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, Nelida Karr, sings, plays various instruments. Her music reflects her growing up in Malabo in Africa’s only Spanish-speaking country, Equatorial Guinea.
Da Pá Virada Sessions and Stingray present this atmospheric New Year's Eve program, in which Trio Macaíba, consisting of Beto Corrêa (accordion), Cléber Almeida (zabumba), and Ramon Vieira (triangle), perform traditional Brazilian music.
In 2018, WOMEX was held in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. One of its showcase participants, Ethiopian diva Etenesh Wassie with her trio, merges contemporary energies from jazz to punk with an in-depth knowledge of the Ethiopian repertoire.
English musician, songwriter, and singer Johnny Marr has enjoyed an exemplary career since his former band The Smiths split up in 1987. Enjoy this 2019 show recorded at Rock en Seine in Paris!
Drawing from her Brazilian roots, upcoming vocalist Fran Nóbrega is poring today’s underground scene to bring us the latest trends in forró and popular Brazilian music.
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.
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, Korean percussionist Kim So Ra, has played the hourglass-shaped, two-headed drum known as janggu since she was a child.
The Da Pá Virada Sessions series presents the best musicians of contemporary Brazilian jazz, and beyond. Toninho Ferragutti is one of Brazil's leading jazz-inspired accordionists, whose music is often categorized as música popular brasileira (MPB).
In 2018, WOMEX was held in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. One of its showcase participants, Rob Thorne, is a diverse explorer in the newly revived evolution of taonga puoro, fusing ancient voices with modern sounds and technology.
In 2018, WOMEX was held in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. One of its showcase participants, The Garifuna Collective, carries the legacy of Andy Palacio who made Belizean music famous and inspired a generation of Belizean musicians to look to their roots.
In 2019, the vibrant city of Sofia, Bulgaria, hosted the International A to JazZ Festival. Among the featured acts was the trailblazing jazz trumpeter Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah.
The Da Pá Virada Sessions series presents the best musicians of contemporary Brazilian jazz, and beyond. Pianist Hércules Gomes is considered one of Brazil's foremost pianists, due to his impressive technical skill and expressive choice of repertoire.
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.
Frederico Heliodoro is one of the most active bass players and composers of the new generation jazz musicians in Brazil. His engaging performances are known for their intensity, virtuosity and experimentalism.
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.
After playing Glastonbury and other summer festivals, the English rock band The Libertines are definitely back with their album Anthems For Doomed Youth. Join this legendary foursome at the Olympia in Paris for an evening of pure rock!
Gossip fans, rejoice: Beth Ditto makes a big comeback! With her new album, the fiery singer launches into a solo career. Experience Beth Ditto as never before in this appearance at L'Aéronef Lille 2017!
British alternative rock group Skunk Anansie celebrates its 25th anniversary with the album 25LIVE@25. Don’t miss the triumphant return of these pillars of rock to the stage of the 28th edition of Les Vieilles Charrues in Carhaix, France!
On July 20, 2018, double bassist Christian McBride presented his band ‘New Jawn’ at the Malta Jazz Festival. Hailing from Philadelphia, this music luminary combines jazz, R&B, pop/rock, hip hop/neo-soul, and classical.
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.