Back 2 Black festival

Hey, hurry up! It’s this weekend. The Back 2 Black Festival is a pioneer in the appreciation of global black culture in Brazil. Now in its 3rd edition, from Aug 26 to 28, the event will take place at Estação Leopoldina and it’ll be stage for concerts, debates, exhibitions and artistic interventions, divided into four different spaces, with more than 20 musical acts.

Among the attractions: Seu Jorge performs with the Almaz; Macy Gray; ASA; and Trio Zombie Nation – Lúcio Maia, Dengue and Pupillo, doing versions of Tim Maia, Jorge Ben, Michael Jackson and Kraftwerk. Estação Leopoldina also receives Os Gêmeos (The Twins) in its walls.

Check out the full schedule on the official website and for more infos Twitter: @ back2blackfest

off-season carnival on Casa Rosa

Earlier this month, I went to Casa Rosa with some friends of mine and I now I can recommend it to you. It’s a nice place, and as the name suggests, it is a pink house. And all the parties are great to dance and have fun in a carioca way, you’ll dance from samba to funk. 

Last week, there was a great one, that some of you would might have liked: the Erasmus Party – the farewell party for foreign students in the semester. Unfortunetely I discovered it too late. Though, July is the their “off-season carnival” and there’s still this last Friday for you to go. Always getting a different carnival band, this 29th they’ll have “Volta Alice!”, that drag a crowd in the streets of Laranjeiras. On the repertoire of classic samba and other hits of the genre.

At intervals, the DJ Zédoroque goes with Brazilian music, and in lane 2, the DVJ Haron Dufau plays hip hop and funk. It’s good to know that, as tradition of this party, beer, soft drinks and water are released to the public until 2 o’clock in the morning. 

 

Tickets (cash only):
R$ 35 (man) / R$ 25 (women) – until 2am
R$ 20 (male and female) – after 2am
R$ 30 (men) / R$ 20 (women) – friend list: the mural of Alice Bailes event on Facebook, it is necessary to also add the profile of the party to his friends list.

Rua Alice, 550 – Laranjeiras – Rio de Janeiro – RJ

Erasmo Carlos

Erasmo Carlos, great carioca singer and composer, was born – musically speaking – together with other great names of our music: Jorge Ben, Wilson Simonal, Tim Maia and Roberto Carlos.  With all those guys, he took part in several important moments of the Brazilian music.  Big fans of rock’n’roll, the Beatles and Elvis Presley, they brought the electric guitar for the billboards over here. Tough, not only the Jovem Guarda, but also Bossa Nova and MPB have some of his compositions.

With fifty-year career and many records sold, Erasmus is still on the road, and next Saturday, July 2, at the Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro, Erasmus presents the show Rock’n’Roll, namesake of his latest CD. The show will feature the participation of Marisa Monte and Roberto Carlos – its main partner, with which he composed over 500 songs and has established the most successful in the history of Brazilian popular music. The proceeds will go to the Children’s Hope project.

Lounge C

Lounge C is artistic and sensorial. The event is an experiment of the meeting of classical music with electronics and video art, it’s an optical-sound environment, nothing like what you’ve seen before. It is quite an experience.
A music concert, kinesthetic, and both sublime and confusing. Video-scenography dramatize the feeling of pulsating music, creating unusual atmosphere and causing a new relationship with the viewer’s space.

This edition will be on Assyrio – Theatro Municipal. The last ones were in Parque Lage and 00 (that I’ve already mentioned in the blog).
The setting design is from the Coletivo Moleculagem and the designer Jair de Souza.And the music: Felipe Prazeres, Berna Ceppas e Negalê Jones / Tony Viegas that command, respectively, the classic, crossover and electronic styles.

Where to buy:
Theatre Box Office, from 10am to 18pm – Av. Almirante Barroso, 14 / 16 (Annex Building of the Municipal Theater) or
http://www.ingresso.com.br
R$ 80.00
It will not be allowed to enter under 18

O Lounge C é o encontro da música clássica com a eletrônica e a vídeo-arte, é um ambiente ótico-sonoro, nada parecido com o que você já viu antes. Uma experiência e tanto.
O eveno é um concerto de música, cinestésico, ao mesmo tempo sublime e desconcertante. Video-cenografias dramatizam as sensações que pulsam da música, criando inusitadas atmosferas e provocando, a todo o momento, uma nova relação do espectador com o espaço.

 

Esta edição será em Assyrio – Theatro Municipal. Os últimos foram no Parque Lage e 00 (que eu já mencionei no blog).
O design é criação da Moleculagem Coletivo e do designer Jair de Souza. E a música: Felipe Prazeres, Berna Ceppas e Negalê Jones / Tony Viegas que comandam, respectivamente, os estilos clássico crossover e eletrônico. A produção é de Caio Mutz.

 

Onde comprar:
Bilheteria do Teatro Municipal, das 10h às 18h – Av. Prof. Almirante Barroso, 14/16 (Edifício Anexo do Teatro Municipal) ou
http://www.ingresso.com.br
R$ 80,00 inteira
R$ 40,00 meia
Não será permitida a entrada menores de 18 anos

Sir Paul McCartney is coming

After 21 years he’s back to Rio!

Who on Earth has never been touched by a Beatles song? The most renowned bands in rock history, they are still alive in our hearts. People of all ages around the world have been singing their songs for more than 5 decades, anthems such as Hey Jude, Yesterday, Help and an endless list.

One of the four Liverpool guys, Paul, now on his 68 years old, keeps rocking. He and his amazing band have been playing hits from his long and hole career, and right now they are on a tour at Latin America.

We, cariocas, will have the honor to receive this amazing concert next Sunday and Monday on Engenhão Stadium. Up and Coming Tour is gonna be here on the 22nd and the 23rd of May. Get ready!

Leblon Jazz Festival this weekend

Leblon Jazz Festival is an event that features big names in jazz, blues, lounge, electronic and MPB. In this 5th edition, among the attractions are Orquestra Voadora, Hermeto Pascoal and the band Coletivo Fino.

One of the main innovation of 2011is the Leblon Beach’s house, which will be on the beach of Leblon and will be open from 10am, offering free activities of wellness.

The festival is going to happen during the next weekend, on May 14th and 15th.  Palco Dois Irmãos (between the streets Aristides Espínola and Ataulfo de Paiva). Saturday, from 14pm to 20.30pm. Palco Casa da Praia (Leblon beach — Posto 12). Sunday, from 15pm to 18.15pm.

It’s an event for all ages and it’s for free!

Saturday night

Do you have any programme for your Saturday night? If not, I have the perfect one for you. This is definitely a party you should go.

DJ Janot – that one from the Brazooka party – will be there. We’ll also have the bloco do Sargento Pimenta, a succesful Rio street carnival. Imagine the mixture Beatles + Brazil, isn’t that great? That’s why you have to go to this party Verde e Amarelo (green & yellow).

Sat, May 07th – 22pm

See where you can find tickets over here:
www.riolounge.com.br/noite/detalhe/evento/festa_verde_e_amarelo

www.fundicaoprogresso.com.br Rua dos Arcos, 24 – Centro 2220-5070

Casa da Matriz

So, I went to this amazing nightclub yesterday which is called Casa da Matriz. The nice thing about it is its eclethic style, its music escapes the standards of other cariocas nightclubs. Open Wednesday through Saturday, each day has a different party. On Tuesdays there’s this “Poison Party”, with a rock’n’roll set list. Eventough this is not usually the kind of music we find at dancefloors , the DJ makes it really contagious and it’s impossible to stay immobile. Franz Ferdinand, The Strokes, Elvis Presley and The Cure, these are some of the names that makes everybody shaking their bodies all night long.

The Friday night, Brazooka, is a mix of Brazilian popular music and eletronic that matches really well. Seu Jorge, Chico Science, Los Hermanos  will make your Friday.

Two dance floors, great music and drinks (try the Kamikase one), I highly recommend it.

www.matrizonline.com.br Rua Henrique Novaes, 155 – Botafogo 2286-5257 

In order to get some discount, you should create your profile at the following website: http://www.listaamiga.com.br Then you choose the party you wanna go and say that by clicking at “Eu vou”.