Press
Conference for MPB-BPM 3rd Edition with Scottish
journalists
At
11 am on 13 March, there will be a press conference
at The
Arches to present the 3rd
Edition of MPB-BPM to Scottish journalists,
to raise interest for support and sponsorship
for a possible re-presentation of the project
in Scotland in October 2003. Many of the Scottish
musicians involved will be present. For more
information, contact Davina Shiell at the
British
Council in Scotland, Tel.: +44 131 524
5717, email Davina.Shiell@britishcouncil.org
or Sandra Marron, of The
Arches, Tel.: +44 141 565 1007, email
sandra@thearches.co.uk.
The
History of Brazilian Popular Music
The Brazilian Embassy in London has produced
a special web site telling the story of MPB
in English and Portugese. Written by Ricardo
Cravo Albin, the site provides a good introduction
to the history of MPB from the 18th to the
21st century.
The site can be found on this link: http://www.brazil.org.uk/mpb/indexen.htm
Asian
Dub Foundation
When
we brought the ADF to Brazil in 2001, they
were in the middle of a campaign to release
an asian warehouse worker from prison. They
won the campaign last year, and Satpal Ram
was released. They have not lost their political
zeal, however, and their latest CD "Enemy
of the Enemy" is full of politicised
lyrics. Read about their concerns and their
music in this recent interview in the Guardian.
Welsh
Bagpipers in Libya
The
bagpipes are perhaps the most known of Celtic
musical instruments.
Everybody has heard of the Scottish bagpipes
but you may not know that the Welsh have their
own version. Read what piper Ceri Rhys Matthews
has to say about his recent visit to Libya
in the ´Latest News` Section [+] more
Those
Brazilian Rhythms
Want
to know more about Brazilian rhythms. Have
a look here [+] more
New
Scottish Musician joins the project
Welcome
to percussionist Hazel Morrison, the new Scottish
musician involved in the project. Read more
here. [+] more
Update
Everybody
involved in the project is working hard towards
the "main event" in March. Read
more here [+] more
14/01/2003
Brazil
Rehearsal Session
The Brazilian musicians involved in the project
had their first rehearsal last Saturday afternoon
( 11 January). [+]
more
17/12/2002
After
working with Nação Zumbi and
RAPPA, the Asian Dub Foundation plays with
Edy Rock, from the top Brazilian rap group
Racionais MCs in one of the tracks on their
brand new CD "Enemy of the Enemy".
[+] more
10/12/2002
News
from the North by
Lincoln Antonio Last Saturday, our group ( mine
and Thomas`s) "A Barca" played at
the ACBEU theatre in Salvador during the IV
Mercado Cultural festival.
We've
arrived!
On 26 November we had a taste of what is to
come. Warmed up by whisky and rum, the launch
of the Brazilian - Scottish edition of MPB-BPM
included the first public musical encounter
in the project - Alfredo Bello and Alan Bryden
played together, accompanied by the percussionist
Gustavo Souza.
