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Zuzuwah Refuat

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About Me

Chinese fantasia!!! Music is my passion, a cool way to make friends and get in touch with people all over the world. I keep it as a hobby, so I can be free to create the real soundscapes I got in mind. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Currently jazzing around with Cabaret HiTeC , Bacon 27 , Grelhados Passam Voando & Coletivo Shanghai , my solo project. Peace!

Zuzuwah has been making noise since he was a kid, but he ended up picking up the eletric guitar at the age of 15. Influenced by funk, jazz and trash metal, he began experimenting with free improvisation and composition in a band called Dona Benta. With this group, he released an independent album called "Banquete de Noema" (1997) and soon after he travelled to London (UK), in order to get into the jungle/drum and bass and acid jazz scene, in early 1998.
During this period, Zuzuwah met Deobia and together they co-wrote several songs in the afrobeat and bossa nova style. During his 4 years in London, Zuzuwah also played on a couple of singles released by Dj Asad Rizvi (Reverberation Records). He also started playing the saxophone at that time.
Back to Brazil, in late 2001 he formed Cabaret HiTeC, a crossover project, where he played the guitar and released an album called "Complexo Lo-Fi" (2004), which got a good feedback both from audiences and from the press. The band played on MTV Brasil and toured a lot around the brazilian south and also São Paulo clubs.
In 2005, Zuzuwah started working on new projects, which included playing the saxophone and composing with Bacon 27, which released the first album on Jan ..08 called "Vamos lá em Casa"; the jazz-funk combo Grelhados Passam Voando and also his solo broken beats project called Coletivo Shanghai.
With Coletivo Shanghai, he played the Galeria Melissa in Sao Paulo, and released four albums: "The Mandarin Sessions" (2005), "Busking" (2006), "The Revolution Sessions" (2007) and "The Rasta Yoga Sessions" (2008). Besides that, there is a track out in a Soundial Records (Canada) compilation, on sale at Bluetracks and also 4 tunes as the soundtrack of Contraregra Wear website.
Respect!
Namaste
Ps. The Rasta Yoga Sessions can be downloaded here
Ps. The Rasta Yoga Sessions pode ser baixado aqui
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Member Since: 10/11/2005
Band Members: guitar, bass, sax & beats
Influences: wong kar-wai movies
Sounds Like: the summer in south california
Record Label: no, thanks

My Blog

Coletivo Shanghai on Soundial Records compilation

Yo my friendsThe Soundial Loftesque Compilation is out in Canada, on Soundial Records. The 2 cd compilation is awesome, with some great tunes and artists from myspace. And there is a track from Coleti...
Posted by Zuzuwah Refuat on Thu, 29 May 2008 10:21:00 PST

The Rasta Yoga Sessions

Hello my friendsI am proud to present the new album from Coletivo Shanghai: The Rasta Yoga Sessions. It has began as a project of a dub soundtrack for a yoga class, as me and my yoga instructor (Danie...
Posted by Zuzuwah Refuat on Tue, 06 May 2008 10:38:00 PST

Rasta Yoga Sessions, 1st Single is OUT!

I-rey, Jah children!I am just about to release Coletivo Shanghai..s 4th album, called "The Rasta Yoga Sessions". It..s a concept album for those who enjoy practicing yoga listening to dub and reggae m...
Posted by Zuzuwah Refuat on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:12:00 PST

Bacon 27 @ TV UCS, Coletivo Shanghai @ Rádio Atlântida

Yo people Today we had the pleasure of watching Bacon 27 on TV. For those who missed, I suggest to have a look at TV UCS, channel 15, at 14h on saturday (01/03). But only if you live in Caxias do Sul,...
Posted by Zuzuwah Refuat on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:08:00 PST

Bacon 27 @ Festa da Uva

Yo boyz n´ girlz! This sunday, 24/02, Bacon 27 is playing live at the Festa da Uva, a national festival that celebrates my city (Caxias do Sul) and our most famous product, the grapes and wi...
Posted by Zuzuwah Refuat on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 08:34:00 PST

Bacon 27: new album "Vamos la em casa" is out for sale!

Yo dudes! Finally our long waited album from Bacon 27, called Vamos la em casa is out!! It took us longer than the expected to be manufactured, but at the end of the day, that is how we do it in Brazi...
Posted by Zuzuwah Refuat on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:24:00 PST

2008 is in da house!

Happy new year to everyone!! Let´s make some noise this year, Jah bless our music!! Keep it real and rocking, boys and girls! I-rey Zuz
Posted by Zuzuwah Refuat on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 03:46:00 PST

Bugs in Myspace player, but I got a solution

Yo folks I don´t know if it´s general, but at least my myspace player is not playing all the songs, it´s like if it has gone on strike ( as french people). So, I managed to add another player right be...
Posted by Zuzuwah Refuat on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 03:58:00 PST

Groundation!

Yo rastas Tonight Groundation is playing the Bar Opiniao, here in Porto Alegre. We are all excited to check their blend of reggae and jazz. We free again!! I-rey to one and all! Zuz...
Posted by Zuzuwah Refuat on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 03:52:00 PST

Coletivo Shanghai´s The Revolution Sessions is out now!

Yo rastamen and rastagirls! I am proud to present you the new album from my project Coletivo Shanghai: The Revolution Sessions. Once again it is an instrumental album that blends jazzy drum n´ bass wi...
Posted by Zuzuwah Refuat on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:28:00 PST