Tuesday 10 November 2009, 8pm
Violeiros do Brasil
A documentary + concert about the ten-string guitar - The most genuine Brazilian instrument with two masters coming from Brazil
"There are beautiful images recorded by Myriam Taubkin and Sérgio Roizenblit in the natural landscape of each musician. And there are such good stories. And how gorgeous these ten-string guitarists play!"
-Estado de São Paulo
"The musicians show the richness of the instrument, which came in Brazil in the Portuguese heritage and, in the country it gained a strong and definitive Brazilian accent. Here the ten-string guitarists present the real Brazilian folk music."
- Folha de São Paulo
This documentary shows Brazil as never seen before by an international audience. A country with its multiple landscapes recorded and screened in a new perspective, a country by its own views, sounds and myths.
The project consists in a film screening, followed by a concert with the ten-string guitarists (violeiros). A documentary that highlights the artists that make the ten-string guitar one of the most popular instruments in the country, and certainly the preferred instrument in the traditional parties that happen away from the major metropolises.
Right after the images, sounds and myths, it's time to listen two violeiros coming from the countryside of Brazil to perform the most beautiful - traditional and contemporary, as well raw and sophisticated - music from these regions.
Through the documentary’s images, it is possible to know many different landscapes from Brazil, in a journey where music and tradition mix with myths and beliefs. Truly connected with the country’s ground and oral tradition.
Programme
1. A short introduction by the project’s director, Myriam Taubkin
2. Documentary screening – SUB (45min)
3. Concert with Ivan Vilela (São Paulo, Brasil) and Pereira da Viola (Minas Gerais, Brazil)
Trailer
Brazilian Memory Project
The Brazilian Memory Project is a cultural project that charts the important musical manifestations existing within the intricacies of the country. By producing concert series, the project unites artists; weaves in historical figures with prominent personalities and musical revelations; and then documents them all in books, CDs and DVDs, thus keeping Brazilian musical history alive by celebrating the diversity of its instruments and segments. While navigating through the site, you will find detailed information about four of the Brazilian Memory Project’s seven phases: Brazilian Violeiros, A Brazilian Wind, Guitars of Brazil and Brazil of the Accordion.
www.myspace.com/projetomemoriabrasileira
www.projetomemoriabrasileira.com.br
Ivan Vilela
Ivan Vilela is one of the main ten-string guitarists nowadays. With a special style and very developed technique, he has more than 13 albums recorded, solo or with different groups, and was nominated or awarded in several prestigious prizes in Brazil.
He is also the director and arranger of the Orquestra Filarmônica de Violas and a researcher of the traditional music from São Paulo and Minas Gerais - two Brazilian states rich in countryside culture.
He has been frequently performing not only in Brazil, but also in Spain, France, Britain, Italy and Portugal.
Pereira da Viola
Viola player, singer and composer, Pereira da Viola was born in San Julian, a rural county in Mucuri Valley, northern Minas Gerais State. In a seventeen-year music history, Pereira has recorded four albums: “Terra Boa” (Good Land), “Tawanara”, “Viola Cósmica” (Cosmic Viola) and “Viola Ética” (Ethical Viola).
Since the beginning of his artistic career, including the discovery of the viola, Pereira has shown that he is an artist who brings within himself the pleasure and the obligation of representing his people and culture through the music he composes. His talent and unrivaled style raised him to the status of Icon of the Viola, not only by the critics and media, but also by the audience who is enchanted by his virtuousness and charisma.
Presented by Brazilian Memory Project in London
Initiative: Brazilian Memory Project
Conceived and produced by: Núcleo Contemporâneo
Supported by: Embassy of Brazil
Photo: Angélica Del Nery | Art work: Teresa Maita and Roberta Asse
