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Boca do Rio: Brazilelectro Acoustic Madness
December 16, 2011 @ 7:30 am - 10:00 pm
$10 – $15
Boca do Rio duo, Kevin Welch and Alex Calatayud, explore the band’s new EP, The Dam is Breaking. These tracks present new beats and old traditions in an eclectic mix of organic songs and sounds. The lyrics are sung in both English and Portuguese and topically range from love in the time of climate change to a young prodigy growing up in the Favelas (slums) of Rio de Janeiro. The musicians have lived these songs in live performances throughout the Bay Area and the sound is translated into a deep understanding of the harmonies and rhythms of daily life in Brazil. The songs are profoundly respectful of past traditions but are clearly syncretic and forward-looking, heralding the arrival of an organic blend of lives lived between the Americas, where Electronica meets the skin of the drum and all the saints dance!
Kevin Welch: guitar, vocals
Alex Calatayud: percussion
“Boca do Rio, an Afro-Brazilian World music group from Northern California, delivers a unique blend of pop hooks, pleasing vocal harmonies, funky rhythms, and African percussion with contemporary beats on their EP The Dam is Breaking. The result is joyously melodic and uplifting, with the contemporary accessibility of the Rippingtons and the depth of Stan Getz’s “The Girl from Ipanema” and the Brazilian bossa nova from years past. Boca do Rio (Portuguese for “mouth of the river”) strikes the perfect balance between delicate smoothness and energetic edginess, resulting in vibrant, vast landscapes of sound. Rooted in distinct instruments that seem both timeless and yet also grounded in the here and now, The Dam is Breaking is full of energy, passion, vitality and life. Possessing an urgent environmental message, every song is impeccably written, arranged and performed, resulting in an EP that is superbly crafted and expertly produced.” -Brian Farish Radio
$10-$15 admission. Cash only.
Doors open at 7:30 pm. Show at 8:00 pm.