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Gaia

Música brasileira Montreal

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************************************************************ ********** ************************************************************ ***********A powerful and spirited musical force, GAÏA is a virtuoso fusion of influences running from funk and rock to Rio-style Brazilian folk brimming with urban flair. Since its founding in 1997, GAÏA has delighted audiences at numerous Montreal show-bars and concert halls, at festivals across the country, and during an explosive trip to Brasilia and Belo Horizonte, two of Brazil..s prime cultural hotbeds. After giving a much talked-about performance at the Montreal International Jazz Festival in 2002, their first EP quickly won a loyal following among the adventurous radio listeners. ******Their performance at the Montreal International Jazz Festival in 2003 was named that year..s coup de c..ur (show-stopper) by Festival founder and president Alain Simard. ******By popular demand, GAÏA now presents the delicious fruit of five years of enthusiastic writing and performing, with a first album produced by the versatile and inventive avant-garde artist Ramasutra (Ramachandra Borcar). For the recording of the song Olha o trem, the group was honoured to record with Brazil..s living legend, the world-renowned Queen of the Samba Elza Soares. ******"I am more and more convinced that Montreal..s fertile soil has finally yielded truly unique fusions, full-bodied blends as rich as .. if not richer than .. those that immigration prompted in cosmopolitan centres like New York, London and Paris, which have until now been the standard by which others are measured. It..s high time that the people of the world got to know the local ..brand,.. in particular prime examples like Gaïa, a hip homegrown hybrid Brazilian funk." Dan Behrman Programming director World Music FIJM In Voir, June 26..July 2, 2003 ******The album Gaïa received a nomination for best world music album of the year at the JUNO awards 2006. From january to november 2006 the band was in a North American tour with the arena show from the Cirque du Soleil; Delirium. ************************************************************ *********** ************************************************************ ************

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Member Since: 9/14/2006
Band Website: gaiamundo.com
Band Members: ELIE HAROUN Vocals and guitar ***** SACHA DAOUD Drums and percussion ***** ANDRÉ FALEIROS Bass ***** KULLAK VIGER ROJAS Conga, bongo, timbales, cajon and other percussion instruments
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Influences: Brazilian music, soul, funk, traditional music from latin America and Black Music
Sounds Like: Presença musical de peso e envolvente, GAIA destaca-se pela luminosa fusão de influências que irradia de seu repertório, fina mistura de funk, rock e Brasil, de urbaníssima inspiração carioca. Desde seu surgimento em 1997, GAIA apresentou-se em diferentes palcos de bares e salas de concerto de Montreal, em vários festivais canadenses, além de sua explosiva tournée em Brasília e Belo Horizonte. Depois de marcar uma forte presença no Festival Internacional de Jazz de Montreal (2002), sua primeira demo conquistou as intrépidas ondas de Montreal. A apresentação no Festival Internacional de Jazz de Montreal 2003 foi eleita uma das melhores pelo presidente-fundador do evento, Alain Simard. Para a satisfação de todos, GAIA oferece o fruto de cinco anos de trabalho entusiasmado, tanto no palco como nas composições, o seu primeiro cd, que leva o nome do grupo, produzido por Ramasutra (Ramachandra Borcar), polivalente e inventivo artista de vanguarda. Na gravação da faixa Olha o trem, o grupo teve a honra de contar com a especialíssima participação de uma lenda viva da música brasileira, a rainha do samba, aclamada mundo afora, a inconfundível Elza Soares. “estou certo de que os adubos da terra montrealense permitiram enfim o surgimento de misturas inéditas, químicas tão ricas e encorpadas – talvez até mais – do que aquelas que a imigração fez florescer em metrópoles mestiças como Nova Iorque, Londres ou Paris, até então as referências no assunto. Está mais do que na hora de que a população do planeta tenha a oportunidade de degustar o “buquê” local, do qual GAIA, um híbrido plugado de funk brazuca, é um dos melhores exemplos” Dan Behrman Responsável de programação Musique du Monde FIJM In Voir, 26 de junho – 2 de julho de 2003. O cd GAIA, foi indicado para o prêmio JUNO 2006 de melhor álbum do ano, na categoria Música do Mundo. Entre janeiro e novembro de 2006 o grupo esteve em tournée pelos Estados Unidos juntamente com o novo espetáculo do Cirque du Soleil; Delirium. ************************************************************ ***************
Record Label: Jajou Productions 2004 Inc.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Check out this event: Gaïa Bobards

Hosted By: Gaia When: 09/11/2007Where: Bobards4328 St LaurentMontreal, Quebec|62 CanadaDescription:Gaia Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Gaia on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:36:00 PST

More Photos

Have a loook to our Photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/gaiamundo/...
Posted by Gaia on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 07:59:00 PST

Contacts For Booking

Les Productions Vincent Beaulieu4282, St-FélixCap-Rouge (Québec), G1Y 1X5Téléphone : 418-658-7811Télécopieur : 418-659-4875Sans frais : 1-866-686-7811www.vincentbeaulieu.comvbeaulieu@vincentbeauli eu.c...
Posted by Gaia on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 07:48:00 PST

Gaia au Le National 7 décembre

gaiamundo communiqué pour diffusion immédiateGaïa célèbre son 10e anniversaire au National le 7 décembre 2006, 20 hMontréal, 23 octobre 2006 ....
Posted by Gaia on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 01:51:00 PST

Music, Photos, Videos and Infos

Listen to our musicLibsynSee lots of photosflickrHave fun with some VideosdailymotionInfos about the band and the tour with Cirque du Soleil's Show DeliriumOfficial Site...
Posted by Gaia on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 01:58:00 PST