BANDS
Conscience is the voice of the soul,
passions are the voice of the body.
- Jean Jacques Rousseau
AYELE / MUSICIANS
AYELE is the fusion of Uganda and Brazil through the meeting of percussionist singer-songwriter Ejuku with Brazilians Raphael Franco (djeridoo) and Craca (guitar). Desert Blues, soul and tropical rhythms meet in this Afro-jazz rich in landscapes from the global south.​
https://www.instagram.com/ayeletrio/
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BIXIGA 70 / BANDA
Bixiga 70 is a Brazilian band that mixes elements of African, Afrobeat, Brazilian, Latin and jazz music. Formed in 2010, the name Bixiga 70 is linked to the address of the Traquitana Studio, where the band was born, located at number 70 on Treze de Maio Street, in the Bixiga neighborhood of São Paulo.
https://www.instagram.com/bixiga70/?hl=en
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JONNATA DOLL AND THE SOLVENTS BOYS / MUSICIANS
Jonnata Doll and the Solvent Boys is a rock band from Fortaleza that reflects the city through the eyes of a suburban guy who thinks that the lives of the forgotten have the potential for an incredible story.
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https://www.instagram.com/jonnatadoll?
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GAROTAS SUÉCAS / BAND
Created in the São Paulo scene in 2005, Garotas Suecas has a broad musical journey spanning 18 years. Formed by Tomaz Paoliello (guitar and vocals), Fernando Perdido (bass and vocals), Irina Bertolucci (keyboards and vocals) and Nico Paoliello (drums and vocals), in this new album the quartet immerses the audience in a psychedelic and melancholic atmosphere. With criticisms sung in a lively ballad, the band portrays the turbulent historical period in Brazil.
With 4 albums released, 4 singles and 1 EP, the band has international experiences and partnerships with artists such as Paulo Miklos and Elza Soares. In this new phase, they mix national rock with
garage, soul and psychedelic.
Better known for having won the “Aposta MTV” award at VMB 2008, the band rescues old national rock in a young and free tone.
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FAR FROM ALASKA / BAND
Far from Alaska is a Brazilian rock band founded in 2012 in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte.
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BOOGARINS / BAND
Boogarins is a Brazilian psychedelic rock and neopsychedelia band formed in 2012 in Goiânia by Fernando "Dinho" Almeida (vocals and rhythm guitar) and Benke Ferraz (lead guitar). To complete the quartet, Hans Castro (drums) and Raphael Vaz (bass guitar) joined. In 2014, Ynaiã Benthroldo replaced Hans.
The band has performed at several music festivals around the world, such as Rock in Rio Lisboa, Primavera Sound, Porão do Rock, Coquetel Molotov, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Lollapalooza and South by Southwest.
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PEDRA BRANCA/ BAND
The multimedia show encompasses cultural diversity in an intrinsic way, thus involving music with a rich plurality of sounds and artistic languages ​​such as dance and visual arts. This multiculturalism that Pedra Branca involves in a pioneering way with musical instruments and ethnic sounds ranging from the East to the West, Indian, Arabic, gypsy to indigenous, African, Latin and Brazilian. Along with electronic music and various influences from contemporary music. Musical instruments such as the sitar, didgeridoo, djembe, berimbau, flutes, saxophone, bass, drums, synchronized with electronic elements, as well as voice, dance and visual arts, make the show dynamic and fluid. Produced by Luciano Sallun, the project is a reference in contemporary "world music" and electronic music (downtempo, chillout, psychedelia), not only in Brazil but also internationally. With a presence in Brazil, Europe and the USA, it has been creating innovative concepts since 2001, being a reference in this type of music, contributing to the opening of these trends in Brazil. It currently has the support of Merkaba Music (USA) in its releases.
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FORGOTTEN BOYS / BAND
The band Forgotten Boys began in 1997 in São Paulo, when drummer Arthur Franquini showed his friend, guitarist and vocalist Gustavo Riviera, two songs he had composed. The idea was to create a sound based on rock artists from the 1970s and the proto-punk movement, such as MC5, New York Dolls, The Stooges and Johnny Thunders. The two rehearsed the songs and decided to record them the next day. After a two-hour session at El Rocha studio, the duo had their first demo tape (still a cassette) in hand. From then on, the band's career remained independent in the national music scene.
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STORMSONS / BAND
STORMSONS is a Brazilian rock/metal band formed in 2015 by Cadu Pelegrini on vocals, Rafael Gallozi on guitar, Henrique Baboom on bass, Mateus Schanoski on keyboards and Rodrigo Abelha on drums. The band's compositions are inspired by mysticism and the occult, with the main influences being the literature of Aleister Crowley and Edgar Allan Poe. Their main musical references are Black Sabbath, Pantera, Metallica, HIM and Depeche Mode. On September 8, 2022, the band participated in the Rock In Rio festival, performing on the Rock District stage.
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MATT SORUM/ MUSICIAN
Matthew William Sorum (born November 19, 1960) is an American drummer. He is best known as both a former member of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he recorded three studio albums, and as a member of the supergroup Velvet Revolver. Sorum is currently on tour with Billy Gibbons, with whom he also records, is a member of the touring project Kings of Chaos, and is a former member of both The Cult and Y Kant Tori Read. Sorum was also a member of Guns N' Roses side projects, Slash's Snakepit and Neurotic Outsiders, and has released two solo albums, Hollywood Zen (2004) and Stratosphere (2014). He was the touring drummer for the supergroup Hollywood Vampires from 2015 to 2017. His latest project is Deadland Ritual, featuring Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler, Billy Idol guitarist Steve Stevens, and Apocalyptica vocalist Franky Perez.
After performing on Tori Amos' first record and synthpop band Y Kant Tori Read's sole album, Sorum joined the Cult in 1989 to tour in support of their fourth studio album, Sonic Temple (1989). During the tour, Sorum was spotted by Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash and subsequently replaced their drummer Steven Adler in 1990. Remaining in the band for seven years, Sorum recorded the albums Use Your Illusion I (1991), Use Your Illusion II (1991), and "The Spaghetti Incident?" (1993), before departing in 1997 following an argument with Axl Rose.
In 1999, Sorum rejoined The Cult to perform on their reunion album, Beyond Good and Evil (2001), and its subsequent 2000/2001 tours, and subsequently co-founded the hard rock supergroup Velvet Revolver, alongside former Guns N' Roses bandmates Slash and Duff McKagan. The band, which included guitarist Dave Kushner and Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland, released two successful studio albums, Contraband (2004) and Libertad (2007), before entering an extended hiatus following Weiland's departure.
Sorum has been a permanent member of hard rock cover band Camp Freddy since 2003, alongside Jane's Addiction members Dave Navarro and Chris Chaney, and assisted in hosting its radio show and podcast on Indie 103.1. In 2012, Sorum founded a touring project, entitled Kings of Chaos, featuring members of Guns N' Roses, Deep Purple, Def Leppard, Aerosmith, ZZ Top, Cheap Trick and Slipknot.
In 2012, Sorum was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Guns N' Roses
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