Concert | Musikfest Berlin 2024
São Paulo Big Band
Brazil’s “música popular” is more than just bossa and samba: European harmonies, syncopated African rhythms and pieces by well-known international names like Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil all meet in arrangements by the São Paulo Big Band.
Programme
Antônio Carlos Jobim & Vinicius de Moraes (arr. Feldeman Oliveira)
Chega de Saudade
Jacob do Bandolim (arr. Bruno Santos)
Assanhado
Ary Barroso (arr. Rafael Rocha)
Aquarela do Brasil
Chico Buarque (arr: Jesse Sadoc)
Feijoada Completa
David Nasser & Alcyr Pires Vermelho (arr. Debora Gurgel)
Canta Brasil
Jorge Aragão, Dida e Neoci Dias (arr. Bruno Santos)
Vou Festejar
Jorge Ben Jor (arr. Rafael Rocha)
País Tropical
Pixinguinha & Benedicto Lacerda (arr. Nailor Proveta)
Um a Zero
Spok (arr. Spok)
Moraes é Frevo
João Bosco & Aldir Blanc (arr. Rafael Rocha)
Linha de Passe
Gilberto Gil (arr. Rafael Rocha)
Palco
Antônio Carlos Jobim & Vinicius de Moraes (arr. Rafael Rocha)
Garota de Ipanema
Jorge Ben Jor (arr. Guilherme Ribeiro)
Taj Mahal
Jorge Ben Jor (arr. Rafael Rocha)
Mas Que Nada
Contributors
Paula Lima – vocals
Claudia Nascimento – flute
Sergio Burgani – clarinet
Rubén Zúñiga – vibraphon
São Paulo Big Band
Daniel D’Alcântara – conductor
Antonio Ribeiro – artistic director
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