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Curumin: like summer on record

Japan Pop Show (Quannum, 2008) was an album I first really heard in winter. A smart blend of samba and turntablism, with a smattering of funk and soulful hooks, I realized then that Curumin’s sound was built for summer. According to the New York Daily News: “It’s to Curumin’s credit that he kneaded this thick sonic dough into something not just…

July 12, 2009

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Events, Live Music, Local Chicago Music, Music, Musical Performance, Staged Affairs, the Goodness

brasil, Brasilian music, Curumin, Events, Japan Pop Show, Music, Rumba, samba
Bittersweet REALITY at Columbia College

from the Columbia College website: March 12, 13 & 14 at 8:00 p.m., The Dance Center of Columbia College presents “shattering dance/theater”(The New York Times). Named after a Portugese expression, Saudade is an ode to the idea of “bittersweet,” the single moment when the greatest joy and agony are experienced together. Set to Portugese Fado…

March 5, 2009

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Arts & Culture, Events, Music

Arts & Culture, bossa nova, brasil, columbia college, dance, Events, Joao Gilberto, Music, Rosseve, samba, Saudade