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Luanda Jones

About Me

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Emerging Brazilian singer/songwriter Luanda Jones has been captivating audiences for over a decade with her unique blend of suave, jazz-inflected vocals and stylized guitar harmonies, interpreting some of the Brazil’s most cherished popular musicians. Her influences cover a wide artistic spectrum, ranging from João Gilberto and Gilberto Gil to the Beatles.
Originally from Rio de Janeiro, has been singing and composing professionally for more than ten years. Born into a musical family, she has lived and breathed music from a very early age, sharing her home with a veteran rocker in father Luis Moreno, and mother Irinéa Maria, a composer of bossa nova.
Luanda is now living in Toronto, Canada, where she has performed at a number of venues (Lula Lounge, Rivoli, Drake...),opening for such esteemed local and international artists as Lal, Badi Assad, Carmen Souza and Maracatu Nunca Antes.
Contact
@ Info / Booking / Management
Tammy Peixoto : (1) 647 818 8834 [email protected]
@Questions / Requests : [email protected]
@ Luanda'show
Review
Show

Press


Toronto SUN / May 8 ,2009 ( Errol Nazareth - Lula Lounge )

Canada Live on CBC Radio 2


More details:
May 10th (Sunday)
The CBC recording of Luanda Jones and Irinéa Maria Ribeiro , recorded at Lula Lounge on Jan 30th will air on Canada Live on CBC Radio 2 on Sunday May 10 between 8:00 - 10:00 pm. Tune in to 94.1 FM in Toronto.
CBC Radio 2 Concert Calendar
Listen here

Show at The Rex on May 17 (Sunday)


Sinal Aberto (Brazilian Jazz band)
Gord Sheard -Keys and arrangements
Luanda Jones -Vocal
George Koller -Bass
Maninho Costa -Percussion
Mark Kelso -Drums
@The Rex
194 Queen St.West
416 598 24 75
Couvert : $ 7
Start at 9:30
http://show.luandajones.com/
http://www.therex.ca
Facebook Event

Bringing Colors Together


More details:
May 13th @ 7pm - Revival
Bringing Colors Together is an exciting multi-cultural fundraising event with extraordinary talented artists, full of passion, sentiment and joy. A once in a life opportunity to experience art in all forms in a warm and vibrant blend of colors, nations and people.
Bringing Colors Together

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/20/2006
Band Website: www.luandajones.com
Band Members: Luanda Jones and band




Luanda Jones (Voice and Acoustic Guitar)

Songs

1-Aquarela (Luanda Jones / Fernando Matias)
Acoustic guitar and voice :Luanda Jones
Mix : Murr

2-A cada dia (Luanda Jones )
Acoustic guitar ,voice and percussion:Luanda Jones

3- Lamento (Pixinguinha)
Vocal:Luanda Jones
Guitar : Louis Simão
Keyboards : Gord Sheard
Pandeiro : Maninho Costa
Live at Lula Lounge May 2008

4- Jack Soul Brasileiro (Lenine/Luga Queiroga)
Vocal and guitar : Luanda Jones
Bass : Ian De Souza
Drum : Rakesh Tewari
Live at Lula Lounge June 2008

5-Tempo de você e eu (Luanda Jones)
Guitar and vocal:Luanda Jones

6- Eu te amo (Tom Jobim/Chico Buarque)
Guitar and vocal:Luanda Jones

Flyers of some of the Toronto shows

Influences: MPB
Irinéa Maria Ribeiro, Luis Moreno , Alzira , O Terço, Carmem Miranda, Clarisse Grova, Djavan, Gal (anos 70), João Gilberto, Tom Jobim, Cartola, Rita Lee, Moska

Jazz


Miles Davis,Herbie Hancock,Erykah Badu, Billie Holiday.

I Like to listen to:
The Police, Sting, Seal, Bjork, Radiohead, D'angelo , Sade, Jill Scott, Lewis Taylor, Lal, MarthaV, Mariana Davies,Fred Martins , Adriana Calcanhoto, Caetano Veloso , Luis Melodia , Maria Rita ,Elis ,Chico Buarque,Gilberto Gil,e tudo o q tenha sentido,boa letra e belas melodias.

Sounds Like:

VIDEO

Lula Lounge Dec 2008

-As Rosas não Falam (Cartola)

Irinéa Maria Ribeiro-Guitar
Luanda Jones (Voice )
Kevin Jones (Percussion)
Video-Dagny T.

Lula Lounge May 2008

-Adeus America- Intro (Geraldo Jacques/Haroldo Barbosa)

-Meu Samba (Luanda Jones)

Luanda Jones (Voice and Acoustic Guitar)
Maninho Costa (Percussion)
Louis Simão (Bass)

-Lamento (Pixinguinha / V.Moraes)

Luanda Jones (Voice )
Maninho Costa (Percussion)
Louis Simão (Acoustic Guitar)
Special Guest - Gord Sheard (Piano)

Toronto Island July 2007(Do jeito q eu gosto)

Luanda Jones (Voice and Acoustic Guitar)
Aline Morales(Voice and Alfaia)
Kevin Jones (Alfaia)
Beto Porto (Pandeiro)
Andrew Mason (Bass)

Record Label: Unsigned

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