Psicotrópicos Festival - ARRUDA

ARRUDA

MPB / FUNK / SOUL / FOLK / SINGER SONGWRITER

SUNDAY l MARCH 22, 2020

Festsaal Kreuzberg - Am Flutgraben 2

ALBUM RELEASE: SÊMENTE

ARRUDA, aka Daniel Arruda, is a Berlin-based singer songwriter from São Paulo, Brazil whose music and on-stage charisma conjure up a vast melting pot of world music influences. 

Early career successes performing and recording with Brazil’s Relo Rolo selling more than 20,000 vinyl copies, an impressive feat for an independent album, set the stage for 15 years touring Europe, notably in Spain and Germany. 

During that time, Arruda has performed with the likes of Nego Kbca, Cia de Operaios and as a solo artist at numerous well known world music festivals, including Brasil No Ar (Barcelona),  Rudolstadt Festival, Bremer Karneval and at many of the leading live music venues in his adopted hometown of Berlin. 

His latest studio album “Semente”, set for release in March 2020, is a masterful collection of contemporary Brazilian music, ranging from classic roots to reggae to romance to upbeat electronic moments of pure bliss. 

The array of colour will twist and bend your mind into unquestionably beautiful spaces fit not only for your favourite Spotify playlists but, more importantly, for the new decade. This is World Music for the 20’s - the 2020’s. 

Produced in Berlin at the world renowned Bakermoon Studios in collaboration with British producer Ed Bentley and a whole host of well regarded musicians, Arruda will be hitting the road with “Sêmente” fresh off the press in spring 2020. 

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Psicotrópicos Festival - NIE MYER

NIE MYER

MPB FUSION / ELECTRONIC

SUNDAY l MARCH 22, 2020

Festsaal Kreuzberg - Am Flutgraben 2

A long-term friendship, willingness to mix different styles, and a mutual respect are the ingredients for the creation of this Trio. The choice of our name came from musical references present in our work. References that came from a time when Brazilian esthetical, musical and cultural values spread all over the world.

These ingredients came from jazz, Bossa Nova and electronic music. Regardless of being acoustic or digital, complicated harmonies or a few chords. The musical result is a pure reflex of consolidated carriers with freedom of creation. This is Nie Myer.

Anderson Noise, DJ since 1988 when stated playing Acid House. Has presented in more than 30 countries. Has produced great contribution with João Carlos Martins and Orquestra Filarmônica Bachiana, Daniela Mercuri and Jacob Bro (Denmark).

Henrique Portugal Keyboard player in Skank, has recorded with Sepultura, Lenine, Herbert Vianna e Zeca Baleiro and, in addition, produced several albums. During almost 10 years produced the FRENTE Program, returning to the independent world.

Lelo Zanetti Skank bass player and songwriter. Has produced to several artists. In this project plays acoustic base. Nier Myer Click on the name above and know the project. The Nier Myer is formed by Dj Anderson Noise and by the Skank musicians Henrique Portugal and Lelo Zanetti. The musicians got together under a common desire: mix different styles like Jazz and Bossa Nova to electronic music. The result is a reflex of consolidated carriers, with concise vision about musical production, evidencing the freedom of creation of three musicians.

Nie Myer nominee on the 2019 Latin Grammy “composed by the Trio musicians and with Cesar Mauricio lyrics, Vikings extrapolate the label of “jazz and electronic music fusion”, joking about Brazilian music (universal accent) that could be part in any Milton Nascimento´s album, Aliás.”

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Psicotrópicos Festival - EMERSOUND

EMERSOUND

SAMBA / FUNK / HIP HOP / CUMBIA

SUNDAY l MARCH 22, 2020

Festsaal Kreuzberg - Am Flutgraben 2

The essence of Samba, Rap, Maracatu, Afro-beat, Pop, Funk, and Reggae. This is what describes Emersound created by this charismatic and amazing Brazilian musician Emerson Araujo.

He started his music career as a percussionist in the well known Samba school "Vai Vai", in São Paulo, which many times won awards at the São Paulo Carnival. Although his music has a lot of Samba roots he made his own rhythm full of "Suingue".

Emerson Araujo combines traditional rhythms with modern Hip Hop and Hispanic popular music in order to create his own Emersound style: a mix of extreme, urban and energetic Samba, Reggae, Rap and Funk.
A kind of music that will delight the public everywhere since it’s made to dance!

Emerson was not only successful in Brazil but also in Chile where he lived for quite some time. Later on he came to settled in Berlin ready to take over Europe with his band. Since then the project has been invited to many music events. A highlight to the "BAM: Drumline-Schule" by Peter Fox where he expanded his musical horizons.

Emersound will take you to his own world with such a modern music style with no fear of usual cliches of Samba and Latin rhythms, rich in brio, that can fascinate every single one and leaving no one standing still in his performances.

Psicotrópicos Festival is the powerhouse for the 4th album release of Emersound, called “Falsos Profetas”.

QUOTES
”This is a rhythm that must continue” - Zitty

“It's a preview of the happiness in the Emersound life” - Der Tagesspiegel

“Everyone is caught by his rhythm, he sings and dances with a sticky Brazilian style” - Tip Berlin 

“A penetrating rhythm that catches the public eyes and ears - everything moves all the time”  - GEMA

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