Macumba Soul biography, Macumba Soul discography
Hireaband represent The MacDonald Bros Exclusively in the UK.If you want something a bit different for your event or product launch you can't do better than Macumba.MacUmba are a group of eight musicians based in Scotland who mix the traditional sounds of Scottish bagpipes with the sounds and rhythms of Brazilian and Caribbean percussion.Subsequently, we added various combinations of flutes, guitars, bass, voices etc.This combination proved very popular, and since then we have played at many events and festivals all over Europe, in Japan, the USA, Cuba and in Venezuela.The World Cup in France where we supported the maracatu 'nation' NACAO PERNAMBUCO at the Village du Brezil, Saint Denis, Paris.The international MUNDO CELTA festival in Ortigueira, Galicia, where we appeared with many other bands from Celtic nations.Recent radio and television appearances include...Radio Progreso in Havana, Cuba
Univision in Miami, Florida
Music Live, BBC Glasgow and UK.We perform in costume which adds a very visual aspect to MacUmba's live performances.So, in response, I created Midnight Soul to share my mixes with friends, family, and all the other house music lovers out there.This is a banging disco house set that may cause serious physical and psychological side effects.As for my latest house mix, it was created for a close group of friends born in November (hence the name) and played at Pink with Franky Boissy and Jojo Flores.Mission Rock in San Francisco.We had the privilege of watching D:FUSE work his magic until the wee hours of the morning.Well, I was born in 1972, so according to Chinese astrology, 2008 is my year!While I was on a business trip to NYC we got to see Danny T work his magic at Vinyl.This mix is complication of uplifting house with lots of vocals, rich organic bass lines, soul and a little inspiration from one of this nations most influential Presidents.Midnight Soul is a deep house set recorded live in 2001.The calendar is also hidden.Mixes are for promotional use only.Vodun is sometimes called Voodoo, Vodoun, Vodou.Vodun was actively suppressed during colonial times.Slaves were baptized into the Roman Catholic Church upon their arrival in Haiti and
other West Indian islands.An inaccurate and sensational book (S.This book caught the imagination of people outside the West
Indies, and was responsible for much of the misunderstanding and fear that is present
today.Horror movies began in
the 1930's and continue today to misrepresent Vodun.He authorized a lesser God Obatala to create the earth and all life
forms.Gods led to Obatala's temporary banishment.Both believe in a supreme being.The Loa resemble Christian Saints, in that they were once people who led exceptional
lives, and are usually given a single responsibility or special attribute.Both have, as the centerpiece of some of their ceremonies, a ritual sacrifice and consumption of
flesh and blood.Followers of Vodun believe that each person has a met tet (master of the head)
which corresponds to a Christian's patron saint.The latter leaves the body during sleep and when the
person is possessed by a Loa during a ritual.There is a concern that the ti bon ange can
be damaged or captured by evil sorcery while it is free of the body.The purpose of rituals is to make contact with a spirit, to gain their favor by
offering them animal sacrifices and gifts, to obtain help in the form of more abundant
food, higher standard of living, and improved health.Loa provide health, protection from
evil spirits and good fortune.Vodun priests can be male (houngan or hungan), or female (mambo).Vodun
temple is called a hounfour (or humfort).The dancing will typically build in intensity until one of the dancers (usually a
hounsis)
becomes possessed by a Loa and falls.His or her ti bon ange has left their body and the
spirit has taken control.Animal sacrifice is a method of
consecrating food for consumption by followers of Vodun, their gods
and ancestors.After resurrection, the zombie has no will of their own, but remains under
the control of others.The practice became closely associated with Voodoo in the public mind
through the vehicle of horror movies.Voodoo, and provides a free service by which
individuals can Email questions.This includes: Candomble, Fon, Hoodoo, Macumba Arara, Palo, Santeria, Yoruba Orisha and
Voudun.Read
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A Brazilian Revolution in Sound
Soul Jazz RecordsTracklisting1.Brazilian sound with a legacy later to be internationally championed by such diverse artists as David Byrne, Beck, Kurt Cobain, Stereolab, The Bees and Tortoise.Os Mutantes: The sophisticated musical anarchists from Sao Paulo not only became the musical template for Beck, they were also discovered by Kurt Cobain on tour in Brazil who tried, and failed, to get them to support Nirvana.Gilberto Gil: Today Gil is the Brazilian Minister of Culture.In keeping with, what has become their knack for knowing what the New York usic audience is in need of, the folks at ALMA are, again, breaking barriers and pushing frontiers with another gathering...ROCK MACUMBA proposes to fuse the traditional sounds of rock with an array of newer and less traditional, yet soulful, sounds.This is done with the understanding that this is a music that has impacted over a generation of listeners; has strummed chords in a primal place of these souls; has been a vehicle for change and awareness...The Clash, The Police, The Bad Brains, Nirvana, Body Count, Red Hot Chili Peppers, etc...Nacao Zumbi, Som Nosso, etc.Canal Street Station
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For more info on ALMA NYC, please visit:
www.To view the flyer, click here: www.Nation Beat will present a dynamic blend of Northeastern Brazilian and American music at Galapagos Arts Space.Nation Beat will present an explosive combination of Brazilian and American musicians in a dramatic performance which will include up to 20 percussionists accompanied by dancers and singers representing a traditional Maracatu procession.In New York, meeting place of all cultures, this assemblage of performers will present an exciting evening of traditional and ritual music from the Northeast of Brazil and New Orleans.Maracatu NY: New York's first and only Maracatu ensemble dedicated to the performance and knowledge of traditional Maracatu de Baque Virado and other musical styles from the Northeast of Brazil while fusing these elements with the New Orleans "Second Line" rhythms.In keeping with, what has become their knack for knowing what the New York usic audience is in need of, the folks at ALMA are, again, breaking barriers and pushing frontiers with another gathering...ROCK MACUMBA proposes to fuse the traditional sounds of rock with an array of newer and less traditional, yet soulful, sounds.Nacao Zumbi, Som Nosso, etc.To view the flyer, click here: www.
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