22nd July 2012 at the Tower of London, London EC3.
BT River of Music Festival (free event, apart from booking fee).
This Festival was part of London 2010. Across 2 days and 6 stages it aimed to present musicians from every country represented at the Olympic and Paralympic games.
Country: Brazil. Style: Samba.
Lineup: Alessandra Maestrini (v), Domênico Lancellotti (v/cavaquinho/pandeiro), Eddu Grau (g/tamborim/v), João Brasil (laptop/keyboard), Felipe Rocha (bass g), Pedro Miranda (d), Siri (congas/pandeiro) plus electric guitar.
Billed as the “Rio Occupation”, 30 artists of various kinds from Rio de Janeiro spent 30 days in London. From amongst their numbers this band was formed.
More information:
www.riooccupationlondon.com.
