New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Helene Browning PR) The World to Brooklyn, a new series showcasing vibrant artists from different cultures in an exciting new venue in downtown Brooklyn, continues on November 12th with master percussionist Dendê, who hails from Bahia, Brazil and is well known for his work in Carlinhos Brown's world-famous band, Timbalada. Combining hot Afro-Brazilian pop music with rhythms of the African diaspora, he and his band summon the frenetic energy of carnival or the laid-back cool of reggae. With roots in the Afro-Brazilian traditions of Candomblé and samba de roda, their program features compositions by Dendê that blend samba, rumba, Afrobeat, reggae, and merengue. An after-party with DJ Greg Caz spinning samba, forro & Brazilian classics follows the show.
Dendê, percussionist, singer, composer, bandleader, and teacher, has performed professionally since the age of 14 when he appeared in Carlinhos Brown's Timbalada. With Timbalada, he toured throughout Brazil,
Europe and Asia, recorded on eight of their albums, appeared on various television shows, and performed with a who's who of popular Brazilian music. Since 2001, he has split his time between Brazil and the US and performed with Mongo Santamaria,
Giovanni Hidalgo, Zakir Hussain,
David Byrne, Jerry Gonzales, and Vinicius Cantuária, among others. His recent appearances in Brazil include the Mercado Cultural in Salvador da Bahia where he performed with the exceptional jazz ensemble Speak in Tones led by
Daniel Moreno and Mike Ellis with featured artists Cheikh Tidiane Seck, Graham Haynes, and Adam Rudolph. His new CD Bahia de Todos Os
Santos has received much critical acclaim; the title track is quickly becoming an anthem of Brazilophiles everywhere. Dendê also teaches Afro-Brazilian percussion classes in the New York City area and organizes percussion trips to Brazil.
The World to Brooklyn continues with Cape Verde to Brooklyn with Cape Verdean songstress Fantcha singing bluesy mornas and uptempo coladeiras (Dec 3);
Havana to Brooklyn - Santeria to Salsa with singer and percussion phenomenon Pedrito Martinez, one of Cuba's hottest exports (Feb 11); and Morocco to Brooklyn, a 2-part program featuring the extraordinary Hassan Hakmoun performing acrobatic dances and ecstatic music from Gnawa trance ceremonies and Malika Zarra, a pioneer in Maghreb jazz (Apr 14).
These programs are made possible in part with public support provided by the New York
State Council on the Arts, a
State agency, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
Photo by SWE Photography
World
Music Institute presents
Folkore meets funk in this dynamic concert led
by the charismatic Afro-Brazilian master percussionist Dendê
BAHIA TO BROOKLYN
DENDE & BAND
SATURDAY, November 12, 2011 8 PM
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (corner of 3rd Avenue), Downtown Brooklyn
+ After-party with DJ Greg Caz, spinning samba, forro & Brazilian classics following show!
Tickets: $25; students $20
Information: 212-545-7536 https://www.wminyc.org
For video, please visit: https://worldmusicinstitute.org/event.php?id=1205
"polyrhythmic power and joyous melodies...an irresistible call to the dance floor."--
Boston Herald
