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An event of the Berliner Festspiele / Musikfest Berlin

On the opening evening of Musikfest Berlin 2024, the São Paulo Big Band will perform at the Philharmonie Berlin on 24 August.


European harmonies, syncopated African rhythms and pieces by internationally renowned names such as Caetano Veloso and Hermeto Pascoal come together in the São Paulo Big Band's arrangements.

The "música popular", with its complex rhythms that can be heard everywhere and always in Brazil, reflects the attitude to life of an entire nation.
A dance like the frevo from Pernambuco, for example, is a must at carnival street parades and has been a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Site since 2012.

  • Daniel D’Alcântara, Leitung
  • Gadelha / Gil / Pixinguinha / Veloso u.a.

Concert programme

Ary Barroso (arr. Rafael Rocha)
Aquarela do Brasil

João Bosco & Aldir Blanc (arr. Nailor Proveta)
Incompatibility of geniuses

João Bosco & Aldir Blanc (arr. Rafael Rocha)
Linha de Passe

Pixinguinha & Benedicto Lacerda (arr. Nailor Proveta)
One to Zero

Alberto Gil (arr. Rafael Rocha)
Stage

Jorge Ben Jor (arr. Rafael Rocha)
Tropical Country

Spok (arr. Spok)
Moraes is Frevo

Tom Jobim & Vinicius de Moraes (arr. Feldeman Oliveira)
Chega de Saudade

Rita Lee & Roberto de Carvalho (arr. Jessé Sadoc)
Neither Luxury nor Rubbish

Jorge Ben Jor (arr. Rafael Rocha)
Mas Que Nada

Caetano Veloso (arr. Débora Gurgel)
Tropicália

Tom Jobim (arr. Rafael Rocha)
Girl from Ipanema

Chico Buarque (arr: Jesse Sadoc)
Feijoada Completa

Jorge Aragão, Dida and Neoci Dias (arr. Bruno Santos)
I'm going to party

Gal Costa (arr. Debora Gurgel)
Sing Brazil

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Dates
August 2024
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