Beatriz Azevedo at the Dunya Festival in Holland

Last May Beatriz Azevedo played at the Dunya Festival’s 30th anniversary, one of Europe’s most important festivals.

She traveled from Brazil to Holland with her band formed by Bocato, Henrique Alves, Lucas Vargas, Pedro Ito and producer Flavio de Abreu. The trip was funded by Brazil’s Ministry of Culture.

Beatriz’s concert at the Dunya Festival had a few Dutch special guests such as flutist Remko de Landemeter, percussionist Jonas Linnemann and Brazilian musicians living in Holland Julio Pimentel and Tolomin. The concert was a great success and thrilled the European audience, thousands of people enjoying Brazilian music in a festival that attracted more than 200 thousand to a park in Rotterdam.

Beatriz Azevedo @ WMDC, Rotterdam

Before her major concert at the Dunya Festival, Beatriz Azevedo presented her music at the beautiful WMDC in Rotterdam. The European audience had the opportunity to get to know Beatriz’s new songs as a premiere. On stage, great Brazilian musicians: Bocato (trombone), Henrique Alves (bass), Lucas Vargas (accordion and piano), Pedro Ito (drums and percussion) alongside very special guests: Gabriela Hagen, Jonas Linnemann, Julinho Pimentel, Remko de Landmeter and Tolomin.

Watch the Beatriz’s Dutch Tout making of

Beatriz Azevedo plays Hilda Hilst

Beatriz Azevedo not only composed the play’s soundtrack but she also directed the show’s mise en scène. Alongside Beatriz are actors Luiz Päetow, Maria Alice Vergueiro and Sabrina Greve. Musicians Betinho Sodré and Daniel Tauszig complete the cast. The play is on stage at Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil in São Paulo, from June 14th to August 5th.

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Beatriz Azevedo is selected by the Petrobrás Cultural Program

The year of 2007 started with great news for Beatriz Azevedo: her next CD “Alegria” will be sponsored by the Petrobrás Cultural Program. Currently, the CD is in its pre-production stages. The CD will include new compositions and many partners/guests will be present, such as Bocato, Cristovão Bastos and Vinicius Cantuária.

Art Anthopophagie Aujourd’hui

After her concerts during the European summer, Beatriz went back to France to participate in a project about Anthropophagic Art. The project took place at Galerie de Nesle, within the quartier des arts, near the Pont Neuf in Paris. The event was promoted by the painters  Gilles d’Staal and Jaime Zapata (Corpos Pintados).

Beatriz Azevedo in Paris

After the German season in the program ´Culture Cup`, the band continued on to France. In Paris, Beatriz Azevedo presented 3 concerts upon the L`Entrepot stage and at the ´Le Divan Du Monde`. Promoted by Soline Garry & Metisse Music, Beatriz Azevedo’s concerts were sold out in every session, even during the intense Paris summer, a time when the city is usually less crowded...

standing ovations at the concert @ Le Divan Du Monde.

Lucas Vargas (piano and accordeon), Beatriz Azevedo (voice and guitar), Meno Del Pincchia (bass and fretless), Pedro Ito (drums and percussion) and Bocato (trombone). Photos by Roger Sassaki.

Coming up, pictures of the L´Entrepot concert.

Beatriz Azevedo at L’Entrepot in Paris

During the European summer, Beatriz Azevedo performed in Germany and France. After arriving in Paris, Beatriz and the band played twice at L’Entrepot and heated up the audience who was crowding the cultural center that also includes a movie theater.

During her concerts in Paris, Karine Teperman and Roger Sassaki recorded Beatriz’s song “Palavrassão”. Watch the video, edited by Rafael Gomes.

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Shows in Berlin

Beatriz Azevedo presented 3 shows in Berlin during the european summer, next to musicians Bocato, Lucas Vargas, Kristina Kanders, Meno Del Picchia and Pedro Ito. The concerts happened at the NBI (Neue Berliner Initiative), the Chocolat Fabrik (Orphtheater im Schokoladen), and at the Brasilianische Botschaft in Berlin.

Upon arrival at Berlin, it was straight to the Kulturbraurei and the first word learned in german was : love (liebe)

 

 

 

Brasilianische Botschaft

Musicians and crew: Beatriz Azevedo, Roger Sassaki, Bocato, Pedro Ito, Meno Del Picchia, Lucas Vargas, Guilherme Garbato.