Australian songbird Anita Fernandes and Brazilian classical guitarist Edson Gazani are innovative composers and captivating performers, and have even been described as musical anthropologists - uniting the music and culture of our current diverse global community with all the zest and appeal of today's popular music. Yemanjá have recently been nominated finalists for the Q Music 2008 Song Awards.
One of Australia’s pre-eminent musical artists, James Blundell describes Yemanjá as, “one of the freshest sounds on the music scene in years."
Since their formation in London ten years ago the duo have been passionately creating and developing their unique sound throughout many different continents, taking their music to stages all around the world including Brazil, Italy, France, Greece, the UK, Germany, Australia and the Pacific Islands.
The Australian-based, multicultural acoustic duo have struck a positive chord with audiences around the world for their fun-loving mix of jazz, samba, bossa nova, gypsy, classical, folk, Brazilian and European popular music.
With her divinely stunning, seamless voice, Anita has dedicated many years to mastering her craft, training in classical, opera, jazz and contemporary musical styles and performance. The soprano has been likened to influential divas of the present and late centuries such as Ella Fitzgerald, Kate Bush, Edith Piaf, Belle du Berry (Paris Combo), Gal Costa and Amália Rodrigues. Edson is a natural musical talent , with the combination of his great ingenuity, his extensive knowledge of Brazilian music and 7 string classical guitar technique, he follows in the footsteps of the Brazilian masters Baden Powell, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso and Chico Buarque. Together this striking duo are musical pioneers, creating music which is in the middle road of contradiction; contemporary, yet reminiscent of the golden age of popular music. Their sounds have been described as progressive yet traditional, sweet yet daringly deep and surely guaranteed to warm your heart.
Following the release of the debut album Divine is Life in 2005, Yemanjá recently self produced their second album "Tales from Jupiter", recorded in Brazil in 2007, featuring a line-up of renowned Brazilian producers and artists. They have not long returned home to Australia after a successful six month promotional European tour.
To contact Yemanjá:
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www.yemanja.com.au
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