Duet with João Bosco
Memoria da pele at the
BIMhuis
On May 1st João Bosco performed at the BIM
huis in Amsterdam.
And of course the house was packed!!! completely sold out!
João brougth his incredible musicians Nelson Faria, Ney Conceição, Kiko Freitas and Armando Marçal.
João and I met a few years ago after one of his concerts. When in 2002 I decided to record his song 'Corsário' in Rio de Janeiro he agreed to participate, but unfortunately he was travelling at the time.
My latest album 'Bem Brasileiro' was recorded in 2007, again in Rio de Janeiro.
This time it happened.
We sat together in the studio and sang Memoria da pele (Memory of skin). It's a an incredible song. The lyrics say: I try to believe I have forgotten about you, but my skin still remembers.... Wow! and then that melody. Just like all the melodies João composes: incomparable to anything else, absolutely unique.
I had asked João to accompany the song without the band, just the two of us. The condition however was that I had to sing in his key. Some frases were pretty low for me, and so we decided to split some parts and sing second voices in other phrases. I love the result, it's one of my favorites on the album.
But performing the song live was a dream I never dared to dream.
And a dream it was, much too short. But an unforgettable, emotional experience.
When I sat next to João he asked me to tell in my own language how we recorded the song and how it was in the studio. He loved listening to this strange language, Dutch.
I hope the photos on this site will give you an impression of that moment.
I loved every second of it.
Obrigada João!!! you are absolutely a unique artist and person. Thank you for the music........
...during souncheck
...after soundcheck
...Joao listening to my Dutch announcement
...with that incredible band..
YEAH!!!
And of course the house was packed!!! completely sold out!
João brougth his incredible musicians Nelson Faria, Ney Conceição, Kiko Freitas and Armando Marçal.
João and I met a few years ago after one of his concerts. When in 2002 I decided to record his song 'Corsário' in Rio de Janeiro he agreed to participate, but unfortunately he was travelling at the time.
My latest album 'Bem Brasileiro' was recorded in 2007, again in Rio de Janeiro.
This time it happened.
We sat together in the studio and sang Memoria da pele (Memory of skin). It's a an incredible song. The lyrics say: I try to believe I have forgotten about you, but my skin still remembers.... Wow! and then that melody. Just like all the melodies João composes: incomparable to anything else, absolutely unique.
I had asked João to accompany the song without the band, just the two of us. The condition however was that I had to sing in his key. Some frases were pretty low for me, and so we decided to split some parts and sing second voices in other phrases. I love the result, it's one of my favorites on the album.
But performing the song live was a dream I never dared to dream.
And a dream it was, much too short. But an unforgettable, emotional experience.
When I sat next to João he asked me to tell in my own language how we recorded the song and how it was in the studio. He loved listening to this strange language, Dutch.
I hope the photos on this site will give you an impression of that moment.
I loved every second of it.
Obrigada João!!! you are absolutely a unique artist and person. Thank you for the music........
...during souncheck
...after soundcheck
...Joao listening to my Dutch announcement
...with that incredible band..
YEAH!!!
Posted: zo - mei 3, 2009 at 04:45 PM
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