In the songs, they bring poetry in Portuguese from the Afro-Brazilian universe,
as well as the Hispanic. Where enchanted beings, nature, the Orixás, love, walkers, converse in both languages.
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Rhythms like Ijexá del Candomblé,
Andarele , Cumbia , Reggae , among others,
converge with Andean Beats and textures, resulting in a musical proposal that honors cultural references
that build the South American identity .
Afroponcho is born from the meeting of musicians
from Brazil and Ecuador , which join rhythms
Afro-Brazilian , Pacific and
Andean sounds.
The project also brings artistic collaborations and various audiovisual content that were shot in its musical route by
Ecuador , Brazil , Cape Verde and Morocco .
BASIC INFORMATION
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Foundation:
2018
Source:
Ecuador - Brazil
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Audio-visual production, composition and voice
Andean Instruments and Guitars
Gender :
World music
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Drums and Drum-machine
Electric guitar
BRAZIL
+55 71 9 9213 4949
The group was formed following the meeting that Steven Dagenais led between Brazilians Eduardo Escariz - composer and audiovisual producer- and Pablinho B ,
musician-producer.
From the meeting they joined
Ecuadorian musicians, Victor Murillo
(Andean instruments), Sebas Schmiedl
(Drummer and visual producer),
Tomas Vallejo (Guitarist) and from Brazil the master of percussion Mario Pam of the Ilê Aiyê / Tambores do Mundo and Wellington Sancho group.
Various songs feature featurings
like the singer-songwriters
Grécia Albán and Fernanda Karolys from Ecuador;
Laura Saavedra from Colombia ;
Sara Alhinho from Cape-Verde ;
Dani Vieira from Brazil;
THE BAND
PRESS AND AWARDS
-> SAYCE Awards Winner in the Traditional / Folk Category
Society of Authors and Composers of Ecuador
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-> Report Magazine Digital Radio Cocoa
https://radiococoa.com/RC/afroponcho-y-grecia-alban-sin-hojas-no-hay-vida/
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-> Press Release Grito Festival - Cape Verde 2018
https://expressodasilhas.cv/cultura/2018/03/07/esta-a-chegar-o-grito-rock/56966
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