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Music+Film: Brazil at Symphony Space
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What does everyone on this list have in common?
Armando Pittigliani, Arnaldo Antunes, Baby do Brasil, Bi Ribeiro, Cacá Diegues, Caetano Veloso, Carlos Lyra, Dadi Carvalho, Daniel Filho, Domenico Lancellotti, Erasmo Carlos, Evandro Mesquita, Fernanda Montenegro, Fernanda Torres, Flora Gil, Gilberto Gil, Herbert Vianna, Hermano Vianna, João Barone, João Luiz Albuquerque, Jorge Ben Jor, Kassin, Leonardo Netto, Liminha, Miúcha, Marcos Valle, Marisa Monte, Miranda, Moreno Veloso, Nelson Motta, Ney Matogrosso, Paulo Miklos, Pedro Baby, Roberto Menescal, Ronaldo Lemos, Washington Olivetto, Zunir Ventura...
They all had dinner at André’s house!
Catch them singing, playing, talking and making Brazilian music history.
André Midani:
An Insider's Story of Brazilian Music
Directed by Andrucha Waddington and Mini Kerti
(André Midani: Do Vinil ao Download, Brazil, 2015, 120 min. In Portuguese with English subtitles)
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE!
Introduced by music producer Béco Dranoff
Based on André Midani’s autobiography, this feature discusses crucial events in Brazilian music by telling about the life and relationships of this music industry executive who molded amazing careers and made the industry boom in Brazil between 1950 and 2000. His story is told through informal gatherings and jam sessions done at André’s house with artists, intellectuals and journalists who influenced him and who were influenced by him. These gatherings contributed many things, both material and immaterial, to the culture of the country.
Monday, April 10, 7pm
Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space
2357 Broadway at 96th Street, New York City
(212) 864-5400 / Buy tickets in advance at www.symphonyspace.org
And don't miss these other three documentary films in our Music+Film: Brazil series...
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AXÉ: MUSIC OF A PEOPLE
(Axé: Canto do Povo de um Lugar, Chico Kertész, 2016, 107 min. In Portuguese with English subtitles)
A history of Axé music—a popular music style from Northeastern Brazil that combines African, Caribbean, and Brazilian elements—with interviews with Brazilian musical artists.
Sunday, April 9, 5pm
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O SAMBA
(Georges Gachot, Brazil, 2014, 82 min. In Portuguese with English subtitles)
Introduced by director George Gachot. Presented with the support of the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York
Composer and singer Martinho da Vila is our charismatic guide in this film, celebrating the most iconic of Brazilian musical styles.
Sunday, April 9, 7:30pm
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NAKED EYE
(Olho Nu, Joel Pizzini, Brazil, 2013, Documentary, 101 min. In Portuguese with English subtitles)
Naked Eye explores Brazilian countertenor Ney Matogrosso’s artistic universe with archival footage and contemporary interviews.
Tuesday, April 11, 7pm
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