Showing posts with label Tropicalia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tropicalia. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Que Bajo?!



Enjoy the ever-so-smooth Afro-Latin rhythms and music from Geko Jones and Uproot Andy live at APT.

This Thursday QUE BAJO?! Dance Party is back in Manhattan for another Tropical Shakedown. The DJs are bringing it down with some awesome Afro-Colombian, Tropical Bass, Digital Cumbia, Kuduro, Brazilian Grime, African Dancehall, Roots and Dubstep beats.



Thursday, March 12, 2009
10 pm

Que Bajo?!
with Geko Jones & Uproot Andy @ APT
419 West 13th Street
New York, NY

FREE! GRATIS!


For Event Details Click Here

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Travel back to Tropicalia Times


Red Hot + Rio are CD compilations from the Red Hot AIDS Benefit Series intended to promote AIDS awareness. The compilations introduce you to hot samba beats, soulful funk and beautiful bossa nova tunes.
Legendary Brazilian recording artists including such as Jobim, Astrud Gilberto and Gilberto Gil are among the contributors of this tribute to the vibrant music culture of Brazil.


On December 4 and December 5 Brooklyn Academy of Music is hosting a benefit to celebrate the music and culture of Brazil. BAM invited artists such as Bebel Gilberto (Brazil), José González (Sweden), Otto, (Brazil) and João Parahyba (Brazil) to saluted the elements Samba Soul. The event invites audience on a journey through the amazing years of tropicalia movement, North American soul music and legendary Brazilian music.

Fusing samba with R&B, soul with baião, pioneer artists with emerging artists today the concert at BAM bring together the newest generation of Brazilian and international artists who represent the legacy of this inspiring cultural scene.


A portion of the proceeds will benefit Brazil Foundation’s AIDS-related projects.

December 4 and 5

8:00pm

Tickets are from $25
The Howard Gilman Opera House located in the Peter Jay Sharp Building at 30 Lafayette Avenue Getting to BAM click here