To All my brazilian peeps: Mochilla’s Timeless is landing in Sao Paulo & Rio
Publié : février 9, 2011 Filed under: Cinema/TV, Events | Tags: Arthur Verocai, Brasil, Espaço Unibanco, J Dilla, J Rocc, Ma Dukes, Mochilla, Mulatu Astatke, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Timeless, V Tech Laisser un commentaire »VTech and Mochilla have collaborated on many groundbreaking musical events, but the pinnacle was in 2009 witht the amazing Timeless Series that was brought to Los Angeles. It truly was the beginning. Where musical borders were no longer seen as obstacles, and where composer arrangers who were once overlooked were wholeheartedly embraced. From the series, celebrated Brasilian composer/arranger was one of three, and now, we find the Timeless series traveling to Arthur’s home country in fitting fashion.
J.Rocc, Coleman and B+ will be in Sao Paulo from February 9-11th screening at the Espaco Unibanco de Cinema and then on the 16-18th at the Unibanco Arteplex Botafogo in Rio de Janeiro. Each film will be screened individually and also J.Rocc will have a chance to do his special Timeless Serato Mega-Mix. There will be Q&As each night with special friends dropping by to contribute.
Beco Do Batman/ Batman’s Alley, Sao Paulo
Publié : novembre 22, 2010 Filed under: Arts, Life | Tags: Beco Do Batman, Brasil, Graffiti, Le M.U.R, Oberkampf, Paris, Pauo Taman, Sampa, Sampa Graffiti, Sao Paulo, Vila Madalena Laisser un commentaire »Je vous parlais du M.U.R à Oberkampf, voici maintenant, le “Beco Do Batman”, alter ego brésilien situé dans le quartier de Vila Madalena, Sao Paulo.
Seule différence, il ne s’agit pas seulement d’un mur de 8×3 mais d’une rue, toute entière!
Quelques photos faites par mon petit Lumix et une vidéo de Paulo Taman (qui signe aussi la série SAMPA Graffiti sur Youtube)
Curumin en concert au New Morning le 12 mai
Publié : mai 8, 2010 Filed under: Music | Tags: Achados E Perdidos, Brasil, Compacto, Curumin, Japan Pop Show, Makasound, New Morning, Quannum, Sao Paulo, Sig Laisser un commentaire »Artiste aux multiples talents (batterie, chant, claviers et guitare) et aux diverses cultures (latines et japonaises), Curumin est l’incarnation artistique de ce qu’est le Sao Paulo d’aujourd’hui.
Sa musique métisse, à l’image de la ville n’est pas plus hip hop qu’elle n’est bossa, funk ou pop. Deux albums à son actif Achados E Perdidos (2005) et Japan Pop Show (2008) tous deux signés sur Quannum font de lui le meilleur ambassadeur de la musique indie et contemporaine brésilienne.
En concert à Paris, le 12 mai au New Morning, il serait de bon ton de lui montrer l’hospitalité à la française en assistant au concert. Réservations ICI
A SLICE OF SAMPA, by Jared Levy !!!SAUDADE!!!
Publié : mars 30, 2010 Filed under: Arts | Tags: A Slice Of Sampa, Binho, Brasil, Graffiti, Jared Levy, Onesto, Rui Amaral, Sampa, Sao Paulo, Saudade, Street Art 1 Commentaire »
Graffiti artists Rui Amaral, Onesto and Binho cover the streets of São Paulo, Brasil (a.k.a. Sampa) in a fight against urban gray monotony.
Mon Bilan 2009
Publié : décembre 19, 2009 Filed under: Books/ Mag, Life, Music, Women | Tags: Abbey Lincoln, Beyond History, Billie Holiday, Channel 13, Channel Thirteen, Chritian Poveda, Cité Nationale de L'Histoire de l'Immigration, Combo Barbaro, Crooklyn, Cuba, Def Jam Poetry, Do The right Thing, El Salvador, Figueira Grande, Honey Dove, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sing, James Baldwin, Je sais pourquoi chante l'oiseau en cage, Je sais pourquoi l'oiseau en cage chan, JR, La Haine, La Havane, La vida Loca, Lee Fields & The Expressions, Les Allusifs, Les Mureaux, Ma Proche Banlieue, Mara 18, Mathieu Kassovitz, Max Roach, Maya Angelou, Michael Jackson, Nikki Giovanni, Patrick Zachmann, Pedro Juan Gutierrez, Poem, Poem For Some Women, Quantic, Sao Paulo, She's Gotta Have It, Sonia Sanchez, Soul, Spike Lee, Trilogie Sale de La Havane, Truth and Soul, Vila Madalena, Vincent Delbrouck, Women Are Heroes 2 Commentaires »Depuis que Paris prend des allures de grand Nord, j’ai décidé de me retirer de la vie nocturne et entrer en hibernation dans mon petit appart’ que j’aime tant.
Etant donné, le syndrome post-déménagement, j’ai des tas de livres qui traînent, des disques qui refont surface, des lettres qui m’ont mis les boules, des magazines qui m’inspirent toujours autant… bref, j’en viens presque à aimer cette organised confusion ambiante.
En musique et en images, voici donc ce qui a marqué ma 29e année de jeune “Grandassa“.
SAO PAULO, sans conteste mon meilleur souvenir de 2009
Moi qui aime tant l’asphalte et les odeurs d’échappement (mais ouais je m’emmerde à la campagne, que voulez vous!), j’en ai eu pour mes réais à tenter de naviguer dans le hustle and bustle de cette Nova York du sud. De Vila Madalena la trendy à Figueira Grande en périphérie, 4 semaines à sillonner Sampa et suivre des artistes de tous bords. Que du kiff! And guess what, 2010 sera plus riche encore de ces délocalisations temporaires. Prochaine étape dans un futur plus que proche, une mégapole d’Asie. Et toujours plus de découvertes musique, photo, street art…
Street Art Guide pt.1 Sao Paulo: Soma Galeria, Rua Fidalga (V. Madalena)
Publié : décembre 12, 2009 Filed under: Arts, Books/ Mag, Life | Tags: Art space, Brasil, Galeria Soma, Livraria Pop, Lojas, Rojo Space, Sao Paulo, Street Art Guide, Vila Madalena Laisser un commentaire »SOMA, c’est à la fois une galerie, un bar/snack, une petite salle de concert, un concept store et un magazine. Tel un labo de création, la famille Soma regroupe des D.A, journalistes, peintres, photographes et illustrateurs de Sao PAulo. Située sur les flancs de Vila Madalena , le quartier hip de la ville, la galerie se fait l’écho de la scène urbaine paulistana depuis septembre dernier.
SOMA, is a gallery, a snack bar, a concert venue, a concept store AND a magazine! Just like a creative lab, Soma is the reunion of A&R, painters, photographers and illustrators from Sao Paulo. Located in Vila Madalena, a hispter neighbourhood, the gallery is one of the “spokesman” for the street culture in SP.
Paredes que Hablan/ Talking Walls/ Les Murs parlent
Publié : novembre 6, 2009 Filed under: Arts, Cinema/TV | Tags: Graffiti, I.sat, nunca, paredes hablan, Sao Paulo, Street Art Laisser un commentaire »“Paredes hablan” est une série de short films (7′) sur le street art latino américain spécialement sur Sao Paulo, Mexico et Buenos Aires.
Produite par I.Sat, une chaîne alternative, les 16 vidéos sont disponibles sur Vimeo ici. En preview, Nunca, graffiti artist originaire de Sao Paulo
“Paredes hablan” is a short films serie on Latino street art (Sao Paulo, Mexico, Buenos Aires)
Produced by I.sat an alternative channel, the sixteen videos are available on Vimeo here
1st step, with Nunca, graffiti artist from Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo “Cidade Limpa” by CIA de Foto
Publié : octobre 21, 2009 Filed under: Life, WYSIWYG | Tags: Brasil, CIA de Foto, Lei Cidade Limpa, Megapolis, Photo, Sao Paulo, Time Magazine Laisser un commentaire »
Since January, 1st 2007, Sao Paulo became a city without any advertising on its walls, bus stops or panels. A world premiere for this southern “Nova York” which is already crowded with people (almost 20 millions inhabitants) and cars (yes, you have to know that cars are KINGS up in here. Yeah, yeah, the zebra crossing are kinda part of the landscape and pedestrians have no rights in the streets!
So here is the work of CIA de Foto (a paulistana collective and photography agency) in SP, the no-ad-city.
More info about “Lei Cidade Limpa” (=law of the clean city) here, still on Time Magazine.
Requiem in Samba by Alex Majoli
Publié : octobre 20, 2009 Filed under: Arts, Life | Tags: Alex Majoli, Brasil, Favela, Magnum, Photo, Sao Paulo, Shanty 1 Commentaire »We’re still in Brazil…
Today, Alex Majoli ‘s work (Italy)on Magnum in Motion
Actually you should subscribe to this podcast. There’s always striking photo essays
XOK Magazine, Sao Paulo (Brazil)
Publié : juillet 20, 2009 Filed under: Arts, Books/ Mag | Tags: Ambroise Tézenas, Art Magazine, Brasil, Deng, India, Loro Verz, Sao Paulo, XOK Mag 2 Commentaires »Just like Mumbai and Ambroise Tezenas beautiful pics, I’m in a paulistan mood since I know that I’m leaving soon for a long trip in the biggest city of South America.
As I’m looking for every piece of artwork related to Sao Paulo and Brazil, I naturally found XOK Mag. (According to my Brazilian manual for dummies, XOK Mag is pronounced SHOK Mag. Actually, I’m not exactly sure, so let me check before giving you wrong informations…ok I was right, brasilian “X” is your english “SH” and french “CH”. My god, what a painful job to translate every single words I’m writing…)
Anyway, XOK Mag is a digital magazine about art from around the world. As I’m posting this, you can imagine that I’m gonna get in contact with them…I hope. First because I wanna know more about the people behind that cool project but also because they may fit in my documentary project. Did I tell you about that project already? I’m not pretty sure, but no worries I’ll be back with another WordPress document dedicated to it. Just like Echoes Of Concrete, you’ll find art, rhymes, beats and alter-culturalism and some real goooood vibes.
Peace and enjoy your holidays if you’re under the sun. If not, hang on in your offices and check out my blog regularly, I’m stuck in Paris too preparing that project I was briefly talking about.
Hard work today, playtime tomorrow, I swear! (no need to look for this proverb, this is from me hahaha)
More info HERE
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