Psicotrópicos Festival - FERRO

FERRO

NEW WAVE / INDIE POP / BREGA

SUNDAY, MARCH 22

Festsaal Kreuzberg - Am Flutgraben 2

Romero Ferro represents the new generation of one of the most important popular genres of music from Pernambuco, known as “Brega” that pictures the daily life in a fairly honest and objective way and resists to the prejudice of a music coming from the suburbs.

His second and brand new album “FERRO” - released in August 2019 - proposes the perfect blend of Brega with New Wave and Indie Pop.

The videoclip of the song "Corpo em Brasa" features one of the key female artists of the moment, Duda Beat.

The artist competed to the BRAZILIAN MUSIC PRIZE with his first album "arsenic" (2016). In 2018 released two clips/singles from his next album: "Pra Te Conquistar" e "Acabar A Brincadeira". The first hit more than 500 thousand plays in 40 days, integrated 4 official playlists and ranked among the 50 most viral in the country by Spotify Brazil, in addition to winning the SP 2018 SIM prize as "gum hit". In 2019, released another single/clip "Corpo Em Brasa" featuring Duda Beat, a preview of what would come in his second disc named "FERRO".

"FERRO" is the second album of the artist Romero Ferro, and dives into the connection between elements of the New Wave, Indie Pop and Brega, three very rich aesthetic universes that have in their verve the striking tunes of the Synths, the androginia in the vocals, in addition to the pain, nostalgic and restart of the narratives of the Latin novels, so present in the themes of the Bolero, the Caribbean rhythm that guides these musical styles. From Beatles to Kraftwerk, past Queen, Reginaldo Rossi and Marina Lima, a solid mesh of references is created to sustain a sonority Pop-Brega, exciting, tropical and contemporary.

FERRO was the attraction of several TV programs, among them the “Sem Censura" and the “Encontro com Fátima Bernardes". Participated in special articles for VEJA Magazine (by Sergio Martins), Leda Nagle (on YouTube), and the newspaper project O Globo “Toca No Telhado”, and has been raising excellent reviews from journalists like Zeca Camargo/RJ, Mauro Ferreira/RJ and Hagmenon Brito/BA. The artist also participated in important festivals like the MOLOTOV/PE cocktail), Mada/RN, and RecBeat/PE.

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Psicotrópicos Festival - TIAGO NACARATO

TIAGO NACARATO

MPB / PORTUGUESE MUSIC / FUSION

SUNDAY l MARCH 22, 2020

Festsaal Kreuzberg - Am Flutgraben 2

Tiago Nacarato is a Portuguese singer with Brazilian roots and a contact with music from an early age.

At the age of 18, he decided to invest in his music education by enrolling at Valentim de Carvalho Music School where he took singing, guitar, listening training, music theory and combo lessons. During this time the first opportunities arose, and one of the most important milestones follows the invitation of Pedro Cardoso (Musician at “Ornatos Violeta” also known as Fish), his teacher at the time, to join an orchestra of electric guitars and basses, a project that stepped on stages as “Serralves em festa” (Porto), Hard Club (Porto) and Casa da Música (Porto).

The return to Brazilian roots comes a few years later when he joins the Bamba Social Orchestra as a vocalist, a project that brings together Portuguese-Brazilian musicians living in Porto and pays tribute to various classics of Brazilian music, recreating them and adding new sounds. Together, they launched the themes “Sorria” and “Cadê Cascais”, the last with the participation of Brazilian rapper Marcelo D2.

Since 2018 performing his solo work on stage, Tiago Nacarato has given numerous concerts throughout the country, having exhausted the large auditorium of the Belém Cultural Center (Lisbon), the Casa da Música Suggia Room (Porto) and the Convento São Francisco (Coimbra), among others.

At the end of 2018, he made his debut in Brazil, where he performed for sold out rooms entitled to a double session in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, as well as Fortaleza and Belo Horizonte.

The first single, “A Dança” was performed in April 2018, and the second single “Tempo”, featuring Salvador Sobral, in November. The last year released two more themes, and ”Sol de Inverno”, duet with Paulinho Moska ”Só Me Apetece Dançar”, with Ana Bacalhau. The debut album, entitled “Lugar Comum” was digitally released on September 16 last year, and was released in stores on October 18. The 2019 agenda included the return to Brazil, for concerts in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Campinas and Nova Friburgo, as well as the presence in three of the largest Portuguese national festivals: MEO Marés Vivas, NOS Alive and Crato Festival.

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Psicotrópicos Festival - MONICA BESSER

MONICA BESSER

SINTROPIC MUSIC

SUNDAY l MARCH 22, 2020

Festsaal Kreuzberg - Am Flutgraben 2

Monica Besser, 41, Brazilian-Deutsche singer songwriter, multi instrumentalist, owner of a unique strong voice and a strapping personality, at age 14 was already enchanting the Rio de Janeiro musical scene and, soon after that, touring throughout Brazil. Almost three decades on the road, she took part in countless musical projects and productions with renowned artists, producers and musicians all over the globe. 

Her debut album was Monica Besser (2005), produced by Perfeito Fortuna, and its track “Vem Pra Ficar” was heard all over Brazil in the soundtrack of the TV Globo soap opera, “Beleza Pura” (2008), also aired in Portugal, Angola and Mozambique. Other 3 tracks (“Quero ser Feliz, “Só”,and “O Que Tem Feito?”) of her first album played on radios and TV shows in Brazil, including Nelson Motta's famous Sintonia Fina.

Her second official album - Fusion Rocks (2013), also independent and authorial album, recorded over the summer of 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, with a hand-picked dream team of musicians – the album’s production is hers, with the direction of Marcelo Bernardes. Manifold in languages and rhythms, the album comes with a 100% acoustic concept, and is a synthesis of years of research, travel and cultural exchange across Brazil, Europe and Nepal. The album was released in Berlin at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt, HKW Copa da Cultura 2.0, on the Volksbühne Berlin, and on the Museumsuferfest/Frankfurt 2013 (as support band for Lenine and The Martin Fondse Orchestra). 

Monica always had parallel bands and collaborations with artists from dance, circus and theater, among others, she authored the musical production of “Veridiana e Eu”, from Companhia do Teatro Intimo, directed by Renato Farias. Composed and performed the score for the short film “Beijos de Sal” by Fellipe Gamarano Barbosa, produced in New York and winner of several awards in Europe, Brazil and USA. 
For feature-length film she composed and produced with Felipe Prazeres and Carlos Prazeres the original soundtrack of the film “Um Dia de Ontem” (starring Caco Ciocler), winning the Araucaria Award for best soundtrack at the Paraná Film Festival 2009. The film won other awards, including Best Film at the Beverly Hills Film Festival 2010. 

She moved to Europe in 2008, based on Barcelona first, then now living in Berlin since 2010, she opened a whole new universe of studies and partnerships. 2020 completes 10 years of a deep dive into the universe of investigating Art and its role in the world, and she seems to start to bring out a pretty different approach and way of using it. Fusing with indigenous people, as well with all kinds of artists, educators, scientist and activists; she has been dedicated to deep investigating how to bring the natural intelligence of nature into Art. Monica is now returning to the public scenarios after four years in sabbatic studies into what she calls the Syntropic Art. Whatever this is. 

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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 - HÉLOA

HÉLOA

AFRO BRAZILIAN

SUNDAY l MARCH 22, 2020

Festsaal Kreuzberg - Am Flutgraben 2

If the word “plural” would be the perfect fit to describe an artist this is made for Héloa.

Born in Sergipe, the singer, composer, dancer, audio visual realiser and founding partner of the ONG “Casa de Mar” highlights the connection with the Brazilian afro descendent religion “Candomble” and the indigenous people in her music.

Her second album “Opará” released in August 2019 brings the rhythm of the waters from rivers and seas, translating into arts her long term relationship with the Kariri-Xocó tribe and the Orixás from Candomblé culture.

“Eu, Oxum” is the name given to the documentary released in 2017. A story about her first steps in the Candomblé culture alongside five women inside the “Ilê Axé Omin Mafé”, a place for resistance of African mother religions.

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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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Psicotrópicos Festival - MC THA

MC THA

FUNK CARIOCA / POP / MPB FUSION

SUNDAY l MARCH 22, 2020

Festsaal Kreuzberg - Am Flutgraben 2

Her roots belong to the suburbs of the gigantic São Paulo, a neighbourhood called Tiradentes. MC THA started her path singing Brazilian Favela’s Funk when she was 15 years old.

Throughout the years the Tropicalism has fused into her music being this mix the secret of her unique present state of arts.

MC THA released her first album “Rito de Passá”, completely independent and defined as “The daily ritual that teaches us how to live in current days. The pain, the happiness, insecurity and the art of waiting.”

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