Sergio Mendes
11 July 2008 | Nile | 21:30 - 22:45 |
Line-up:
Sergio Mendes (vocals, keyboards); Dawn Bishop, H20, Katie Hampton, Gracinha Leporace (vocals); Kleber Jorge (guitar); Carlos Yutaka Del Rosario (keyboards); Hussain Jiffry (bass); Mike Shapiro (drums); Gibi, Meia Noite; gustav mendes.
About Sergio Mendes
He is one of the most popular Brazilian artists ever, not just
for playing covers of other artists' songs, but also for a
fashionable mixture of jazz, bossa nova rhythms and soft pop
melodies with his group Brasil '66. The pianist-singer of bossa
nova Sergio Mendes is back in the picture thanks to rapper
Will.i.am of the urban pop collective the Black Eyed Peas. The
rapper restyled Mendes' bossa and samba repertoire for Timeless, a
CD that contained cheerful contributions from soul and hip-hop
stars like Erykah Badu, Stevie Wonder and John Legend. This is
continued on its successor Encanto (released in June this year).
The album includes catchy Brazilian melodies, including new
versions of Antonio Carlos Jobim's songs, as well as international
jazz influences. Again Mendes worked with well-known singers:
Natalie Cole, Jovanotti, Juanes and Ledisi.