Free! Afterwork Global Party - Diogo Ramos Quartet
🇧🇷🌴🍹FREE Afterwork Global Party🇧🇷
The dance party starts early at Lula every Friday with live music from Cuba, Brazil or New Orleans. Tonight we welcome Montreal-based Brazilian-born guitarist Diogo Ramos and his trio deliver what they call "franco-boosa nova", integrating the rich traditions of Brazilian music with works by Quebecois artists Félix Leclerc, Gilles Vigneault and poet Pierre Perrault.
🌟Doors Open: 6:30 pm / Show Starts: 7:30 pm.
🍝 $45 - 3 course dinner & show prix fixe / Free admission (arrive before 8:00 pm) Reserve ☎️416 588 0307 or info@lula.ca
🎯More Information: http://bit.ly/2X1NVQp
Featuring
Diogo Ramos Music - guitar-voice
LoFi Octet / Olivier Hébert - bass-trombone
Carlos Henrique Feitosa - drums
with special guest: Gabriel Schwartz - flutes-pandeiro
More about Diogo
Diogo Ramos is a singer-songwriter from Sao Paolo, Brazil. Ramos’ music is part of a long tradition of Brazilian folk singers. Having studied music, in particular guitar, since the age of 13 – Ramos was awarded the Vinicius de Moraes Prize, as a guitarist at age 16.
Ramos has been working professionally for 20 years as a music producer, having released 16 albums. In 2012, Ramos produced the album "Egológico Recycle," dedicated to Rommel Ribeiro as part of the 2012-2013 Révélations Radio-Canada award in the world music category. In 2014, Ramos directed the album "O Momento Presente é Azul" by renowned artist Paulo Ramos.
2018 sees the release of Ramos’ album "Samba sans Frontières", where he pays homage to his country of adoption through the interpretation of the works of Gilles Vigneault, Félix Leclerc, Pierre Perreault and his own compositions where Portuguese and French intertwine. As Ramos’ remarkable guitar playing and voice discovers the language of his new country – it’s Franco Bossa-nova!
Presented by Lula Music & Arts Centre in collaboration with Uma Nota Culture.