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18th Annual Brazilian Carnaval of Seattle
Saturday, February 18th 9 PM (Doors at 8:30)
NECTAR LOUNGE - 412 N 36th Street SEATTLE WA Info: (425) 254-1616
Admission: $15 in Advance and $20 - Door Door opens at 8 doors
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Please watch below our annually sold out Carnaval Concert 2011 in the United States and Canada.
If you are considering to booking this concert for your event, please contact Ana Paula as soon as a possible.
Brazilian Carnaval Brazilian Carnival - Mardi Gras is spelled Carnaval in Portuguese. Carnaval is the most famous Brazilian holiday . This event is held forty days before Easter. On certain days of Lent, Roman Catholics and some other Christians normally abstain from the consumption of meat and poultry, hence the term "carnelevare" comes from who eat meat.
The Brazilian Carnival is a mix of European, African and Native elements. Rhythm, participation, and costume vary from one region of Brazil to another. For example, in the southeastern cities of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, samba schools compete for prizes in organized parades. Several cities often promote balls in recreational clubs.
The northeastern cities of Salvador, Porto Seguro, Recife and Olinda, have organized groups parading through streets, but the public is also is welcome to follow and dance. They as well follow the "trio-elétricos" - mobile stages through the city streets.
Eduardo Mendonça Eduardo Mendonça, an Internationally acclaimed recording artist, vocalist, composer, percussionist, guitarist, and musical arranger, was born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil - "The Land of the Samba". Mendonça performed with trios elétricos {brightly lit mobile soundstages for festivals and public dancing in Brazil) with trios such as Dengo da Bahia, Papa Léguas, and Marcos Medrado. He toured locally and internationally as a vocalist and percussionist with the folkloric troupe, Exaltação á Bahia. In 1991, Mendonça was featured in Paul Simon’s documentary music video, “Born at the Right Time”; performed for Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela and Pope John Paul II. Mendonça performed with many legendary Brazilian artists such as Alcione and Jorge Benjor. Eduardo Mendonça served as Seattle's MusicianCorps Ambassador under act Serve America signed by President Obama from April 2009 to June 2010.
Show Brazil! Show Brazil! highly praised and eclectic performing ensemble, that has been engaging audiences for over a decade in Brazilian carnivals from United States and Canada. This concert features the following performers: Eduardo Mendonça (Vocal/Guitar and Percussion), David Pascal (Bass and Percussion), Kohen Burrill (Drums and Percussion), Caxambu (Percussion), Denny Stern (Percussion), Jes Brown (Percussion), Dora Oliveira, Diana Spencer and Anne Kosugi. The 18th Annual Brazilian Carnival brings to you the rich diversity of Brazilian music and dance from north to south of Brazil. Powerful rhythms of traditional drumming with contemporary sounds of electric guitars, this annual sold out event brings to you the authentic experience of a Brazilian carnival in Seattle. Come and celebrate Mardi-Gras in a Brazilian style with Eduardo Mendonça, his full Show Brazil! troupe, and our special guest artists Gary Tsujimoto and Nancy Ozaki from One World Taiko.
One World Taiko is a professional Japanese drum ensemble that captivates audiences with their heart pounding beats, dynamic movement and rhythmic grooves. Founded in San Francisco, CA, One World Taiko is led by Gary Tsujimoto and Nancy Ozaki. Their music is drawn from Japan's tradition of lively festival drumming along with their own creative rhythms, arrangements and choreography, adding their energetic spirit to the ancient art of taiko. In 2010, One World Taiko performed for 5 weeks in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, at a cultural entertainment venue called Global Village which attracted over 2 million visitors during their time there.
"JAPAN TO BRAZIL” The first Japanese immigrants arrived in Brazil in 1908. Brazil is home to the largest Japanese population outside of Japan. As of 2000 there were between 1.4 and 1.5 million people of Japanese descent in Brazil, congregating the major Japanese population outside of Japan. This year Eduardo Mendonça from Salvador Bahia - Brazil, will join forces with ONE WORLD TAIKO to bring to Seattle the very first Brazilian Mardi Gras JAPAN TO BRAZIL.
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