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Mario Adnet Performs the music of Moacir Santos at the Lincoln Center
May 24 2010 in Uncategorized by BrazilNYC
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Cidinho Texeira & Friends Live at Zinc Bar on Sunday Nights.
Feb 12 2010 in Uncategorized by BrazilNYC
[ February 21, 2010; 10:00 PM; 11:30 PM; February 28, 2010; 10:00 PM; 11:30 PM; March 7, 2010; 10:00 PM; ] Brazilian musician Cidinho Teixeira is set for a series of three night performances, every Sunday night, at New York’s Zinc Bar. The performances are scheduled for 10PM, 11:30PM and 1AM, and each week, Cidinho’s show will feature a changing roster of top local Brazilian vocalists and performers, such as the great Valtinho Anastacio (on Feb 7).
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Brazilian Jazz Singer Eliane Elias Plays at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday, Feb 17.
Dec 14 2009 in Uncategorized by BrazilNYC
[ February 17, 2010; 10:00 PM to 11:30 PM. ] On Wednesday, February 17, 2010 (10PM), Brazilian jazz pianist, arranger, vocalist and songwriter Eliane Elias, together with bass player (and husband) Marc Johnson, guitarist Rubens de La Corte, and drummer Rafael Barata, perform a program of classic Bossa Nova and American songs (sung in English and Portuguese) at the legendary Carnegie Hall.
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Music Doc Beyond Ipanema Screens on Dec 10 in New York City.
Dec 1 2009 in parties by BrazilNYC
[ December 10, 2009; 7:00 PM; ] Beyond Ipanema: Brazilian Waves in Global Music presents a long overdue look at the powerful impact that Brazilian music has had on the American musical landscape. It’s a stylish crash course in Brazilian music, mixing vintage film clips, a funky soundtrack and an array of appearances by seminal figures from record producers Creed Taylor and Arto Lindsay, Tropicália icons Tom Zé, Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil to Bossa Nova legends Roberto Menescal, Oscar Castro Néves and Carlos Lyra.
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Exclusive Interview with Singer Zuzuka Poderosa
Nov 18 2009 in Interviews by BrazilNYC
By Rodrigo Brandão
A stylistic blend of Funk Carioca and NYC rumble, Zuzuka Poderosa drops Brazilian bred, Brooklyn based swagger like no other. Recently approached by Samsung to be a part of a national ad campaign in Japan, through which she introduces Baile Funks to the Japanese audience, Zuzuka is a rising star – both [...]
By Rodrigo Brandão BrazilNYC’s fashion consultant Sueli Schmitt visits Beijo, in the Upper East side, and talks to up-and-coming fashion designer Julio César about his breezy and no non-sense fashion line – inspired by local trends in Brazil. On the same video, Schmitt also interviews Beijo owner Cassia Christine and selects some of her favorite dresses [...]
By Rodrigo Brandão If there are lingering questions about the maturity and aesthetic inventiveness of recent Brazilian cinema, this year´s Premiere Brazil, a joint production between MoMA and The Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, should work as a final and resounding answer. In what appears to be the strongest selection of recent Brazilian films to [...]
By Rodrigo Brandão Brazilian jazz guitarist Sandro Albert will celebrate the release of his fourth full-length album, Vertical (Daywood Drive Records) at Iridium Jazz Club on Thursday, July 15, 2010. In this exclusive interview with BrazilNYC, he talks about his upcoming album and concert on July 15. RB: On your website, you list Wes Montgomery, Miles Davis [...]
By Alfredo Alvarado Fans of Brazilian cinema in New York eagerly look forward to the summer when the Petrobras Film Festival in June and the Museum of Modern Art in July present their respective offerings. Cinema Tropical’s Music & Film series at 92Y Tribeca doesn’t feature as many films, but what they do present is simply [...]