Felipe Andreoli, Expomusic : pics and video

Felipe Andreoli took part in Expomusic 2010 (São Paulo, Brazil) and gave a workshop at the stand of the brand Zoom (September 25th).

* To watch some pics of Felipe's workshop, check out the gallery of Paulo.R on Flickr : http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulorafael88/sets/72157624917693987/with/5028690372/

* Felipe Andreoli playing "Awake From the Darkness" (Angra, Aqua, 2010)

Edu Falaschi / Rafael Bittencourt : Expomusic 2010 (videos)

Edu Falaschi and Rafael Bittencourt represented Yamaha at Expomusic 2010 (São Paulo, Brazil) and gave two acoustic pocket shows at the stand of the brand (September 26 and 27th). They played Arising Thunder, Wishing Well, Nova Era, Rebirth, Bleeding Heart among others.

Here is the video of "Arising Thunder" in acoustic version :



To watch more videos of Edu Falaschi and Rafael Bittencourt at Expomusic 2010, check out the channel of mmffgut on Youtube.

Angra : agenda Expomusic 2010

MS Metal Press Official release :

"The musicians of the band Angra will be present in the 2010 edition of ExpoMusic, which will take place from September 22th until September 26th.

Check out the agendas of Eduardo Falaschi, Rafael Bittencourt, Kiko Loureiro, Felipe Andreoli and Ricardo Confessori :

** 25/09 - Saturday - Yamaha

13:00 - Pocket show Shaman - Music Hall - Ricardo Confessori
15:00 - Bittencourt Project - Rafael Bittencourt
15:00 - Kiko Loureiro - D'addario (workshop)
16:00 - Rafael Bittencourt & Edu Falaschi (workshow)
16:00 - Kiko Loureiro - Zoom (workshop)
17:00 - Acoustic - Quanta Music - Ricardo Confessori
17:00 - Bittencourt Project & Edu Falaschi (signing session)
17:00 - Kiko Loureiro - Laney (workshop)
18:00 - Kiko Loureiro - Sparflex (workshop)
18:30 - Signing session - Quanta Music - Ricardo Confessori
19:00 - Rafael Bittencourt & Tuco Marcondes (workshow)
19:15 - Kiko Loureiro - Tagima (workshop)

** 26/09 - Sunday - Yamaha

14:00 - Felipe Andreoli - Royal Music (workshop)
15:00 - Kiko Loureiro - D'addario (workshop)
15:30 - Bittencourt Project - Rafael Bittencourt
16:00 - Felipe Andreoli - Santo Angelo (workshop)
16:00 - Kiko Loureiro - Zoom (workshop)
16:30 - Rafael Bittencourt & Edu Falaschi (workshow)
17:00 - Felipe Andreoli & Marcelo Barbosa - NIG (workshop)
17:15 - Kiko Loureiro - Sparflex (workshop)
17:30 - Bittencourt Project & Edu Falaschi (signing session)
18:30 - Kiko Loureiro - Tagima (workshop)

Expomusic 2010, the biggest musical event in Latin America is once again held at Expo Center Norte (Rua José Bernardo Pinto, 333 - Vila Guilherme, São Paulo SP/Brazil). The site was designed to provide the best infrastructure and security to the users from the assembly of the stands to the numerous events that happen in the five day fair."

For more news : MS Metal Press / Expomusic 2010 / Yamaha Musical Do Brasil

Kiko Loureiro : interview HardRock Haven

Kiko Loureiro recently gave a very intersting interview for HardRock Haven website, about his latest solo album Fullblast, his way of working guitar, compositions etc ...

To read the interview of Kiko Loureiro (in English), check out the following link : http://hardrockhaven.net/online/2010/kiko-loureiro/

Kiko Loureiro : CD collection (video Yahoo! Brasil)

Kiko Loureiro presents his CD collection to the journalist Regis Tadeu in "Na Galeria do Regis (Visita)" broadcast for Yahoo! Brasil (interview in Portuguese). Enjoy ;)

For more news : Kiko Loureiro Official Twitter / Yahoo! Brasil / Kiko Loureiro French Blog

Ricardo Confessori : Expomusic 2010

Ricardo Confessori will participate in 27th International musical exhibition Expomusic 2010 in São Paulo on September 25th, Expo Center Norte. Expomusic is one of the biggest exhibitions of musical instruments and equipment in Latin America and it is one of the most important business events in São Paulo (Brazil). Expomusic 2010 will present 200 exhibitors from Brazil and abroad.

- 25/09/10, Expo Center Norte, Rua José Bernardo Pinto, 333 - Vila Guilherme, São Paulo SP (Brazil)

• 13h00 - Pocket Show (Music Hall)

• 17h00 - Acoustic (Quanta Music)

• 18h30 - Signing session (Quanta Music)

For more news : Expomusic 2010

Angra : end of the 1st shows of the Aqua World Tour in Brazil

From Edu Falaschi Official Website :

"Angra has recently conclude the first three shows of Aqua World Tour. The gigs took place in three cities of Brazil – Salvador (Bahia), Campinas (SP) and João Pessoa (PB). According to Monica Fontes, Whiplash! reviewer, the album presentation in Salvador on August, 28th was accepted with a great enthusiasm of more than 3.000 audience. Angra played “the varied set-list representing the whole career of the band”, demonstrated “perfect teamwork” and “great inspiration and fun, coming back to stage after a really difficult period and coming up with one of the most significant albums in its history”. (The complete Whiplash review! in Portuguese).

Interestingly enough, right after the end of the show, a very heavy rain fell down on the city. It was like the Nature of this mysterious Brazilian region, Bahia, the center of old African cults and religions, blessed the beginning of the tour supporting the new album. Since the CD is called Aqua and dedicated to William Shakspeare’s masterpiece, The Tempest, it looks very symbolic. The show in Salvador included Angra’s classics, a few new songs and a special acoustic set in the middle of the show when all the public sang along to Late Redemption and other masterpieces. On Sept. 11th Angra rocked Campinas Hall in São Paulo state. And just two days later the band participated in the big Sun Rock Festival in João Pessoa, sharing the stage with such significant acts of global metal as Scorpions and Sepultura.

Now Japan and Taiwan are waiting for the next part of Angra’s World Tour. The band will take part in world-famous Loud Park festival with Ozzy Ozbourne, Korn and many other legendary bands on October 16-17th and then Angra will play the only show in Taipei on October 19th."

To watch set-list, pics and videos of these shows, check out our following posts :

- Show Salvador : set-list, pics and video
- Show Campinas : set-list, pics and videos
- Show Campinas : more pics
- Sun Rock Festival : set-list and pics

For more news : Edu Falaschi Official Website / Whiplash

Rafael Bittencourt tells about Aqua on Bravewords

Angra is about to launch his new album Aqua in Europe (September 27th) and in North America (October 12th).

Guitarist Rafael Bittencourt recently spoke at length about the concept and recording of Aqua for Bravewords website :

"Here we are again. Doing what we love the most, which is to bring our music to the world. That amazing feeling of having our ideas spread among the fans like seeds that will be growing, as people get more involved with the album. Finally, after four years of no work released, we are bringing what in our opinion is one of our best pieces ever composed... Aqua.

There is a very interesting guideline to the play. After reading the text a few times we've discovered that the element water is the main character of the story. It changes in cycles, transforming itself; transforming things around it, representing the wrath in the surges, then the forgiveness in the calm. Everything happens after a huge storm that took place on an island shore. While the wild waters are coming from above and below, a ship and its crew are fighting to avoid a shipwreck.

Maybe by coincidence, this year we had strong storms that caused floods, landslides and other problems to many Brazilian cities. We could see that the same thing was happening in different countries almost at the same time injuring and killing people. It seems that the waters are representing a time of change. The upcoming of the Age of Aquarius, the apocalypse, the prophecies about 2012 and other matters were flying around our conversations.

We wanted a title that would describe in a very concise way, that concept.

Aqua is the Latin word for water and summarizes the whole idea behind the Shakespearean play and our feelings at this remarkable moment.

The Tempest is also a very mysterious and unique work from Shakespeare. It was the very last play that he had written and it is full of personal statements. Every time you read you discover some new aspect of the construction or some hidden curiosity within the lines.

The story is about a king named Prospero and his Daughter Miranda. They were left exiled on an island that was supposed to be a wasteland. The Island was not so deserted and they've built a life together with the magic creatures of that very enchanted place. Prospero plans revenge against his betraying opponents and raises, by means of magic, a huge storm upon the ship that carries them. He finally forgives the evil acts of his enemies when he realizes that those acts haven't harmed him like they were intended to.

So, the water is representing the coming of Prospero's maturity and all the transformations and cycles that led him to that point. We were also going through a lot of renovation processes and we wanted to express the idea of being renewed. Letting go of bad feelings and thoughts is a common theme between this Shakespeare's text and Aqua. The Tempest helped us to describe more clearly our emotions at this moment.

Although this album sounds very different then our previous album Aurora Consurgens, there are not many musical differences between Aqua and our last three albums. We tried to keep the idea of combining metal with progressive, classic, Brazilian, ethnic, pop and many other styles. The big difference is that this time we were really hit by inspiration. So we wrote almost thirty good songs, and we ended up picking the best ten out of the big list. All the atmosphere of companionship and teamwork was captured in the tracks. We really helped each other on every detail and that's what made the songs so powerful and special.

Another important difference is that the drummer Ricardo Confessori is back in the band. This was only possible because, after the recording sessions of the Bittencourt Project's Brainworms where he performed on a couple of tracks.

Since then, we have regained our trust and friendship. We had a few rehearsals with Angra where he jammed around songs from the old and new era of the band. Also, we presented some new ideas for him to arrange and he showed that he had kept his creativity and graceful musicianship. We had good laughs remembering things we've done together in the past and how the Brazilian-mixed kind grooves were a very significant quality of our pre-Rebirth Era.

So, Aqua represents where we are now. And we hope that it will be remembered as one of our great classic albums, because it was done with great passion, focus and dedication. We expect that every detail of these carefully crafted new songs may help you out through your own times of change. So, get prepared to dive deep into an ocean of new sensations and float away with the various liquid atmospheres that keep changing as you listen through and it will always keep changing as you listen to it more times. Welcome to the revolving waters of Aqua."

For more news : Bravewords / Whiplash

Edu Falaschi / Rafael Bittencourt : Expomusic 2010

Edu Falaschi and Rafael Bittencourt will participate in 27th International musical exhibition Expomusic 2010 in São Paulo on September 25-26th, Expo Center Norte. Expomusic is one of the biggest exhibitions of musical instruments and equipment in Latin America and it is one of the most important business events in São Paulo (Brazil). Expomusic 2010 will present 200 exhibitors from Brazil and abroad.

Edu Falaschi and Rafael Bittencourt will represent their endorsement for Yamaha with two pocket shows and singning sessions at Yamaha stand :

- 25/09/10, Expo Center Norte, Rua José Bernardo Pinto, 333 - Vila GuilhermeSão Paulo SP (Brazil)

• 16:00-17:00 – Pocket show Edu Falaschi / Rafael Bittencourt
  
• 17:00-18:00 – Signing session Edu Falaschi / Bittencourt Project

- 26/09/10, Expo Center Norte, Rua José Bernardo Pinto, 333 - Vila GuilhermeSão Paulo SP (Brazil)

• 16:30-17:30 – Pocket show Edu Falaschi / Rafael Bittencourt
  
• 17:30-18:30 – Signing session Edu Falaschi / Bittencourt Project

For more news : Expomusic 2010 / Yamaha Musical Do Brasil

Felipe Andreoli : Expomusic 2010

Here are dates and schedules of Felipe Andreoli at Expomusic 2010 (São Paulo, Brazil):

- 22/09/10, Expo Center Norte, Rua José Bernardo Pinto, 333 - Vila GuilhermeSão Paulo SP (Brazil)

• 12:00 – Workshop NIG with André Hernandes
• 17:00 – Workshop NIG with André Hernandes

- 23/09/10, Expo Center Norte, Rua José Bernardo Pinto, 333 - Vila GuilhermeSão Paulo SP (Brazil)

• 11:00 – Workshop NIG with André Hernandes
• 17:00 – Workshop NIG with André Hernandes

- 24/09/10, Expo Center Norte, Rua José Bernardo Pinto, 333 - Vila GuilhermeSão Paulo SP (Brazil)

• 14:00 – Workshop NIG with Marcelo Barbosa
• 18:00 – Workshop NIG with André Hernandes

- 25/09/10, Expo Center Norte, Rua José Bernardo Pinto, 333 - Vila GuilhermeSão Paulo SP (Brazil)

• 14:00 – Workshop Royal Music
• 16:00 – Workshop Santo Angelo

- 26/09/10, Expo Center Norte, Rua José Bernardo Pinto, 333 - Vila GuilhermeSão Paulo SP (Brazil)

• 17:00 – Workshop NIG with Marcelo Barbosa

For more news : Felipe Andreoli Official Blog /Expomusic.com.br

Kiko Loureiro : Tagima TDT and Expomusic 2010

Kiko Loureiro takes part in Tagima Dream Team & Convention and Expomusic 2010 events. Here are his dates and schedules :

• Tagima Dream Team & Convention 2010 :
  

- 19/09/10 : 13:00 - 14:30, Moinho Eventos, Rua Borges de Figueiredo 510, Moóca, São Paulo SP (Brazil)
- 21/09/10 : 20:00 - 21:00, Moinho Eventos, Rua Borges de Figueiredo 510, Moóca, São Paulo SP (Brazil)

More informations on http://tagimadreamteam.com.br/

• Expomusic 2010 :

- 22/09/10, Expo Center Norte, Rua José Bernardo Pinto, 333 - Vila GuilhermeSão Paulo SP (Brazil)

• 18:15 : Tagima
• 19:30 : Laney (Equipo stand)
  
• 19:30 : Sparflex

- 23/09/10, Expo Center Norte, Rua José Bernardo Pinto, 333 - Vila GuilhermeSão Paulo SP (Brazil)

• 17:45 : Tagima
• 19:00 : Sparflex

- 24/09/10, Expo Center Norte, Rua José Bernardo Pinto, 333 - Vila GuilhermeSão Paulo SP (Brazil)

• 17:00 : Zoom (Royal stand)
  
• 18:30 : Sparflex
• 20:00 : Tagima

- 25/09/10, Expo Center Norte, Rua José Bernardo Pinto, 333 - Vila GuilhermeSão Paulo SP (Brazil)

• 15:00 : D'Addario (Musical Express stand)
  
• 16:00 : Zoom (Royal stand)
  
• 17:00 : Laney (Equipo stand)
  
• 18:00 : Sparlfex
• 19:15 : Tagima

- 26/09/10, Expo Center Norte, Rua José Bernardo Pinto, 333 - Vila GuilhermeSão Paulo SP (Brazil)

• 15:00 : D'Addario (Musical Express stand)
  
• 17:15 : Sparflex
• 18:30 : Tagima

The Expomusic 2010 is the 27th International fair of music, musical instruments, sound, lighting and accessories : it is one of the most important events in the calendar business in São Paulo. This edition will host 200 exhibitors of musical instruments, accessories, professional sound and lighting, introducing the brands more relevant from Brazil and abroad, in an area of 15,000 m².
For more informations about Expomusic : Expomusic.com.br

For more news : Kiko Loureiro Official Blog / Kiko Loureiro French Blog

Felipe Andreoli : new bass condor signature (video)

Check out this video in which Felipe Andreoli introduces his new bass Condor signature !



Bass Specifications:

- Body: Brazilian Mahogany
- Top: Buckeye Burl
- Neck: 3 maple 2 Brazilian Rosewood
- Fingerboard: Brazilian Rosewood
- Pickups: Aero K Series
- Preamp: Circuit Aguilar OBP3
- Tuners: Gotoh GB707
- Bridge: Gotoh 510B

Epifani amps and cab

For more news : Condor Music

Angra, Sunrock Festival : set-list and pics

Here are the set-list and some pics of the Angra's show at Sunrock Music Festival, in João Pessoa (Brazil) on past September 12th :

** Set-list :

- Viderunt te Aquae / Arising Thunder
- Awake from Darkness
- The Rage of the Waters
- Waiting Silence
- Silence and Distance
- Deus le volt
- Spread Your Fire
- The voice comanding you
- Nothing to Say
- Angels Cry
- Lisbon
- Heroes of Sand
- Rebirth
- Carry On/Nova Era


** Pics by Anderson Silva from the gallery of Sunrockmusicfest on Flickr :

Angra, show Campinas : new pics

To watch new pics of the Angra's show at Campinas Hall, Campinas / SP (Brazil) on past September 10th, check out the pics galleries of Lilian Nakao on Facebook and RockCampinas on Flickr ( more than 70 pics) !

Angra, show Campinas : set-list, pics and videos

Here are the set-list, some pics and fan videos of the Angra's show at Campinas Hall (Campinas / SP, Brazil) on past September 10th :

** Set-list :

- Viderunt Te Aquæ
- Arising Thunder
- Angels Cry
- Silence And Distance
- Waiting Silence
- Spread Your Fire
- The Rage Of The Waters
- Heroes Of Sand
- The Voice Commanding You
- Lisbon
- Awake From Darkness
- Rebirth
- Nothing To Say
- Carry On + Nova Era


** Pics from the galleries of Fabio Gusueli, Rafael Rocha and Marcelo from Orkut :


























































































** Fan videos from coelhovoador and ehimura from Youtube :

- Lisbon :




- Carry On / Nova Era :