Live Brazil Festival 2009

Live Brazil 2009

The first Brazilian Arts and Culture Festival in Aotearoa.
The country of great diversity is now right close to you.
Come to celebrate and experience Brazilian culture from music to food - photography to dance. A unique opportunity to hear Tambolele, direct from Brazil, party in Carmem Miranda's tropical style or learn how to make the seductive style: caipirinha cocktail.

LIVE SHOTS

TAMBOLELE

AFRO SAMBAS

CARMEM MIRANDA CONCERT

MINI MARKET

COOKING WORKSHOP

DANCE WORKSHOP
TAMBOLELE WORKSHOPLIVE BANDS

Media

http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/music/live?result_473894_result_page=T
http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/entertainment/2989986/Festivals-grand-finale
http://tvnz.co.nz/good-morning/goodmorning-s2009-e161009-tambolele-video-3079492

Wellington Programme

3 FULL DAYS OF CULTURAL ATTRACTION

16th October Opening night (SEE DETAILS BELOW)
7pm: Memorial Theatre at Victoria University/ Kelburn
TAMBOLELE & AFRO-SAMBAS double concert

AT THE SOUTHERN CROSS BAR the whole weekend:
16th October FRIDAY
8pm: “Brazil landscapes” - photo slide show
by Nicole Freeman
8:30pm: Samba de Roda documentary
10pm: Sambalada Funk
12pm: party with pop Brazilian grooves from all times

17th October SATURDAY
12am: Cooking and caipirinha Workshop
12:30pm: Clube do Choro Band
2:30pm: “Brasileiros Alhures” Photo slide show
by Andrea Eichenberger
3 - 4pm: Roda de Capoeira – Workshop
RESISTENCIA GROUP
4pm: three shorts films that celebrate Brazilian rhythms,
curated by Reel Brazil Film Festival
5pm: Funky Junk percussion group
6pm: TAMBOLELE JAM with local musicians
8pm: CARMEM MIRANDA CONCERT AND DRESS UP PARTY
with Brazealand and friends
"HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO THE TROPICS?"

PRIZES FOR THE 3 BEST TROPICAL COSTUMES

9:30pm: Brazealand presents Traditional Rhythms
10:30pm: Bobby Brazuca DJ (Auckland) – Brazilian Party

18th October SUNDAY
12am: Cooking and Acai Mocktail workshop
1pm: Roda de Samba
3pm: Axe Dance workshop with Dance Brazil
4pm: “Brazilian Flowers” Photo Slide show
by Rogerio Dias
4:30: “Brasileiros Alhures” Photo re exhibition
by Andrea Eichenberger
5pm: performance Wellington Batucada
5:30pm: Brazilian Rap with Gabriel Dias & friends
6pm: Zirigidum – closing night

TAMBOLELE

In New Zealand performing in Wellington, Christchurch
and at Nelson, Queenstown and Tauranga's festival.

Live Brazil is bringing direct from Minas Gerais, Brazil, the group Tambolelê. The band 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. Formed in 11 years ago, the music reflects the black heritage of Brazilian cultural roots. Inspired by Afro Brazilian culture, the strong vibrant rhythms, both sacred and contemporary, have never been brought to New Zealand.


SERGIO PERERE is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, percussionist and actor. He brings to Tambolelê a poetic side and the magic sound of his superb voice.
GEOVANE SASSA is graduated in Philosophy and Musical Education. He also received an extensive education as an actor, musician and circus performer. In Tambolelê he added a theatrical element to the group’s performances.
SANTONNE LOBATO is a very accomplished percussionist and builder of percussion instruments. He also has a long experience giving workshops in percussion and Afro-Brazilian dances in Brazil and overseas.
ALOISIO HORTA is a bass player. In 2002, he won a Young Musician award, sponsored by the institution BDMG Cultural. He has been playing with the most prominent musicians of the Minas Gerais scene, among them Tambolele.

OPENING NIGHT AT MEMORIAL THEATRE

DOUBLE CONCERT

TAMBOLELE

Playing rhythms never brought to NZ before

& AFRO SAMBAS SONG CYCLE

7pm Victoria University, Kelburn campus.

Tickets online sale $22 http://www.undertheradar.co.nz

The concert will present 11 of the Afro Sambas – these compositions are some of Baden Powell and Vinicius de Moraes most profound works. They are the result of Powells’ journey of discovery into the African roots of Brasilian music. These ‘Afro Sambas’ are both musically significant and deeply spiritual. This song cycle is 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.

BANDS PLAYING AT SOUTHERN CROSS

BRAZEALAND

performs a variety of traditional Brazilian rhythms, including Samba, Forro, Frevo, Baiao, Xote, Coco, Ciranda, Maracatu and Marchinhas. Specially for “Live Brazil” the band is preparing a Carmen Miranda show with local special guests. www.brazealand.blogspot.com

ZIRIGIDUM

is a 10 piece band who mix juicy Brazilian rhythms such as samba-rock, samba reggae, maracatu and timbalada add some ska and drum'n'bass with Kiwi goodness to create a flavour all their own. They play original music along with some well known Brazilian covers in Portuguese.

RODA DE SAMBA

is a popular event in Brazil, where a group of musicians gather in a circle to play samba, one of the most famous Brazilian rhythms. This Wellington band is made up of 5 Kiwis and Brazilians musicians and reproduces the smooth and cool atmosphere of a traditional Roda. http://www.rodadesambanz.blogspot.com/

SAMBALADA FUNK

plays the most pop Brazilian tunes in a funk beat. Elaine Abras sings and plays guitar with a jazzy background. In Samba funk she is playing beside Darryn Sigley on drums, Carlos Navarrete on percussion and Paul Moncey on bass.

CLUBE DO CHORO

Love of music brought together a group of friends from Brazil, France and Aotearoa to explore the first genuine Brazilian rhythm, "Choro". Dating from late 19th century, “Choro” pre-dates Samba and Bossa Nova, and is a Brazilian fusion of European music and African influenced rhythms. Clube do Choro interprets this original music style and puts its spin into some of the great Brazilian classics.

WELLINGTON BATUCADA

is a community percussion group, with around 80 members, which brings the flamboyant world of Samba from Brazil to Wellington. Originally formed in 2001, the group has been invited to perform at many parades and festivals in NZ contributing to the cultural scene through the sound, colour and energy of the Brazilian rhythms.

FUNKY JUNK

is a community percussion group with a strong focus on reuse and recycling. Their instruments are constructed from rubbish and discarded materials. They play many different rhythms from Bahia, the strongest drum's state in Brazil.

BOBBY BRAZUCA

known as the Ambassador for Brazilian Music in New Zealand Bobby Brazuka has been sharing his culture with Aotearoa through music, art and coffee for the last eight years. Mixing Brazilian Funk, Samba and Bossa with Soul, Jazz and Hip Hop Brazuka's styles have been assets to the New Zealand Scene. Hitting the airwaves both at George Fm (Sundays 6-8) and Base Fm (Fridays 10-12) Bobby keeps working hard in what he calls a process of education of Brazilian Music and Culture here in NZ.

Photo slide shows

ANDREA EICHENBERGER

Photographer, doctorate in Anthropology (in progress) at the Universite Paris VII – Denis Diderot, in ‘co-tutela’ with the Federal University of Santa Catarina. She has a Bachelor Degree in Fine arts from the Federal University of Santa Catarina and holds a Masters’ Degree in Visual Anthropology from the Universite Paris VII, France. Project “Brasileiros Alhures” Brazilians Elsewhere

Who are the Brazilians living abroad? What were the motivations that made them leave Brazil? What is to be a Brazilian in another space? How is the contact with the local culture? How do they adapt to the new environment? How do they see Brazil once they are away from it? These, among other aspects, were the “triggers” for the elaboration of this project.

NICOLE FREEMAN

This exhibition by local photographer and artist Nicole Freeman, presents two visions of Brazil. The first series consists of conventional images shot during her travels in 2007. The second series is a preview of an exhibition to be held at Thistle Hall later this year. This series re-examinations the snapshots and reconstructs them to reflect an alternative view of Brazil. The works are created through a cut and paste process (in the true sense of the words), creating a more personal vision of her journey through the states of Bahia and Rio de Janeiro.

Nicole was recently nominated as a "Selected Finalist" in the annual Wallace Trust Art Awards. Her work currently on display in the Trust's touring exhibition at the Aotea Centre in Auckland (8 Sept - 2 Oct 2009) followed by dates at The New Dowse in Wellington (17 Oct – 24 Jan 2010). Nicole studied at the School of Design in Wellington gaining a Bachelor of Design.

ROGERIO DIAS

Brazilian conservation biologist, Rogerio Dias grew up in the country's new capital – Brasilia. Rogerio started nature photography in an early age, and the flowers of the rich and endangered flora of the Cerrado, the most biodiverse savanna of the planet, are his favorite subjects. He started his studies at the University of Brasilia and graduated from Cornell University, USA (1986) with a major in natural resources.

Back home he initiated his career doing ecological research with mammals from the Cerrado. He has participated in nature conservation and community development projects throughout the country, with a focus on protected areas management and ecotourism development. Currently, Rogerio is undertaking a master of tourism management degree at Victoria University of Wellington with a scholarship from NZAID.

Short films

3 special short films supported by Reel Brazil Film Festival.

On Saturday 17th at 4pm. FREE

PIXINGUINHA AND THE OLD SCHOOL OF SAMBA

Director: Thomaz Farkas, Ricardo Dias

Through the legacy of the pioneering choro composers of the 19th century and of the Afro-Brazilian tradition, Pixinguinha produced the most important choro works of all time. Edifying the choro as a musical genre. In April 1954, Thomaz Farkas shot, with his wind-up 16mm camera, Pixinguinha e o Pessoal da Velha Guarda at São Paulo’s fourth centenary festivities. This material was lost and then rediscovered 50 years later. 'Velha Guarda', here translated as “old school” means the senior most respected musicians and composers in Brazilian music as these guys were at the time.

JORJAO

Director: Paulo Tiefenthaler

See behind the scenes of the world famous Rio Carnaval, through this portrait of the diretcor of bateria (drummers): Master Jorjão. He has been the maestro of Rio de Janeiro’s major Samba Schools, conducting hundreds of musicians! He talks about his relationship with the musicians and dancers, how he chooses to do the “breaks” and about the controversy of introducing Funk beats in the traditional Carnaval parade. Jorjão’s wife also tells us how she waited for 20 years, until she could marry him.

THE WORLD IS A HEAD

Director: Cláudio Barroso, Bidu Queiroz

The short brings to light the Pernambuco (northeastern state of Brazil) musical style called manguebeat (literally “mangrovebeat”). Never seen before footage of the singer and composer Chico Science, on board of his “Galaxe” through the street of old Recife. The doc also shows Gilberto Gil, the internationally recognized Brazilian composer and former Minister for Culture at his best alongside Chico Science.

Mini Market

At the Live Brazil Mini Market you will find
Brazilian Typical Craft, Food and Drink

Typical food

The Southern Cross Bar will be serving some traditional Brazilian food during the weekend, as well as offering 2 workshops for you to learn how to prepare yummy specialties. Take a look below and enroll for a workshop at www.thecross.co.nz

Prizes for best costume

"Have you ever been to the tropics?"
is the themed party on Saturday from 8pm.

The 3 best costumes will win a Brazilian pack

1 block of 8 samba classes - Zamba Bem

1 cine ticket - Reel Brazil Film Festival

1 pair of Havaianas – Shoe Connection

1 beauty voucher - “Do Brazil”

1 craft – Luciana Noronha

1 pack of “Pao de queijo” (cheese balls)