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| Rhythms of the World - Samba at Certaldo, Italy Global Music Foundation is launching its Rhythms of the World series this week in Certaldo. This will be the beginning of a succession of seminars in which there will be the opportunity to experience and learn about rhythmic traditions from all over the world. For the first in this series we take a look at Brazil and the Samba This will run alongside the Tuscany Jazz Vocal Summer School in which there will be 35-40 singers from around Europe. As the percussionists train and learn the various different calls and rhythms, under the guidance of Felix Gibbons, the singers will learn some of the traditional songs as performed at the carnivals of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo. On the last day of the course there will be an open air public performance during which we will bring the joy and the spirit of carnival to Certaldo. Every night at the jam sessions there will be opportunities to play Samba Canao in a small group setting. Workshops and one to one classes on the following percussion instruments: Surdo, Repique, Repenique, Caixa de guerra, Tamborim, Chocalao, Rocca, Chapinhas, Tarol, Reco Reco, Cuca, Agogo, Pandeiro, Ganza Learn all about Samba, Bossa Nova, Partido Alto samba, Samba-Canao or Samba-Pagode, Choro, Choro Nova, Jazz Bossa and more. Felix Gibbons Felix Gibbons has been playing percussion in the music industry for over 20 years now, doing everything from samba and salsa to bhangra and pop with everyone from Brazilian Grammy winner Milton Nascimento to Peter Gabriel. He records for BMG/Sony and teaches internationally. Felix was top in the UESP judges exam and has many times judged the rhythm and melody categories in the Carnivals in Sao Paulo. In Brazil, Carnival is the country?s greatest festival but it?s also a serious competition. Playing in the “baterias” (drum section) he's been champion there twice with the School of Samba Rosas de Ouro and played many times in other schools. Whilst flying around Brazil playing at all kinds of events like International Festivals in Garanhuns, Pernambuco and Londrina, Parana, he has done a lot of ethno-musicological research and looked into many of the different carnival art forms in seven different states. He?s also done post-graduate studies in this field at both the Universities of So Paulo and Rio de Janeiro . Guillermo Rozenthuler Guillermo Rozenthuler is an accomplished singer, guitarist and composer from Argentina who has relocated to London after more than a decade performing the length and breadth of South America. He is a member of the award winning band ”Orient House Ensemble”. This year at WOMAD he will be presenting material from his latest release, ?The Blue Hour?. Guillermo is one of the most in-demand voice coaches and activists on the London Latin scene. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Jazz News :: home page |