One of the most exciting bands to come out of the wild late
night Nublu scene in the East Village, Forró in the Dark combines the driving
dance rhythms of forró from Northeastern Brazil with rock, jazz, psychedelia,
folk and more. Together since 2002, the
collective of New York based Brazilian ex-pats Mauro Refosco (zabumba,
percussion), Guilherme Monteiro (guitar) and Jorge Continentino (pífanos,
flutes, saxophones) have collaborated and performed with a wide variety of
artists including David Byrne, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Thom Yorke’s Atoms for
Peace, Bebel Gilberto, Gal Costa and many others.
After releasing two albums of original material, Bonfires of
Sao Joao (2006) and Light A Candle (2009), the time was ripe for Forró in the
Dark to reconvene and try something out of the box; a cover record of the
famous American avant-garde composer, arranger, producer, saxophonist and
multi-instrumentalist John Zorn. Zorn
worked with the band to hand pick the material, composed two new pieces for
inclusion on the album, and will release it on his cutting edge record label
TZADIK in July 2015. Producer Jesse
Harris utilized Refosco’s Bushwick, Brooklyn studio for the majority of the
recording, and special guests include Brazilian piano legend Marcos Valle (a
dream come true for longtime fan Zorn), bassist Rea Mochiach, accordionist
Vitor Gonçalvez, and vocalist Sofia Rei.
On this exciting new project Forró in the Dark takes on some
of John Zorn’s most lyrical and grooving compositions to create a charming
album of Brazilian-tinged dance music.
Endlessly listenable, this is a record filled with catchy hooks, burning
solos, driving rhythms and infectious Zorn melodies, new and old. The band has also finalized an album of
original material, recorded in Rio de Janeiro, slated for release in 2016.
US Tour Dates:
July 29th NYC @ Joes Pub
July 30th NYC @ Lincoln Center Out of Doors
July 31 Boston @ Regatta Bar
Aug 1 Portsmouth, NH @ 3S Artspace
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