Music:
Member Since: 5/19/2006
Band Members: Cristina Matos (Lisbon, Portugal): lead singer
Juanjo Carrique-Mas (Andalusia, Spain): guitar
Jamie Darwen (Leamington Spa, England): soprano and tenor sax, clarinet, percussion
Seyi Soremekun (London, West Africa): violin
Sandy Miller (Scotland, The World): bass, double-bass
Greg McDonnell (Leamington Spa, England): percussion
Contact: [email protected]
Influences: Tempo Novo was formed in May 2005, after Juanjo and Jamie met Portuguese singer Cristina Matos. Later in the year violinist Seyi joined the band, followed by Scottish double bass player Sandy. Our latest addition is Greg, a percussionist from the Midlands area. Tempo Novo play mostly Brazilian music, which include bossa nova , but they also play many different types of samba, choro and other Brazilian styles. They also have their own compositions, to which they inject a Brazilian/Latin flavour. Their influences include of course a lot of Brazilian music, including music from big names such as Milton Nascimento, Gilberto Gil, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Baden Powell....but also more traditional samba and choro composers sich as Noel Rosa, Cartola, Candeia, Pixinguinha, etc. and more recent Brazilian samba artists such as Jorge Aragao, Martinho da Vila, Zeca Pagodinho, Alcione, Seu Jorge, etc.
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