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| 2010/02/26 | Sao Paulo Underground @ The Empty Bottle |
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In 2006, Mazurek and Takara released the group’s debut album Sauna: Um, Dois, Três to much international acclaim, and began performing live, as a duo, in the U.S., Poland, Czech. Republic, and Brazil. The gravity of the duo’s “walls of sound” soon pulled in two additional members, Guilherme Granado and Richard 'Hollywood' Ribeiro. São Paulo Underground, now a quartet, includes Mazurek and three Brazilian native Paulistanos, Takara, Granando, and Ribeiro, all percussionists, thus explaining the group’s dynamic and forceful nature. Takara and Granado additionally control samplers, electronics and also add cavaquinho, and vibes and marimba to the mix, respectively. In 2008 they released their first album as a quartet, The Principle of Intrusive Relationships, which was rated among the Top 50 Records of 2008 by The Wire. The group will release it’s third album, Três CabeÇas Loucuras, in late 2010. To describe the music the quartet creates is futile. São Paulo Underground embodies a fascinating musical mixture of Sun Ra-esque cosmic noise and rhythms and phrasing from samba, maracatu, rock and free jazz traditions. Notable Festivals of 2009: House of World Cultures - Hugh Massakela’s 70th Birthday Celebration (Berlin, Germany) International Jazz Festival (Verona, Italy) Festival no ar Coquetel Molotov (Recife, Brasil) |
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