World Music is the term used to describe one of the most powerful forms
of musical expressions today. Coming from the different cultures of the
world, World Music retains the spiritual feeling of the people as well
as the contagious percussive rhythms that make it universal. From the Brazilian
rain forests, the streets of New Orleans or the Egyptian desert, this music
touches people all over the planet.
Fourth World is the place where man and nature co-exist in perfect
harmony.
Apart from re-defining the term World Music, FOURTH WORLD is
challenging many other musical preconceptions with evocative and powerful
music that sits as comfortably on Top 40 Radio as it does in the hallowed
environs of Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club; the music appeals to audiences from
Peking to Peru and Glastonbury to L.A.
FLORA PURIM - vocals
AIRTO MOREIRA - percussions, vocals
JOSE NETO - guitar
WIDOR SANTIAGO - saxophone
Widor Santiago started his musical studies at the age of 7 with his
father, who plays the saxophone, as his tutor. During this early period
he was invited to join the Music Band of Anapolis, the city where he was
born, and stayed with the band until the age of 14. Then he joined a quartet
that played private parties all over Brazil.
Widor moved to Brasilia, where he formed a group called Quattour Jazz
and became well known by jazz fans. In 1983 he moved to Rio de Janeiro,
where his knowledge of a range of musical styles made him a very popular
session musician, recording with such names as Marcio Montarroyos, Rique
Pantoja, Marcos Resende, Sivuca, Victor Biglione, Fafa de Belem, Rosana
Roberto Carlos, and Nelson Goncalves. His live credentials include performances
with popular musicians including Erasmo Carlos, Leo Jaime, Djavan and Cazuza.
Widor initiated numerous new instrumental bands, such as Banda Retoque,
Banda Piramide, Don Heres, Alfredo Dias Gomes, and the Nico Assumpçao
Quartet. In 1989 he moved to Los Angeles and formed a new quartet. He's
also played with the group Azimuth, the Brasil Brasil Band (Latin and Brazilian
music) and the Vellas Groups USA (jazz fusion).
GARY BROWN - electric bass
Bass guitarist Gary
Brown is the son of a jazz trumpeter and was brought up with music,
playing in Bay Area jazz clubs with his dad and two brothers from the age
of 11. He went on to form various bands of his own and to develop his talent
as a skillful and versatile bassist. An impressive list of credits over
the past decade includes gigs with Toninho Horta, Michael Shrieve, Ernie
Watts, Joan Baez, Kit Walker, Bud Shank and Dori Caymmi, among others.
In 1992, Windham Hill released a Gary Brown solo project which included
such artists as Lyle Mays (Pat Metheny Group), William Kennedy (Yellowjackets),
Paul McAndles (Oregon), and was produced by Steve Rodby (Pat Metheny Group).
Gary is a member of the Marcos Silva group (Concord recording artists)
as well as one quarter of a powerful pop group called Pray For Rain, who
may be familiar from the soundtracks of movies like Sid & Nancy, Straight
to Hell and The Linguini Incident. Pray for Rain also score TV movies and
feature films including the latest Alex Cox vehicle, The Winner, and Boy
Called Hate.
LUIS AVELLAR - keyboards
Luis Avellar was born on April 7, 1956, and started playing classical
piano at the age of 6. He studied orchestration at the Mannes School of
Music in New York before returning to his native Brazil at the age of 21
to start his career at Rede Globo de Televisao as a musician, arranger
and producer for different soap operas.
As a pianist and arranger, Luis has worked with some of the most popular
musicians in Brazil including Djavan, Gal Costa,
Milton Nascimento, and Simone. He's played instrumental music with Victor
Assis Brasil, Helio Delrino, Mario Montarroyos, Nico Assumpçao,
Ricardo Silveira, Wayne Shorter, Larry Coryell,
Phil Wood, Toots Thielemans and Billy Cobham. As a solo artist, Luis has
recorded five albums paying tribute to Brazilian composers and two more
albums produced by Almir Chediak called Bons Amigos (Good Friends),
where he was accompanied by various big names in Brazilian music such as
Hermeto Pascoal, Arthur Maia, Carlos Bala, Claudio Infante, Helio Delmiro,
Paulo Moura, Paulo Russo, Raul de Souza, Ricardo Silveira, Robertinho Silva,
Jorge Elder and Ana Zinger.
For booking, contact EMMECI |
