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Roque Malasartes

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Roque Malasartes is a Brazilian band that plays folk songs from Brazil using urban and traditional instruments, like electric and bass guitars, drums, keyboards, flute, mandolim etc. Its work is unique in the Brazilian musical scene. The band is on the road since 1996 and has released its new album, "A Memória das Naus".
Roque Malasartes is one of the bands that better mix Brazilian folk and country songs to rock .
Veja Rio magazine – Bernardo Araújo .

I've just found the CD you sent me of Roque Malasartes. Well, I've just got to listen to it. The tape is great. I'm flattered that Steeleye Span may have had some influence. It's always hard to hear your own influence on other performers, but I can hear the approach is similar. Do pass on my belated congratulations, if they are still relevant.
Maddy Prior - Steeleye Span vocalist

What have in common bands like Fairport Convention (UK), Nação Zumbi (Brazil), The Byrds (USA), Luar Na Lubre (Spain) and Madredeus (Portugal)? Artists such as Nick Drake (UK), Neil Young (Canada) and Bob Dylan (USA)? You are quite correct if you answered that all of them are music makers inspired by their own folkloric traditions and translators of their popular experiences into a modern musical language. If any brazilian folkrock band dared to make records and compose songs, it would be a huge task to synthesize native brazilians, africans, europeans and all the people that makes brazilian cultural identity. Roque Malasartes is this band.
RockPress - CEL

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Member Since: 25/10/2006
Band Website: http://www.roquemalasartes.com.br
Band Members: Cecilia Vaz - lead vocal
Marcus Antonio Moura - flutes, recorder, keyboards, accordion and vocals
Paulo Sérgio - electric and acoustic guitars
Raul Branco - bass guitar and vocals
Maria Estrella - drums

"A Velha a Fiar" live at Pistache
RJ, Brazil
August 28th. 2007

"Viola Quebrada" live at Ziembinski Theatre - RJ, Brazil - May 16th. 2007

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Influences: Main influences are Steeleye Span (UK) - Luar Na Lubre (Spain) - Quinteto Violado (Brazil)
Record Label: Via Interior Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

A Memória das Naus - o show

O Show do CD "A Memória das Naus" (17/9/2008) - in portugueseO que parecia ser, a princípio, algo simples e prestes a ser resolvido, acabou tornando-se uma verdadeira odisséia. Mudança de selo, proble...
Posted by on Wed, 13 May 2009 15:23:00 GMT

A Memória das Naus

Nosso CD "A Memória das Naus" (17/9/2008) - in portugueseÉ como um filho muito aguardado. O CD que havia sido idealizado há 4 anos finalmente está pronto. As canções que compoem o disco - e muitos dos...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:47:00 GMT

Ano novo em abril

2008 começa em abril (17/3/2008) - in potugueseDiz-se que, no Brasil, o ano só começa depois do carnaval. Para o Roque Malasartes, entretanto, o ano só vai começar depois da Semana Santa.Por conta de ...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:25:00 GMT

Começar de novo...

(Re) gravando "A Memória das Naus" (16/11/2007) - in portugueseO que fazer com um CD praticamente pronto - faltando apenas mixagem e masterização - quando mais da metade dos integrantes de um grupo nã...
Posted by on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 03:19:00 GMT

Luar Na Lubre

Luar Na Lubre e Bieito Romero (16/10/2007) - in portugueseQuase todos sabem que a maior influência do Roque Malasartes é o grupo inglês Steeleye Span, mas essa não é a única (em outro momento comentar...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 04:36:00 GMT

11 Anos de Estrada

Parabéns a você! (20/5/2007) - In portugueseNeste domingo nos encontramos, na casa do Marcus, para comemorar os 11 anos de vida do Roque Malasartes. Foi nesse mesmo dia, em 1996, que um grupo de músic...
Posted by on Thu, 24 May 2007 15:32:00 GMT

Estréia do Inté Agora...

Zimba Musical (16/5/2007) - In portuguesePela primeira vez o Roque Malasartes apresentou completo o show "Inté Agora...", há dois dias no Teatro Ziembinski (Rio), no projeto Zimba Musical, comemorand...
Posted by on Thu, 24 May 2007 15:30:00 GMT