BRAZILIAN HEART
July 2008
Since 1998
When I got my laptop I started using a program called Garage Band. It took me at least 2 years to have the courage to show my compositions live. Your chameleon friend is back with a new project!
KA MORAES
Brazilian Organic & Electronic Sounds
Featuring Jack Majdecki on guitars and Leo Costa on percussion/electronics
I’d love to know what you think. Join me at one of the following shows on July 10, 11 and 17. More info below or at www.myspace.com/katiamoraes
SHOWS
Saturday, July 5th @ Ford Amphitheater at 8:30pm (Kids show at 10am)
With VIVER BRASIL Dance Company
www.viverbrasil.com
Monday, July 7th at noon
Live appearance @ Internet Radio
www.killradio.org
Thursday, July 10 (and July 17) at 8:30pm
@ D’Cache (Toluca Lake) NO COVER CHARGE
KA MORAES Brazilian Organic & Electronic Sounds
www.dcacherestaurant.com/
Friday, July 11 at 8:30pm
@ La Ve Lee (Studio City)
Reservations (818) 980-8158
KA MORAES Brazilian Organic & Electronic Sounds
Sat, July 19th @ The Kanbar Center for the Performing Arts
With SAMBAGURU (Special guest on bass Rene Camacho)
San Rafael, CA
http://www.marinjcc.org
www.myspace.com/sambaguru
BRAZILIAN MUSICIANS LIVING IN THE U.S. by Jason Stanyek
http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/music/Stanyek.html
Jason interviewed me for his book about Brazilian musicians living in the U.S. The interview will be broadcasted this weekend on Afropop (NPR) and will feature one of Sambaguru’s new tunes.
It's not broadcast on any stations in LA but you can find a stream here:
http://www.publicradiofan.com/cgibin/program.pl?programid=65
Info here: http://www.afropop.org/radio/recent.php
ONÇA PINTADA (Brazilian Jaguar)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15uMANab0xA&feature=related
REMEMBERING BRAZILIAN CONCERTS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5TvfFq81xw&feature=related
AROUND LOS ANGELES
Thu, July 3rd at 8pm
Brazilian Alternative Music Nite hosted by Carla Hassett
@ Tangier
http://myspace.com/brazilianalternativemusicnight
http://tangierrestaurant.net
Sunday, July 13th Grupo Revelação
@ Ford Amphitheater
www.braziliannites.com
MUSICAL MAGIC (Water Organ in Zadar, Croatia)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nISG7iBk-A
BRAZILIAN WRITER
I’m reading “Clara dos Anjos” by Lima Barreto (1881/1922). “He used a very sarcastic, but disguised, style of writing, what prevented him from being persecuted by politicians or military authorities, his favorite ‘victims’.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lima_Barreto
MOVIE
NOEL, O POETA DA VILA (Noel Rosa, The Poet of Vila)
Noel is one of my favorite composers from Brasil!
Screening on Wednesday, July 2nd at 7:30pm
@ James Bridges Theatre (UCLA)
http://www.international.ucla.edu/lac/events/index.asp?action=NextMonth&EventDate=6/1/2008&CenterID=0
BLINDNESS was directed by Brazilian filmmaker Fernando Meireles (City of God, Constant Gardener) based on the novel by Nobel prize winner Jose Saramago. It’ll be released in the U.S. this fall. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMdnhK5ZuiI
FOR YOU
"There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure."
By Paulo Coelho (Brazilian Writer, b.1947)
“Someone born in Brazil is an American. Anyone born on the western hemisphere is an American. American is not a nationality.”
By Karen Allen (American Actress, b.1951)
Peace and Light,
Katia : )
