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The Brazilian Community Association of Alberta presents Brazilian Night Typical Food and Live Music |
Come enjoy Brazilian music with
2 bands"Maninho and Aline Morales from Toronto
NETO and band
The two bandswill alternate two sets each of Brazilian Music starting at 8:30pm
Doors at 6pm, Dinner "Moqueca" (Fish Stew) at 7pm, Show at 8:30pm
Saturday - October 10
Acadia Hall
Rosewood Ballroom at the Acadia Recreation Complex
240 90 Av e SE - Calgary, AB
(app. 2 blocks South of Heritage Dr. and 2 blocks East of McLeod)
Dinner and Show - $25 - Members $20 - U12 pay half - U5 free
Show only - $15 - Members $10 Doors at 8:30 pm
Buy your ticket now - scroll down to find the "order now" buttons or call 403-614-5215 / email info@bcaab.org
Promotional Poster HERE for Adobe pdf format and HERE for jpeg format in legal size and HERE for smaller 800pixels.
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Maninho and Aline
Morales from
Toronto Maninho Costa - Percussionist and singer. Maninho was raised in the world of Samba and has participated in many of Samba's most memorable recordings. To this day he still regularly returns to Brazil to play a feature role in the drum cores of Rio's Carnaval. Through the Batucada Carioca, Maninho fosters a friendly and passionate community of musical artists with an affectionate love for traditional samba and the cultural immersion this entails . |
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Joelson David Costa, better known as Maninho Costa, was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and from the early age of 8 he learned to play all the drums in the baterias of the famous Rio Carnival. He started in a mini-bateria for kids as a social project from the samba school Uniao da Ilha do Governador. During this time he was already participating in many television programs, live shows and small concerts performing with a group of 20 children who are now adult professionals playing in different samba schools. At the age
of 15 he began to play in the adult baterias and was invited to
record with professional percussionists. Some of the many records he
participated in recording were for Samba Schools of Rio de Janeiro
(LP) playing repinique solo with all the samba schools for many
years. He also participated on Sergio Mendes’s – Brasileiro (track –
Fanfarra) playing repinique solo among 100 samba percussionists
hand-picked by Sergio Mendes from all of the samba schools in 1991.
Having a strong understanding and ability to play all of the samba percussion instruments, Maninho has played with some of the largest and most famous samba schools such as Salgueiro, Tijuca, Beija-flor, Viradouro, Grande Rio (bateria lead by his uncle, Mestre Odilon Costa) and Uniao da Ilha do Governador.
Maninho and Mestre Odilon began giving workshops for the
Brazilian group Monobloco which has now become a very popular group
that conducts workshops and performs numerous shows nationally and
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In 2001 Maninho was invited to go to Canada with a stage band
lead by Filo Machado, renowned Brazilian guitarist from Sao Paulo,
to perform for a large annual fundraising gala called the Brazilian
Carnival Ball. Based in Toronto, Maninho began to give samba
percussion workshops. He formed his own samba group called Batucada
Carioca which is made up of 20-25 people from all cultural
backgrounds performing consistently. The group has performed in
various festivals, clubs and other types of events in and around the
city giving a taste of Brazilian culture to the multicultural
Canadian community. In 2003 Batucada Carioca was the opening act for
Daniella Mercury’s concert in Toronto.
Since 2004 he has performed with Brazilian piano maestro
Jovino Santos Neto in conjunction with the Gryphon Trio, University
of Toronto including local musicians Mark Kelso and Roberto
Occhipinti. In 2008 Maninho was invited to perform as part of the
Art Of Jazz Orchestra, organized by Jane Bunnett, with Jovino and
legendary Brazilian composer, instrumentalist and icon Hermeto
Pascoal.
Maninho also plays with an eclectic variety of bands ranging
from latin jazz to bossa nova to fusion and more. Some of the great
local musicians he’s worked and toured with include Paul Donat, Rick
Shadrach Lazar, Jesse Cook as well as his own group Batucada
Carioca.
Aside from local work, Maninho has also conducts samba
workshops and performances in Canada the United States and Europe.
Maninho’s goal by conducting workshops is to teach students
interested in learning about Brazilian music and culture by learning
proper technique, repertoire and grooves in order to play samba in
it’s true tradition from the Rio
carnival.
Listen to Maninho at http://www.batucadacarioca.com/
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Aline Morales Singer, percussionist and composer, Aline Morales is a natural talent and a powerful presence on stage. Based in Toronto, Canada, she is presently preparing to record an album with her band: The Aline Morales Band. Aline made her debut as the charismatic leader of the afro-brazilian percussion troupe Maracatu Nunca Antes, who last year released their second CD “the Beat Migration”. She collaborates frequently with her sister Jabu Morales, and David Arcus, arranger and co-director of the Aline Morales Band. She recently recorded with Ritesh Das and the Toronto Tabla Ensemble on the soon to be released CD “Alankar". Born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, her introduction to Afro-Brazilian rhythms began in her early teens with capoeira. In her group, Raizes Cordão de Ouro, she distinguished herself as an able musician, singer, and a dancer in maculelê choreographies. Early in 1999, percussionists Lenis Rino & Eder ‘O’ Rocha introduced her to the rhythms of maracatu. Aline has played several carnivals in the traditional Marcatu Nação Estrela Brilhante do Recife, under the tutelage of Mestre Walter. In BH she was also a key member of Elefante Groove, a groundbreaking percussive orchestra. As a member of Elefante Groove, Aline played alfaia and opened shows for, among others, Jorge Ben Jor, Manu Chow, Otto, and Mundo Livre S/A. Her artistic career also includes performances with the circus group Trampulin and Spasso Escola Popular de Circo, both as a musician and site animator. In mid 2002, Aline moved to Toronto and has kept herself busy as a working artist. She has worked and collaborated with Rick Lazar, director of Samba Squad and the Montuno Police, Gordon Sheard, Luanda Jones, master sambista Maninho Costa ,and percussionist Allan Hetherington from Tasa and the Escola de Samba de Toronto. She also has worked with West African drum teachers Amara Kante and Mamady Keita. She has been the recipient of grants from the OAC, TAC and CCA. Listen to Aline at My Space: http://www.myspace.com/alinemorales1 |
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Mario Has Mario Silva has been playing guitar for over twenty years. He has toured all over Canada and EUA with various groups and artists. Mario is well respected in the music scene of Vancouver as guitar player, singer, composer and music instructor. He has CDs with trio "Pé de Cana", and also plays in band Aché Brasil. |
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Andrew Mason Andrew
Mason is a bassist, guitarist and percussionist based in
Toronto
He is a member of acclaimed Toronto samba group Batucada Carioca, plays regularly with Brazilian singer Luanda Jones, freelanced with axe/samba group Grupo Sympatia. and has performed and recorded with Rick Lazar and Samba Squad.
Outside
of Brazilian music, Andrew is an active player in the Toronto music
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NETO's band
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Neto and Band: Neto - voice Neto is a musician since his teenager
years. While in Brasil, he was in reggae bands
playing percussion, and also plays guitar and sings. In
Canada he has performed with bands at Brazilian functions, and
played Brazilian music in solo appearing at a number of occasions
and venues. |
