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Where Rio De Janeiro Meets Bahia: Edmundo Carneiro & Mario Bakuna at Chandos Arms Jazz
Courtesy of Rick Finlay | Posted on May 21, 2019
Where
Chandos Arms Jazz
31 Colindale Avenue
London
Map
+44 20 8361 0265
When
Sun, July 7, 2019
19:00
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Musicians
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Brazilian musician, arranger and composer Mario Bakuna has recently released his new album Where Rio de Janeiro meets Bahia. It is a journey to Rio de Janeiro, the birthplace of Bossa Nova, and Bahia, the city that best represents the powerful African influence in Brazilian music. He recorded this album alongside Edmundo Carneiro a renowned Brazilian percussionist based in Paris for over 30 years, who has performed alongside names like Tania Maria, Baden Powell, Chuco Valdez, and many others.
Bakuna has been based in London for 6 years. Since moving to London he's played festivals and venues such as Ronnie Scott’s, Pizza Express, Toulouse Lautrec, Rich Mix, and the Jazz Cafe, just to name a few....