Brazilian Heart 

September 2011

Since 1998

This is what happens when my heart is open and not expecting anything...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Na36NRk5nQ 

SHOWS

Monday, September 5th at 4pm @ Tropico de Nopal

Singing with Samba Society

http://www.reverbnation.com/sambasociety 

Saturday, September 10th from 12noon to 6pm @ La Brea Tar Pits

7th Brazilian Day In Los Angeles (Celebrating Brasil’s Independence Day)

Food, crafts, music, carnaval parade, and more.

I’ll be the MC (and will be sitting in for a song with Renni Flores)

http://braziliandayla.org/main/ 

Saturday, September 24 at 8pm @ Cerritos Performing Arts Center

Singing with Viver Brasil Dance Company

http://www.cerritoscenter.com/tickets/production.aspx?productionSeasonId=3637

BRAZIL’S ECONOMY

Brazil's economic boom drawing immigrant workers home

http://mobile.latimes.com/p.p?a=rp&m=b&postId=786090&curAbsIndex=1&resultsUrl=DID%3D6%26DFCL%3D1000%26DSB%3Drank%2523desc%26DBFQ%3DuserId%253A7%26DL.w%3D%26DL.d%3D10%26DQ%3DsectionId%253A5218%26DPS%3D0%26DPL%3D3 

LISTEN 

“Brazil” by Django Reinhardt:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0MTQpDgSFc&feature=related

BRAZILIAN DANCE IN LA

Sunday at 3pm in exploring the diverse Afro-Brazilian Dance Diaspora with Rachel Hernandez. Orixas, afro-contemporary, samba reggae and much more. All levels encouraged and welcome. With live musical accompaniment. Drop in $12. Brasil Brasil Cultural Center (11928 Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066) 

NEW BRAZILIAN DOCUMENTARY 

CORTINA DE FUMAÇA by Rodrigo Mac Niven opening in Brasl this month “is a bold documentary about a polemic subject that should concern everybody and that needs to be honestly discussed. The drug policy in Brazil and worldwide.” 

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GbqujLL5Ek&feature=related 

http://www.cortinadefumaca.com/site/pt-br/doc/english.php 

THE HEALER 

I’ve been hearing stories about João de Deus for few years now. Here’s what Oprah presented about him on her show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGNQuIcsGlM&feature=related 

BACK2BLACK FESTIVAL IN RIO (August 2011)

http://www.back2blackfestival.com.br/videos 

Featuring Chaka Kan, Macy Gray, Gilberto Gil, Ana Moura, and many more. 

FOR YOU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXwus1xd2bA&feature=player_embedded#!

“Não adianta nem me abandonar

Porque mistério sempre há de pintar por aí

Pessoas até muito mais vão lhe amar

Até muito mais difíceis que eu prá você

Que eu, que dois, que dez, que dez milhões, todos iguais

Até que nem tanto esotérico assim

Se eu sou algo incompreensível, meu Deus é mais”

It doesn’t matter if you abandon me

Because there will always be mystery in the world.

More people will love you

Way more difficult than I am to you

I, two, ten, ten million, all the same.

I’m not that esoteric

If I am incomprehensible, my God is more

Peace, Love and Joy

Katia : )

BRAZILIAN HEART
August 2011
Since 1998

With Jose Rizo (KJazz 88.1FM) and James Janisse (klasfm.com and kebnradio.com) at the backstage after the show. Two gentlemen!

It was hot and humid at Central Ave Jazz Festival in South Central Los Angeles. I was drenched at the end of the show and felt like I was in Brasil. The 10-year old Ray Goren played the blues like a soulful pro and brought the house down before we went on stage. Amazing talent. Gerald Wilson’s orchestra conducted by the 93 year-old legend himself performed after us (Sambaguru). Beautiful. The Artists’ Green Room was at the solar powered “cultural center” (CRCD) supported by councilwoman Jan Perry. Actually, Jan Perry's poise reminded me of Brazilian singer Elizeth Cardoso who I met at TV Manchete dressing room in Rio de Janeiro in the 1980’s. I told her my mother loved her, and she made a little remark about “my mom” loving her, but not me. I felt a little embarrassed, but imagined my deceased mom would feel very happy to know I had met Elizeth before she passed away.

Cyro Monteiro and Elizeth Cardoso singing “Tem que Rebolar” by José Batista and M. de Oliveira (1966). My parents used to hear this recording when I was a teenager. This one brings me much joy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V72fkyzaLQo&feature=related

SHOW
Friday, August 26 from 7pm to 9pm
@ Farmers Market Hollywood with Sambaguru
FREE
http://farmersmarketla.com/special_events/events/summermusic/images/2011%20Summer%20Music%20Flyer.pdf

Teaching the crowd how to move in a Brazilian way @ LACMA (July 16). Photo by Alena.

SÃO PAULO AND CALIFORNIA - Sustainability Partners
http://policyinmotion.com/2011/07/sao-paulo-brazil-and-california-usa-sustainability-partners/

BRASIL BRASIL CULTURAL CENTER
My friends Amen and Nayla moved BBCC to a new location in Culver City, Los Angeles. I’ll be doing an event there very soon. If you or your kids want to learn Portuguese, dance samba, play capoeira, etc, check them out:  http://capoeirabatuque.org/classes/

OLD AND BEAUTIFUL BRAZILIAN MUSIC!
Orlando Silva singing “Nada Além” by Custódio Mesquita & Mário Lago (1938)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_358PNNVDDc&feature=related

THE PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE MUSEUM (São Paulo)
http://www.gringoes.com/articles.asp?ID_Noticia=1467
http://www.estacaodaluz.org.br/

AROUND LOS ANGELES
Mario Costa (Music) @ First & Hope (downtown) on Aug. 13 at 10pm
Michel Groisman (Performance Art) @ Skirball on Aug 17 at 8pm

FOR YOU
Bichos Cantores (Animal Singers)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElelOxM3NJw&feature=related

Quote of “Nuvem Passageira” (Passing Cloud) by Brazilian composer Tunai :

“Não adianta escrever
meu nome numa pedra
pois esta pedra em pó
vai se transformar
Você não vê que a vida
corre contra o tempo
sou um castelo de areia
na beira do mar”

Don’t bother to write
my name on a stone
cause the stone will be dust
Don’t you see that Life
goes against Time?
I’m a sand castle on the seaside

Peace and Joy!
Katia : )

 Somewhere between Laguna Beach and Los Angeles

BRAZILIAN HEART
July 2011
Since 1998

This last June I decided to celebrate my birthday spending a week in Española (New Mexico) practicing Kundalini yoga and meditation. It was an amazing experience that I will never forget. One morning at around 2:45am when I was walking and singing with my teacher and other yogi friends, I couldn’t hold my tears and cried like a baby. Some white turbans reminded me of my mom’s white veil she used during mass. I looked at the starry night and found out I was fighting against the idea she was faithful to the end. They say we peel old emotional blocks like an onion, in layers. Many times I thought I had spotted an old pattern of mine and believed I wouldn’t repeat it again. But then, an early morning breeze touches your face, the reverberation of a song in your throat rushes into your heart, and you are moved to a sphere where you face your fear one more time. I found out I’m very similar to my mom. I have faith. And I carry it in my eyes, in my passion for singing, for nature, for life.
By the way, a group of 40 Brazilians from Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Brasília and Espírito Santo camped in the same valley I was.
http://www.3ho.org/
http://www.3hobrasil.com.br/

SHOWS
Saturday, July 16 at 5pm @ LACMA with Sambaguru
http://www.lacma.org/event/katia-moraes
Below a pic taken few years ago at Lacma with Pure Samba (Mitchell Long, Leo Costa and Antonio Sant'Anna)

Tuesday, July 19 at 6:30pm @ The Beach House with Pure Samba
http://www.eventbrite.com/org/199463539

Sunday, July 31 at 2pm @ Central Avenue Jazz Festival with Sambaguru
http://www.centralavejazz.org/

BRAZILIAN FLORA
I played with many Mimosa Pudica (Dormideira) when I was a kid. Sweet memories.
“There are over 300 species of Mimosa that belong to the bean (pea) family Leguminosae. This species, Mimosa Pudica, is native to Brazil but is naturalized throughout the tropics of the Americas, Africa, and Asia. It runs wild as a weed in the Gulf States.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLTcVNyOhUc

IGUAZU FALLS (DEVIL’S THROAT)
I visited this place when I was about 9 years old and never forgot. It’s mesmerizing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYydapcTPJ4&feature=related

AROUND TOWN AND BEYOND
July 8th @ Roxy Theater Brazilian Summer Festival with Diogo Nogueira
www.braziliannites.com
July 11th @ Kuumbwa Jazz (Santa Cruz, CA) Percussionist Airto Moreira’s 70 years Birthday Celebration with Eyedentity!
http://www.kuumbwajazz.org/index.php#kuumwbwa_popup
Below photo taken at La Ve Lee with Airto Moreira and Sambaguru

FILM
“Broder” on July 6th at 7:30pm@ James Bridges Theatre at UCLA
http://www.international.ucla.edu/lai/events/showevent.asp?eventid=8936

BRASIL BRASIL CULTURAL CENTER
If you are in Los Angeles, visit BBCC's new location! My friends Amem and Nayla did a great job! There you can learn capoeira, samba, portuguese, drumming, yoga, etc.
www.brasilbrasil.org


FOR YOU
“Aqui é o meu país
Nos sonhos sem cabimento
Aqui sou um passarim
Que as penas estão por dentro
Por isso aprendi a cantar,
Voar, voar, voar”

Here is my country
In senseless dreams,
Here I am a bird
with feathers inside,
that’s why I learned to sing
to fly, to fly, to fly

Quote of Ivan Lins song “Meu País” (My Country)

Peace, Love and joy,
Katia : )

BRAZILIAN HEART
JUNE 2011 (My birthday Month! OBA!)
SINCE 1998

You know when you sit or stand on a spot in your house where you were never aware of? And you look at everything around you and find out things are different? One afternoon I sat on a blue chair against my backyard fence and SAW my hidden garden. In front of me there was a narrow way with rose bushes, lavenders, lemon trees and jasmines all along it. The pathway was shaped with pines and little rocks I handpicked, and mandalas with sea shells I created. Far ahead the greenery was greener than ever against the bluest of skies.

Went to see Prince’s show and I found out I had brought that greenery spot with me. I looked at the excited, noisy and packed Forum in Inglewood with a calmness in my heart that I had never felt. I even philosophized about Prince’s spiritual being when he came on stage wearing a shining gold outfit from top to bottom. I smiled broadly and enjoyed the moment... Some say he’s a type of god, and I believe we all are.
(Photo below with my friend and pianist Sandro Rebel after the show at the Forum)

SHOWS
Friday, June 10 at 8pm @ Vitello’s Supper Club (Studio City, CA)
With Sambaguru
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3704695
(Photo below with percussionist Kevin Ricard after our show at WorldFest last month. He and saxophonist Miguel Gandelman from the Tonight Show band will be playing at Vitello's)

Sunday, June 12th at 2pm @ Jazz on the Bay (Newport Beach, CA)
Info: (949) 677-0490
With Pure Samba

Friday, June 17 at 7pm  @ Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center (Redondo Beach, CA) Info: (562) 556-4824
With Samba Society

BIRDS + CLASSICAL BRAZILIAN MUSIC
Composer Heitor Villa Lobos and Uirapuru. "Uirapuru is an orchestral piece with an elaborate program about the mythical Uirapuru bird in the Amazon jungle."
http://www.villalobos.ca/uirapuru

BRAZILIAN CHOREOGRAPHER + CIRQUE DU SOLEIL
In the 1980’s I did a class with Uruguayan choreographer Graciela Figueroa that I never forgot. I literally sat down and cried before the class ended. Coincidently, Brazilian choreographer Deborah Colker studied with Graciela and became an incredible artist herself! Have you seen Cirque du Soleil’s OVO? She choreographed it.
http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/ovo/show/creators/deborah-colker.aspx

MOVIE
BRASIL ANIMADO (Brasil’s first 3D movie)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YsfuAdgF6A
I AM by Tom Shadyac
http://www.iamthedoc.com/
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS by Woody Allen. I highly recommend!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYRWfS2s2v4

A WONDERFUL BRAZILIAN WRITER: MACHADO DE ASSIS (1839-1908)
Born in June just like me!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaquim_Maria_Machado_de_Assis

FOR YOU
“Entendia que há larga ponderação de males e bens, e que a arte de viver consiste em tirar o maior bem do maior mal.” (Machado de Assis)

(He felt that there is a loose balance of good and evil, and that the art of living consists in getting the greatest good out of the greatest evil)

Love & Awareness!
Katia : )
(And my South American Indian Soul!)

Brazilian Heart
May 2011
Since 1998

The fragrance and the feel of the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean reinvigorates me. The sensation that I experience is imprinted on the memory of my cells and it definitely gives me a sense of new life and energy! Here's one the mandalas I created to celebrate Life! : )

SHOWS
Sunday, May 22nd at 1pm
Sambaguru featuring Katia Moraes
@ WorldFest (Woodley Park, Lake Balboa, CA)
http://worldfestevents.com/venues.php
Environment education, Vegan food court, Animal adoptions, Lagunitas Beer Gardens, Kids stage, great speakers and amazing music!!! Show your support for the planet called Earth. : )
Sambaguru’s New Review by Don Heckman
http://irom.wordpress.com/2011/04/23/live-music-katia-moraes-and-sambaguru-at-vitello/ 

Saturday, May 28th, 2011 at 7pm
Katia Moraes & Pure Samba
@ Casa Arjona   (Long Beach, CA)
Info: (562) 421-8605
Featuring Leo Costa and Mitchell Long

MOVIE
“Wasteland”. I highly recommend (thanks, John)
http://www.wastelandmovie.com/

“Rio”
Wanna be in a good mood? Watch this one. : )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf6zeRwk5LE

BOOK
“The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas”
Woody Allen said: “The book was charming and interesting. I was shocked. I couldn’t believe  that he (Brazilian author Machado de Assis) had lived such a long time ago. One would think that he had written it yesterday. It’s so modern and interesting.” http://www.amazon.com/Posthumous-Memoirs-Cubas-Library-America/dp/0195101707

Can you read in Portuguese? This is a must if you like History and Brasil. “1808” by Laurentino Gomes.
http://www.amazon.com/1808-LAURENTINO-GOMES/dp/8576653206

FOR YOU
“Há duas formas para viver a sua vida:
Uma é acreditar que não existe milagre.
A outra é acreditar que todas as coisas são um milagre.”

There are two ways to live your life:
One is to believe that there is no miracle.
The other is to believe that everything is a miracle.”
Fernando Pessoa

Peace,
Katia : )

BRAZILIAN HEART
April 2011
Since 1998

At 10:27am the bus crossed the Delaware River. It was a sunny day, but crisp cold. Everything was so clear; a clarity you wish you had when you’re stressed out. The countryside was beautiful even though the trees were still naked; the smile of the light green of the grass growing in the middle of patches of snow saying “Hey! It’s me again!” My mind gave special attention to the Indian names of the avenues and towns. Any bit of history ignited my attention even if I was half asleep or my back hurt. Another Toll? Wow! There are many around there. We moved from Middletown, Connecticut to Rehoboth, Delaware passing through the outskirts of New Jersey one more time. During the way I read few pages of the book my friend Dev gave me in New Mexico. It’s called Songs of Bliss.
“But talking and wandering
Won’t bring the experience
You’re searching for.”
I paused to think about the gypsy in me; that kind that feels a sense of urgency, like life is going to end at any time; that one that wants to swallow all the knowledge in this world in one gulp. Because of that being, I have the tendency to stumble over my words, talk on top of my friends’ talk, eat and read at the same time, and sometimes wish I‘d be in another place. In a way it’s funny and I seem to be entertained by my monkey mind. But once in a while, the overwhelming mental wanderer plays tricks on me when I’m on the stage waiting for the cue to start singing. “I forgot that part of the lyrics again; wow I never heard that bass embezzlement before; this cowbell is so loud; love the way we play with each other; remember to tell him to slow down the tempo, what a great piano solo, man; that guy on the first row looks so sad; what can I do to make people happy; this monitor sucks; my knee hurts; These days I’m aware of the endless dance of my thoughts and this bothers me. Then I remember a friend telling me to embrace it all, so I repeat to myself: “Embrace it all, Katia.” I notice I physically embrace myself, and then I feel comforted.

SHOW
Friday, April 22 at 8pm @ Vitello’s with Sambaguru. Special guest: Miguel Gandelman on sax.
4349 Tujunga Avenue, CA 91604-2752 (818) 769-0905
http://www.vitellosrestaurant.com/

BOOK
O Encontro Marcado (Fernando Sabino, 1923-2004)
A 1956 novel about a young man looking for the “real reason of his life.”
Once Sabino said that he’d like to be a jazz musician…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on66qzbsnBM

BRAZILIAN RISING STAR
www.greccoburatto.com

BRAZILIAN DANCE – SILVESTRE TECHNIQUE
Rosangela Silvestre, the inspiring choreographer from Salvador, Bahia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6acWOMTrts
http://www.silvestrelink.com/

BRAZILIAN VEGETARIAN BEINGS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIka8500CM8

LANGUAGE
“The Nheengatu language is an Ameridian language of the Tupi-Guarani sub-family. It is also known by the Portuguese name ‘Amazonian General Language’. In 2003, Nheengatu became an official language along with Portuguese, in São Gabriel da Cachoerira (Sty. Gabriel of Waterfall), a city and a municipality located on the northern shores of the Rio Negro River in the Amazonas state in Brasil.”

FOR YOU
“Sobre a nudez forte da verdade, o mundo diáfano da fantasia.”
Under the strong naked truth, the diaphanous world of fantasy (illusion).
(Eça de Queiroz, born in Povoa de Varzim, Portugal)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Maria_de_E%C3%A7a_de_Queiroz

“Em mim a anatomia enlouqueceu. Sou todo coração.”
The anatomy got crazy in me. I’m all heart.
(Vladimir Maiakovski, born in Russia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Mayakovsky

A Brazilian hug from somewhere between North Carolina and Virginia, US,
Katia : )

Brazilian Heart
Since 1998
March 2011

There’s nothing like swimming in the Atlantic Ocean waters! Ah…so warm…It feels like being in a womb. Yes, I miss my mom. ; ) She used to make my clothe, and definitely made my first Carnaval outfit. I learned some sewing tricks and decided to make my own costume when I was 18. It was a toga dress for a College party. My friends and I decided that Ancient Rome would be the theme of that night. The mini dress was made of a pale green cotton fabric with gold trims. So much fun! This Carnaval I'll be a bird!
From today on, Brasil will be on vacations for at least a week. It’s Carnaval again, folks! Join me! I’ll be singing at the biggest Brazilian Carnaval in So Cal @ Club Nokia starting at 9pm. For more info: www.braziliannites.com

SOME SHOWS www.katiamoraes.com
Fri, March 4 @ Tropico de Nopal singing with Samba Society.
Sat, March 5 at 9pm @ Club Nokia
Sunday, March 6 from 4pm to 6pm @ Farmers Market Music Series with Sambaguru.
Tue, March 8 at 9pm @ Zanzibar (Fat Tuesday Party) with Viver Brasil Dance Company.
Sat, March 12 @ National Hispanic CC Theatre/Albuquerque, New Mexico
Sun, March 13 @ Lensic Performing Arts Center/Santa Fe, New Mexico
East Coast Tour with Viver Brasil Dance Company from March 19 thru April 16.

NEW YEAR, NEW IDEAS!
My New Project: Kátia Moraes & Brazilian Hearts 2011:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2IKewpsXE4

MUSIC MEMORY
“Não chore ainda não, que eu tenho um violão e nós vamos cantar.
Felicidade aqui pode passar e ouvir e se ela for de samba há de querer ficar”
Don’t cry just yet because I have an acoustic guitar and we’ll sing together. Happiness may pass and hear us, and if she is fond of samba she may stay.
(Quote from Olê Olá, a song by Brazilian composer Chico Buarque)
Here’s Chico singing with MPB4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGPA074Elws&feature=related

BRAZILIAN DOCUMENTARY
“Waste Land” directed by Lucy Walker, tells the story of acclaimed Brooklyn, NY-based artist Vik Muniz returning to his native Brazil, where he embarks upon a transformative creative journey with a group of men and women catadores (garbage pickers), using recyclables to make their portraits.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWPU5WNgQ2w

FAVELA FESTIVAL IN RIO
Do you want to know what’s “musically” happening in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro? Check this out. These are 48 chosen songs for the festival! Listen & vote on our favorite. http://www.favelafestival.com/2010/?pagina=lista-musicas

FOR YOU
"There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in."
Leonard Cohen

“It’s not the load that breaks you down, it is the way you carry it.”
Lena Horne

Love and Smiles,
Katia : )

Brazilian Heart / February 2011

BRAZILIAN HEART
February 2011
Since 1998

INSPIRAÇÃO (Inspira Ação)  - INSPIRATION (Inspire Action)
One of my artistic inspirations in life is Regina Casé (actress, cultural agitator, and host of a Brazilian TV program called “Um Pé de Quê?” about Environment and Sustainability). After watching one of her plays in the 1980’s, I fell in love with theatre and dance and abandoned my History College. That change gave me the opportunity to solidify my love for music and flourish as a human being.  In 2009, a Brazilian documentary called “Dzi Croquettes” (with choreographies by Brooklyn native Lennie Dale) revealed the birth of the irreverent approach I so much loved in Regina. Lennie Dale fell in love with Bossa Nova in 1960 and inspired lots of local artists in Rio de Janeiro in a time when Brasil was under a dictatorship.
Share one of your inspirations with me!  : )

SHOW
Sambaguru Unplugged!
Saturday, February 5th at 8:30pm
@ First & Hope Supper Club (Downtown Los Angeles)
http://www.firstandhope.com/

DANCE – BOSSA NOVA & DICTATORSHIP – Lennie Dale
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbOWiPeLAvw&feature=related

UNIVERSAL BREATHING ROOM
What’s this? It’s pretty cool.
http://doasone.com/BreathingRooms.aspx?RoomID=1

GOT BRAIN?
Zeitgeist: Moving Forward Official Release 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z9WVZddH9w

COOL STUDIO
www.earlyprorecording.com
Engineer+producer Lynne Earls’ credits: K.D. Lang, Airto Moreira, and
Flora Purim.

PARABÉNS PELOURINHO.COM
My friend Jorge Vismara is celebrating 15 years of his website!
www.pelourinho.com

TRIBO OF BRAZILIAN INDIANS FOUND! (It’s possible to live in a different way in this world, folks)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-12360013

FOR YOU

“Conheço a aurora com seu desatino
Conheço o amanhecer com o seu tesouro
Conheço as andorinhas sem destino
Conheço rios sem desaguadouros
Conheço o medo do princípio ao fim
Conheço tudo, conheço tudo
Menos a mim”

I know the dawn with its madness
I know the day break with its treasure
I know swallows with no destiny
I know rivers with no spillways
I know fear from beginning to end
I know everything.
Everything, but myself.
(Quote from a song lyric by Brazilian poet Ferreira Gullar)

“A relationship is a living thing. It needs and benefits from the same
attention to detail that an artist lavishes on his art.” (David Viscott)

Blessings,
Katia : )

Brazilian Heart 2011
January 2011
Since 1998
www.katiabrazil.blogspot.com

To my nephelibate friends! Happy New Year!
The word nefelibata has its origin in Greece:  nephele (cloud) and
batha (a place you can walk on)

COOL NEWS:
Surprise, surprise! I got nominated for best Brazilian singer (Cantora
Brasileira Local) by the Brazilian Press Awards. Would you have a
minute to vote for me? It’s category #3.
http://www.pressaward.com/votacao.php

“Tranquilidade,” one of my new songs with engineer/composer/producer
Lynne Earls (K.D.Lang) will be featured on the compilation Brasil
Sambossica Vol 3 to be released this year.

One of my songs with Bill Brendle (Sambaguru) is in the movie "Every Day." It will be opening in Los Angeles and NYC on Friday.  It will appear at the Laemmle Sunset 5 in West Hollywood.

http://www.laemmle.com/comingsoon.php 

 
SHOW:
Brazilian Heart Experience Project  (New year, New band)
Wed, Jan 19th at 9pm @ ZANZIBAR
1301 5th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401 (corner with Arizona)
Also featuring Mario Costa’s CD release + DJ Chris Brazil spinning.
http://www.reverbnation.com/mariocosta
Reply ASAP if you want to be on a $5 guest list!

BIDU SAYÃO – BRAZILIAN OPERA SINGER (1902-1999)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZCTYN772w0&feature=related
So beautiful and talented! She reminds me of Carmem Miranda when she
rolls her eyes…

BRAZILIAN CHILDHOOD MEMORIES
I was watching “The King’s Speech at a small movie theatre in Westlake
Village when the projector broke. I was transported right then to my
childhood summer vacations in Vitoria, Brasil. One of my relatives
brought me to watch a movie called “Dio Como Ti Amo” at a very
improvised screening room with folded chairs on a dirt floor. During
the movie I heard babies crying and a dog strolling around. I had to
smile.
Here’s Gigliola Cinqueti singing the main song of the movie that was a
hit all over the world. “Dio Como Ti Amo” is a composition by Domenico
Modugno, who wrote “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare) in 1958.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjxdWqYuFQ8&feature=related

FOR YOU
“If I were called on to define briefly the word 'art', I should call
it the reproduction of what the senses perceive in nature, seen
through the veil of the soul."
Quote by French painter Paul Cézanne who was born on January 19, 1838.

“Your physical body is an idea your mind is stubbornly holding on to.”
Deepak Chopra

Be a Sage, be a warrior!
Katia : )

NEW YEAR'S EVE WITH RHYTHM!

NEW YEAR'S EVE WITH SAMBAGURU
@ South Coast Winery in Temecula, CA

www.rhythmonthevine.com

BRAZILIAN HEART / DECEMBER 2010

BRAZILIAN HEART
December 2010
Since 1998
www.katiabrazil.blogspot.com

Maybe you heard about the war against drug dealers at Complexo do Alemão in Rio de Janeiro.  Most of my hometown friends agree with the Army’s intervention to help Rio’s police force.  The 400,000.00 neighborhood of Complexo do Alemão (German’s Complex) includes traditional areas like Penha, Inhaúma and Bonsucesso.  At the end of World War II, a Polish immigrant bought the whole area and was mistaken as a German guy because of his accent (they called him the “twisted tongue guy.”) With the Soccer World Cup and Olympics coming to Rio in few years, the federal and state government decided to clean the area. Good move! It’s now or never!

(Photo of a boy at Complexo do Alemão by Felipe Dana)

Coincidently, Brazilians are celebrating 100 Years of composer Noel Rosa who lived in Penha and wrote one of the most beautiful slow sambas called “Meu Barracão” (in homage of his shack in Penha). In 1934 he met the big love of his life. What was her last name? Moraes. : )

PERFORMANCES
Saturday, Dec. 4 at 2pm Samba Society
Celebrating The Day of Samba (December 2nd) and 100 Years of Noel Rosa!
Art Bazaar, music and Brazilian Food. All ages welcome.
Bakari Art House. 1951 Hillcrest Dr. Los Angeles, CA 90016.

NEW YEAR’S EVE with Sambaguru at South Coast Winery in Temecula!
http://www.jazzandblues.org/features/2009/rhythmOnTheVineNewYears/

MUSIC ON BRAZILIAN TV
MEU BARRACÃO (My Shack) by Noel Rosa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2zY4D1SFys

AROUND LOS ANGELES
My great friend and Capoeira master Amen Santo is the head of Capoeira Batuque and Brasil Brasil Cultural Center in Culver City. Check it out.
http://capoeirabatuque.org/

PAULO SZOT - BRAZILIAN SINGER AT BROADWAY
Went to see Paulo at the Broad Theatre in Santa Monica last November. He won the Tony Award in 2008 for his work at “South Pacific.” Next January he’ll be Escamillo on a production of “Carmen” at the Metropolitan Opera. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m24Z5Uzf-mQ

From left: Paulo Szot, me, Marcia Argolo (Festival of Sacred Music) and photographer Jorge Vismara

BRAZILIAN ART VIDEO
In 2005 I participated on a project called “Danço-Te” by artist Bia Gayotto from São Paulo. Now she has a new project called Trading Places. It is inspired by Czech media philosopher and cultural theorist Villem Flusser's article that stated: “immigration is a creative activity that involves a certain double-consciousness, where the immigrant is always negotiating between home and the world.” The video provides an exchange between voice and body, generating an unsettling sense of dislocation. From physical, cultural and emotional perspectives Trading Places reflects on issues of immigration,
identity, culture and geographic interconnectivity. http://www.biagayotto.com/ The exhibition is scheduled for February at Kristie Engle Gallery.
Photo below by Bia Gayotto when we were filming for "Trading Places"

FOR YOU
“(…) What is a teacher? I’ll tell you: it isn’t someone who teaches something, but someone who inspires the student to give of her best in order to discover what she already knows.” (Quote from “The Witch of Portobello” by Paulo Coelho)

Merry Christmas (Feliz Natal) & Happy New Year (Feliz Ano Novo)
The photo below was taken in front of the San Francisco City Hall. Choreographer Rosangela Silvestre and I happily posing in front of the beautiful Shiva sculpture!

BRAZILIAN HEART
NOVEMBER 2010
SINCE 1998
www.katiabrazil.blogspot.com

Beyond this endless straight road between Iowa and Kansas is where I
belong. No clue where this place may be, but my joyful heart is there
already. I want to say I don’t worry about “belonging” anymore, but I
still do sometimes. On my left side is Keith, our bus driver who just
retired from the Army after more than 25 years. He’s a specialist in
everything about tanks, and just turned 50 years old. He wears a cap
with the logo of the bus company (Wind Stars) to hide his baldness,
has a very well trimmed moustache and a cool sense of humor. His only son is working on 3 majors at the Iowa State University: International Relations, Economy ad Political Science. The talent boy speaks Spanish and German and is learning Russian. I joke with the driver saying his son is already a spy at 18 years old.
Iowa woke up today with a new governor, actually, an “old” governor.
The guy already served 4 turns here. He’s affectionately called
“governor for life.”
During the first part of this trip I listen to my yoga teacher and
feel my lower intestine cramp. The food I ate last night upset my
tired body. Pizza at midnight was not a good choice. Pattonsburg…Here I am: Hwy 35, mile 77, around 80 miles to Kansas. So far I only saw scattered farmhouses and resting areas with the usual McDonald, gas station ($2.59 per gallon here) and empty cornfields along both sides of the 2-lane road. It’s a beautiful day with a blue sky and a fresh/cold wind swaying the 49-seat bus side to side. I’ve seen at least 6 dead raccoons by the side of the road. Oops! Make it 7 now. The bus is turning to the west blinding my eyes. I already turned off my laptop because I couldn’t see the screen. I’m glad I did. I feel calmer listening to my yoga teacher chanting while I write. Gallatin, Maysville…Exotic names, but my favorite so far is Tonganoxie. A flock of robins announce the next stop: Cameron. Ahead of us are 2 trailers and a State Park. My gut is still complaining once in a while. I better drink lots of water from now on. Time? It’s about 4:06pm and my Brazilian heart feels universal.

NEXT SHOW
Wednesday, November 17th at 9pm @ Conga Room
Opening for Jair Oliveira (son of legendary Brazilian singer Jair Rodrigues)
http://www.congaroom.com/?p=details&e=36557

Note: The Tonight Show experience was very cool. I sang three songs
from Sambaguru’s CD TRIBO and they aired 3 seconds of it. Hahahahahah!
I’m grateful that Rickey Minor (the band’s musical director) invited
me, and for the respect of the musicians and production crew.

AROUND LOS ANGELES
Friday, November 5th @ Nokia
Great singer/songwriter Djavan
www.braziliannites.com

MOVIE
“Raul Seixas, O Início, o Fim e o Meio” is about the famous rock
musician who changed Brazilian Rock forever. The writer Paulo Coelho
was one of his musical partners.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wssqAAOw3Gw

“Social Network” and “The Girls who kicked the Hornet’s Nest”
(Trilogy) are very cool. I highly recommend.

BRAZILIAN BOOK
1822 by Laurentino Gomes
“How a wise man, a sad princess and a money crazy Scotsman helped D.
Pedro create Brazil, a country that had everything to go wrong.” The
book is dedicated to all Brazilian history teachers. “1822” is the
year Brasil got its Independence.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy-HX-dZ32g (Interview in Portuguese)

HISTORY
“(…) In 1787, when Thomas Jefferson was still ambassador in Paris, a Brazilian student from the University of Montpellier called Jose Joaquim da Maia (a.k.a. Vandek) asked him a question. He wanted help from the U.S. to make a revolution in Brazil. Jefferson, who had other more urgent concerns, refused, but made sure to report the case to the State Department.”
(Quote from “1822” by Laurentino Gomes)

FOR YOU
“(…) Tentei passar um mês sem rir
Conter o instinto sexual
Falar tanto sem me repetir
Fingir que sou bom sendo mau,
Tentando descobrir o jeito
De achar o amor perfeito
Essa coisa que não há.”

I tried to spend a month without laughing
To contain my sexual instinct
To pretend that I’m good being bad,
All that to find a way
To discover the perfect love
That love that doesn’t exist.

(From a song composed by Ivan Santos talking about his love/hate
relationship with Rio de Janeiro)
http://www.ivansantos.de/

Peace and Love,
Katia : )

BRAZILIAN HEART
OCTOBER 2010
SINCE 1998
www.katiabrazil.blogspot.com

I'll be singing with THE TONIGHT SHOW BAND on Thursday, October 14, 2010!
 : )

One of my great pleasures in life is to gather fresh branches of
rosemary (Alecrim in Portuguese) from my garden, sniff, and add it to
a chicken stew. I just learned that Rosmarinus officinallis is “rose
of the sea” in Latin, and that it helps to restore blood circulation
and invigorate your digestion. In Brasil, they use it to treat asthma
and rheumatism, among other things. Ok, your caboclo friend here is
going back to the kitchen!
P.S.: Caboclo is a Brazilian of Indian or mixed Indian and white ancestry.

Performances
Saturday, October 9th at 11pm
Special guest with Brazilian singer/composer Pedro Moraes (last show
of his US tour)
@ Key Club
9039 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, California
310.274.5800
www.keyclub.com
http://www.pmoraes.com/pedromoraes.cfm

Saturday, October 16 at 9pm with Samba Society
@ Roxy’s
9009 Sunset Blvd.West Hollywood, CA 90069
(310) 278-9457
Also featuring Delta Nove and Sambada
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=322249282173

Friday, October 29 with Viver Brasil Dance Company
@ Virgina G. Piper Theater - Scottsdale Center –Scottsdale, AZ
www.viverbrasil.com
Below: Viver Brasil Dance Company @ Chicago airport on its way to a showcase in Pittsburgh. Katiaana, Mario, Katia, Badaró, Cldô, Annie, Dudé, Lailah, Rachel and Evan.

BRAZILIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
The Wall Street Journal printed an article about Dilma Roussef (Labor
Party candidate for the presidency) entitled “Ex-Guerrilla on Cusp of
Power in Brazil.” We’ll be voting again on Oct. 31st to decide between
Dilma and José Serra. What a scary Halloween celebration!
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704791004575520171395595534.html

BRAZILIAN MOVIES
“Children of the Amazon” by Denise Zmekhol
Trailler and awarded DVD available at: http://www.childrenoftheamazon.com/

“Jean Charles” (directed by Henrique Goldman)
Screening on Wednesday, Oct. 6th at 7:30pm
@James Bridge Theater – UCLA
Melnitz Hall 1409 (Los Angeles, CA 90005)

BOOK
“Shadow of the Wind” by Spanish author Carlos Ruiz Zafon .
What a book! I’m reading another one by the same writer called “Angel’s Game.”
“The Bad Girl” by Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa.

FOR YOU
 “I do want to loose myself in the endless expanse, and in the open
fields, recognize yet another grain of myself, and harvest in return
the love I deserve. I do want to enter the burning cities, like a son,
like a clown, like a sultan. In the paths I trail, than, each one
shall be my brother.”
(A quote from “Zingareio,” a song by Pedro Moraes)

Zingareio comes from zíngaro that means gypsy. Here’s Chet Baker
playing Zingaro (Retrato em Preto e Branco) by Antonio Carlos Jobim
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPG9_YHnWM8

Love and Peace,
Katia : )

BRAZILIAN HEART / SEPTEMBER 2010

Brazilian Heart
September 2010
Since 1998
www.katiabrazil.blogspot.com

My sister had it! She is moving to a new development in Itaipuaçu in
Rio de Janeiro where the streets are not totally paved yet, but where
she will be surrounded by unspoiled Nature. Itaipuaçu is a Tupi
Guarani word that means big black stone.
This is a link to a site called Club of the Adventurers that has
beautiful pictures of the State Park Serra da Tiririca located between Itaipu and Itaipuaçu. I’m planning my next trip already!
http://www.clubedosaventureiros.com/guia-de-trilhas/65-parque-estadual-da-serra-da-tiririca-rj/750-parque-estadual-da-serra-da-tiririca

Shows
Showcases with Sambaguru @ Western Arts Alliance
Tue, Aug. 31st  & Wed, Sept. 1st @ Hyatt Regency (Long Beach, CA)
http://www.westarts.org/showcase_list.php?confidx=11&action=full_list&date=2010-09-01

Thu, Sept.2nd at 7pm with Viver Brasil Dance Company
@ Levitt Pavilion at MacArthur Park (downtown Los Angeles)
http://www.levittla.org/en/calendar.html#september

Fri, Sept. 3rd at 8pm with Bill Brendle and Leo Costa
@ Bellavino’s Winery Bistro (Westlake Village)
http://www.bellavinowinebar.com/calendar.aspx?ShowDate=9%2f1%2f2010

Sat, Sept. 11 at 7pm with Mitchell Long
@ Grand Annex (San Pedro)
http://www.grandvision.org/calendar-details.asp?id=36

BRAZILIAN MOVIE
This is the official Trailer of “5x Favela” that just opened in Rio.
It tells 5 stories created and filmed by different young guys that
live in the slums. Brazilian filmmaker Cacá Diegues organized the
project. Check it out! : )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIM-BIBeclk

AROUND LA
Sunday, Sept. 5 at 9pm @ Waterfront (Marina del Rey)
Brasilidade and Mario Sergio (formerly with Fundo de Quintal)
www.braziliannites.com
Sunday, Sept. 12 from noon to 6pm @ La Brea Tar Pits (Brazilian Day in LA organized by the Brazilian Consulate to celebrate Brasil’s Independence Day). Live music (Sambajah, Muamba, Renni Flores, Capoeira, etc.), arts and crafts, food, and much more. Free.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Los-Angeles/Brazilian-Day-in-LA/140998195920371?ref=ts
Wednesday, Sept. 15 at 9pm @ Zanzibar (Santa Monica)
Brasil Cultura Funk presents: Diana Booker & Krishna’s Eyedentity Cd
Release Party! Presale tickets include a free download card for the full-length
album. Just show your ticket at the door to receive the download card.
http://templebarconcepts.tickets.musictoday.com

Saturday, Sept. 26 at 7pm Olodum @ Ford Amphitheater (Hollywood)
www.braziliannites.com

MY HOMETOWN (RIO DE JANEIRO) BY AIR!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6EgrDNK8n4&feature=related

FOR YOU
“(…) A ti me exponho. Verão, sou toda fecundidade!
– O calor me penetra, o Sol me invade o senso,
e tudo em torno a mim se torna mais extenso,
tudo em que os olhos ponho:
o céu, o oceano, a mata...
E enquanto em gestação a Terra se dilata,
Dilata-se minha alma à gestação do Sonho.”

I expose myself to you. Summer, I’m all fecundity!
The heat penetrates; the sun invades the sense,
And everything around me becomes extended,
Everything that I put my eyes on:
The sky, the ocean, the greenery…
And while the Earth dilates in its gestation,
My soul dilates gestating a dream.
(Quote of a poem by Brazilian poet Gilka Machado /1893-1980)

Love and Blessings,
Katia : )

Oscar Castro-Neves & Band @ Burton Chace Park Concert Series (Abraham Laboriel, Charlie Bisharat, Walter Rodriguez, Katia Moraes, Oscar Castro-Neves, Don Grusin and Gary Meek)

Part of Samba Society @ Tropico de Nopal

Brasil Cultura Funk @ Zanzibar with Sandro Feliciano, Andre SantAnna and Krishna

BRAZILIAN HEART / AUGUST 2010

BRAZILIAN HEART
AUGUST 2010
SINCE 1998

I’m very fond of James Taylor and Carole King’s songs and voices since my teen years. I couldn’t understand what they said then, but my heart transformed what I heard into sweetness, and that was enough for me. When I watched their DVD Live at the Troubadour my heart sang with them. Here’s what James said about his trip to Brasil in 1985:
"I had... sort of bottomed-out in a drug habit, my marriage with Carly had dissolved, and I had basically been depressed and lost for a while, " he recalled in 1995. "I sort of hit a low spot. I was asked to go down to Rio de Janeiro to play in this festival down there. We put the band together and went down and it was just an amazing response. I played to 300,000 people. They not only knew my music, they knew things about it and were interested in aspects of it that to that point had only interested me. To have that kind of validation right about then was really what I needed. It helped get me back on track. The song ‘Only a Dream in Rio’ was written in tribute to that night, with lines like I was there that very day and my heart came back alive.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TLaBSyIwPc

SAMBAGURU NEWS!
"TRIBO" will soon be released in Europe through AfriKool Entertainment in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and France! And I’m happy for Kevin Ricard, Sambaguru's percussionist, who is now playing in the new Tonight Show Band! Here's Kevin on a photo by Helene.

Sunday, Aug. 8 at 4pm with SAMBAGURU
@ Concerts in the Park / Columbia Park (Torrance)
http://www.torrancelive.us/index_files/Page1200.htm
FREE
Map:
http://maps.google.com/maps?rlz=1T4IBMA_enUS314US223&hl=en&q=4045+190th+st,+torrance+ca&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=4045+W+190th+St,+Torrance,+CA+90504&gl=us&ei=ydtWTPqsIIL0tgPf0qnaAg&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBMQ8gEwAA

Saturday, Aug. 14 at 5pm with Oscar Castro-Neves
@ Burton Chace Park (Marina del Rey)
http://findlocal.latimes.com/marina-del-rey/music/concert/marina-summer-concerts-burton-chace-park-marina-del-rey-concert-5
FREE

Sunday, Aug 15 at 4pm with Samba Society
@ Tropico de Nopal (Echo Park)
http://www.tropicodenopal.com/home/home.html

Sat, Aug 21 @ 7pm Katia Moraes & Brazilian Hearts
@ ARJONA’S (Long Beach)
Info: (562) 421-8605
http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?inviteId=PORADPKOLMZWBCIRPDQX&li=iq&src=email&trk=aei6 

Friday, Aug. 27 at 7pm with SAMBAGURU
@ Hollywood Farmers Market (Hollywood)
http://www.farmersmarketla.com/directions/index.html
FREE

CONTEMPORARY BRAZILIAN DANCE
Deborah Colker is a Rio native who has her own company since 1994. In 2009 she created and directed the latest Cirque Du Soleil’s “Ovo.” Watch the video. She’s an impressive artist.
http://www.ciadeborahcolker.com.br/en/

AROUND TOWN
Dudamel @ Hollywood Bowl on Thu, Aug. 5
With LA Phil playing Brazilian Villa-Lobos, Falla’s and Ravel.
http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/tickets/performance-detail.cfm?id=4255
Seu Jorge @ Club Nokia on Sat, Aug. 14
www.braziliannites.com
Grecco Buratto, Quetzal Guerrero, Muamba, and DJ Mark Maxwell
Wed, Aug 18th at 9pm @ Zanzibar (Brasil Cultura Funk)
1301 5th St. Santa Monica (5th & Arizona)
http://www.zanzibarlive.com/
Sunday, Aug 22 at 6pm @ Ford Amphitheatre
Yogananda: Avatar of the New Age. A Talk by Swami Kriyananda. It’s FREE if
you register online at:
www.anandala.org
Carla Hassett (Solo)
Mon, Aug 30 at 8pm @ Good Music Mondays in the lobby bar of the
Renaissance Hotel. Highland & Hollywood. No cover!
http://www.myspace.com/carlahassett

MOVIE (“BRASILIANTIME”)
I met musician Derf Reklaw when he joined Viver Brasil Dance Company for the premiere of ALAFIA / Harmony at Ford Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. He told me he had traveled to São Paulo, Brasil to be part of a movie documenting Brazilian drummers meeting Djs who were influenced by Brazilian rhythms.  The movie is called “Brasiliantime.” It features Wilson das Neves, Mamão, João Parahyba, among others. Check it out!
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x13cok_brasilintime-trailer_music
THE RUNAWAYS (Women Rock!)
(With Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart, among others)
http://therunaways.com/
Here's my band in Brasil in the 1980's!

ELECTION FOR PRESIDENT IN BRASIL
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/brazil/3117857/Barack-Obama-contests-Brazil-elections-against-Chico-Bin-Laden.html

FOR YOU
 “On one occasion,
my father painted the whole house
a brilliant orange.
We lived for a long time in a house,
as he said himself,
eternally dawning.”
(By Brazilian poet Adelia Prado)

Peace, kiss and blessings,
Katia : )