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A Modern Approach to PANDEIRO with Marcus Santos
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After a long wait the instructional DVD on how to play pandeiro from Marcus Santos is out. The DVD has a duration of over 2 hours and covers all the aspects of the instruments. From the history and its social function, to the materials, the basic strokes, how to hold it properly, the traditional technique and the modern approach that makes the pandeiro sound like a small drum set expanding the sonic possibilities of the instruments.
This DVD is in English with subtitles in 6 languages (Spanish, Italian, German, French, Japanese and Korean) and Marcus is already at work in finishing up Portuguese version. The DVD includes a PDF booklet with music notation of all the exercises and variations of different styles.
It is on sale now at PlayPandeiro.com |
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Off the radar; Lesser-known Brazilian Music with Valdisa Moura and Steve Sanford
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We are continuing our series of workshop presenting Brazilian artists currently living in Boston.
This presentation will focus on a few artists that are not well-known outside Brazil (in some cases not even within Brazil) who have created high-quality music.
We will show examples of the music and talk a bit about each artist. The objective is to make people aware of the diversity of Brazilian music and inspire them to stray off the beaten path a little bit.
Some of the artists we will cover are Vitor Ramil, Luiz Tatit, Monica Salmaso, and Elomar.
All instrumentalists, percussionists, vocalists and music enthusiasts are welcome to attend.
The clinic is scheduled for Sunday, August 31st at 12noon and the tickets are $15, RSVP ONLY.
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We do have one more workshop lined up and more in the plans, stay tuned...
- October 5th - Pandeiro, the core of Afro Brazilian drumming, its tradition and beyond with Marcus Santos
Contact us for more information. |
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NEWS
· AfroReggae
If you happen to be in London this Fall, you cannot miss the AfroReggae show at the Barbican Centre on September 25 and 27. For more info click on the photo below.
· Dorival Caymmi
Dorival Caymmi, one of the founders of Brazilian popular music died on Saturday at his home in Rio de Janeiro. He was 94.
Dorival was a singer and songwriter who helped lay the foundations of bossa nova, wrote Carmen Miranda's first hit and gave legendary voice to the romance of the beaches, fishing villages and bathing beauties of his native Bahia. We will miss you, mestre Dorival!!
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