Brazilian Heart
October 2012
Since 1998
I used to dream I was a close friend with artists that I love. Sting was one of them. The dream was so vivid I could swear it was true. I think I dreamt with Stevie Wonder once as well. On September 29 he was performing at Rock in Rio and many of my friends were SO happy to be there watching one of their most beloved artists. What a great feeling to watch a show with someone you admire. It makes you cry, smile and pinch yourself asking: “Am I really here or is this just a dream?” I felt that way when I opened for Gilberto Gil at House of Blues years back. I have to admit that yes, it was a dream. Moments like these pass very fast. Everything that’s left is the emotional print in your heart. I’m grateful for those moments and for many to come!
Stevie in my hometown: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qSY6RZhLg8&feature=share
SHARING A QUOTE
From Viver Brasil Dance Company latest review:
"Remarkable throughout was the robust singing of Katia Moraes, providing a narrative that rose above even the thundering drums of five tireless drummers. Ms. Moraes is a vocal powerhouse who seems ready to sing at full throttle all night long."
SHARING A QUOTE
From Viver Brasil Dance Company latest review:
"Remarkable throughout was the robust singing of Katia Moraes, providing a narrative that rose above even the thundering drums of five tireless drummers. Ms. Moraes is a vocal powerhouse who seems ready to sing at full throttle all night long."
SHOWS:
Thursday, October 6th at 8pm
Singing with Samba Society @ Madrid Theatre
Special guest from Brasil: Composer/singer Moacyr Luz
Part of the Festival of World Festival of Sacred Music
Thursday, October 13th at 9pm
Singing with Samba Society @ Zanzibar
With special guest Moacyr Luz
Friday and Saturday, October 21 & 22 at 7:30pm
Katia Moraes & Brazilian Hearts
@ Nakano Theatre (Torrance)
George Nakano Theatre
Torrance Cultural Arts Center 3330 Civic Center Drive
310.781.7171
October 28-31 in Alberta, Canada
With Viver Brasil Dance Company
2011 NATIONAL HERITAGE FELLOWSHIPS
NEA paid homage to Brazilian instrumentalist Carlinhos Pandeiro de Ouro, an authority in Pandeiro playing. The award celebration took place in Washington D.C. this last September.
I’m very proud of you, Carlinhos : )
(Starts at 50)
INTERESTING WOMEN: AYN RAND
AROUND LA
WORLD FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC
Opening: “Honoring the Sea” - over three hundred artists present sacred traditions from seven lineages of world cultures on Santa Monica Beach (at Dorothy Green Park), Saturday, October 1st at 3:00 pm
Daniela Mercury @ Greek Theatre
October 13
The Brazilian bombshell from Bahia
My Peruvian sister Cecilia Noel & Wild Clams will be @ The Mint
October 15 at 8pm / with Los Pinguos at 11pm.
Cecilia and I performed together when I arrived in Los Angeles many years ago. We had a blast sharing the stage during the Lambada Era. I feel grateful for each moment I experienced with her.
Fundraising presented by Samba n’Motion: Night in Rio @ Brasil Brasil Cultural Center on October 22 at 7pm
My friend Ana Laidley who is a Samba authority here in LA, will use the money of this event towards a new show telling the origins of samba.
A CAT AND A GIRL (To Melt Your Heart)
FOR YOU
“Ask yourself whether the dream of heaven and greatness should be waiting for us in our graves – or whether it should be ours here and now and on this earth.”
Ayn Rand, Russian philosopher (1905-1982)
“Any situation in which some men prevent others from engaging in the process of inquiry is one of violence;”
Paulo Freire, Brazilian educator (1921-1997)
Peace and Joy,
Katia : )
After the shooting of my new video @ Caesar Lima's studio in Calabasas on September 29th. Great people, great vibe!
