Forró Series
Watch the Pernambucian multi-instrumentalist and cult legend, Ze Pitoco lead his Forró do Zé Pitoco ensemble on Da Pá Virada Sessions in a tightly-knit, spirit-lifting set in which the music of Brazil’s Northeast meets jazz!
Watch the Pernambucian multi-instrumentalist and cult legend, Ze Pitoco lead his Forró do Zé Pitoco ensemble on Da Pá Virada Sessions in a tightly-knit, spirit-lifting set in which the music of Brazil’s Northeast meets jazz!
In 2018, WOMEX was held in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. One of its showcase participants, Korean percussionist Kim So Ra, has played the hourglass-shaped, two-headed drum known as janggu since she was a child.
The Amsterdam-based Dutch instrumental collective Jungle by Night plays a mix of various styles, inspired by funk, jazz, dub, rock, and others.
In 2018, WOMEX was held in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. One of its showcase participants, Mario Batkovic, aims to explore the sonic possibilities of the accordion through a mutualist symbiotic relationship between man and instrument
Vocalist Jazzmeia Horn’s 2019 Malta Jazz Festival appearance was a celebration of jazz’s future, infused with the soul of its past. Horn’s concert was a truly spellbinding experience.
Los Angeles-born saxophonist Kamasi Washington and trombonist Ryan Porter co-founded West Coast Get Down – a musical collective fusing jazz and funk with hip-hop. The two musicians join forces and bring the vibes of L. A. to Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Pedro Viáfora and Celso Viáfora are a father-and-son duo that brings together different generations of Brazilian music. Together, they reinterpret the tradition of MPB (Brazilian Popular Music) with sharp social commentary.
Null + Void is the solo project of world-renowned electro artist Kurt Uenala, who has collaborated with Moby, The Kills and Depeche Mode. Discover the dark sound ambiences of Null + Void at the Sónar Reykjavík 2018 festival.
The Da Pá Virada Sessions series presents the best musicians of contemporary Brazilian jazz, and beyond. Pianist, composer, and arranger André Marques is a key player in today's Brazilian music, performing an intimate solo recital for Da Pá Virada Sessions.
In 2018, WOMEX was held in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. One of its showcase participants, Moonlight Benjamin, performs a riff-heavy, groove-laden sonic concoction built on the tension between her powerful voice and saturated electric guitars.
Curated by its percussionist and leader, Guegué Medeiros, the collective Fuá Do Guegué aims to bring together professionals and artists who identify with and value the rhythms, characteristics, and art of Brazil’s Northeast.
During their 2018 show at BIRD Rotterdam, Altin Gün released their new album “On.” Enjoy a new interpretation of Turkish traditional music, with a unique blend of Turkish folk, psychedelics, funk and rock.
Since the German bands Modeselektor and Apparat joined forces in 2009, they have been hugely successful as the electronic music supergroup Moderat. In 2016, they returned with their album III, which they present live on stage at Stereolux in Nantes.
Da Pá Virada Sessions and Stingray present this New Year's Eve program filled with fantastic Afro-Brazilian jazz by Giana Viscardi and Gustavo Marques. Their music has been arranged by Letieres Leite, conductor of the Orchestra Rumpilezz.
In 2018, WOMEX was held in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. One of its showcase participants, Nelida Karr, sings, plays various instruments. Her music reflects her growing up in Malabo in Africa’s only Spanish-speaking country, Equatorial Guinea.
Trio Corrente was formed in 2001, consisting of Fabio Torres on piano, Paulo Paulelli on bass, and Edu Ribeiro on drums. Since then, the trio has been creating an original sound playing the classics of choro and Música Popular Brasileira.
In 2018, WOMEX was held in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. One of its showcase participants, Invisible World, is based at the jazz crossroads where East European and Mediterranean influences merge and caper off in new directions.
In 2018, Christine and the Queens shortened his name to Chris and hit the international scene with a self-titled album. In this concert, he inspires his audience at Les Vieilles Charrues in Carhaix, France, to dance all night long.
Pianist Kenny Barron’s June 27, 2019 appearance at the Alfa Jazz Festival in Ukraine’s Lviv was a celebration of sublime jazz virtuosity.
The vibrant island of Malta was in for a night of light and cheerful music when Brazilian music legend João Bosco took the stage on July 21, 2018.
In 2018, WOMEX was held in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. One of its showcase participants, Norayr Kartashyan, is acclaimed as one of Armenia’s finest woodwind masters and composers. His rural compositions are full of beauty and warmth.
In 2018, WOMEX was held in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. One of its showcase participants, Lucibela, comes from the island of São Nicolau. Her assured, warm voice is formed from years of assimilation of the sounds of morna and coladera.
Joaquim is a singer, songwriter, and pianist from São Paulo who launched his solo career with the album ‘Varanda dos Palpites’ in 2025. He explores his unique fusion of styles and invites audiences to discover the richness of modern Brazilian music.
Double bassist Avishai Cohen’s trio with Noam David (drums) and Omri Mor (pianist) joined forces with the international Symphony Orchestra ‘INSO-Lviv’, conducted by Christian Schumann.