São Paulo – In an atmosphere of celebration among nations during the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup, MASP (São Paulo Museum of Art Assis Chateaubriand) will host, in its free span plaza, next Tuesday (26) the closing concert of the group that took part in the International Festival Ethno Brazil, which includes artists from ten countries, among them Algeria. The other artists come from Argentina, Germany, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Congo, France, Japan and Mozambique.
The celebration of culture and rhythm diversity is what moves the orchestra made up of young people, 18 to 30 years old, with a multi-cultural playlist. The festival is taking place in a house at Fazenda Serrinha, in Bragança Paulista, 90 km from São Paulo. Together, Ethno’s musicians are going to workshops, sharing knowledge and teaching each other their countries’ folk songs. This is the first edition in Brazil of the event created by NGO Jeunesses Musicales International (JMI), and it was organized by Amigos do Guri, which also manages Projeto Guri.
The Algerian singer Yousara Boudah is representing the Arab world. In an interview to ANBA via email, she said she came from Algiers, the capital, especially for the festival, and that this is her first time in Brazil. She’s a professional singer and songwriter and started her professional career in her country 11 years ago. She also took part in the German edition of the Ethno Festival.
“It was a very good experience. I met some Brazilians from São Paulo and loved Brazilian culture and wanted to know more about it, since I realized that Brazilian and African cultures are very close; we have the same energy and that’s what I wanted to experience, plus learn a lot in here, of course,” said the artist.
The other artists from the group are French acoustic guitar player Louise Calzada; Congolese Mabiala Nkombo; the percussionist of the Mundana Refugi Orchestra, Aria Rita Waengertner Pires; and Brazilian from the state of Mato Grosso Estela Ceregatti, plus accordionist Gabriel Levy and German acoustic guitar player Katryn Doehner.
Besides the MASP concert, in São Paulo, the orchestra will perform also in Bragança Paulista this Friday (22), at 7 pm; in São José dos Campos on Sunday (24), at 10 am; and in Taubaté on Monday (25), at 3 pm. All the concerts are free. For further information, visit the festival’s website.
Quick info
Ethno Brazil Concert
June 26, Tuesday, at 6 pm
MASP’s free span plaza
Av. Paulista, 1578
Free of charge
Translated by Sérgio Kakitani
