
‘Brazilian pop songs transformed by her imaginative virtuosity, moving from gauzy delicacy to vigorous propulsion, from dreaming to dancing and back’ The NY Times
Gaio de LimaAi??is a professional musician from Rio de Janeiro, living in London since 2007. In the UK, he has performed at Glastonbury, the Royal Albert Hall, Ronnie Scott’s, 606 Club and the Southbank Centre, among others venues and festivals. His repertoire and influences is very diverse and based in everything he has learnedAi??in Brazil and around of the World.
Several of his compositions have been recorded by internationally renowned musicians. In addition, he has collaborated with musicians such us Darius Brubeck (the son of Dave Brubeck), Domas Aleksa in Europe and Grupo Fundo de Quintal and Grupo Clareou back in Brazil.Ai??In 2007, the songAi??A PazAi??became a national hit in Brazil and in 2012, the tuneAi??FaveladoAi??resulted in great feedback by the media, granting him performances at Kaunas and Mama Jazz Festivals in Lithuania. In March 2012 heAi??founded Clube do Choro UK (CCUK), which is the UK’s first choro organisation in history: the only one that promotes the ‘roda’ traditions of choro in the UK. CCUK hosts monthly choro concerts, which are steadily growing in popularity. This year, it received the Brazilian International Press Award and he has established partnerships with the Brazilian Embassy and Chamber of Commerce.
CCUK also hosted the UK’s first Choro Festival at BMG Federation this year. He is also the music director of A Oca. ThisAi??is an exciting new project directed by Gaio de Lima, which explores the rhythms, melodies and dances from the Amazonian and Northern Brazilian folk traditions using bamboo pifano flutes and a healthy dose of Brazilian percussion. This is a traditional orchestration and yet contains such a powerful sound ai??i?? dancing is an absolute must, not only for the audience but for the musicians too. An ‘oca’ is a traditional indigenous Brazilian house, which is built collectively in around ten days using material from the jungle. The oca is the centre of the community and can house six hundred families living in complete harmony! Gaio is currently studying at SOAS university, doing aAi??Masters in African music. This, he says, it is not only to explore the sounds of Africa but also toAi??understand the origins of Brazilian music.
