THURSDAY 31ST DECEMBER
BATMACUMBA V WAH WAH 45s NEW YEARS EVE CARNIVAL
FEAT. DJS CLIFFY (BATMACUMBA), DOM SERVINI & SCRIMSHIRE(WAH WAH 45s) AND SPIRITUAL SOUTH
LIFE, 2-4 OLD STREET, LONDON EC1 / 9-5AM
Get ready for one of the funkiest switches into 2010 as Brazilian beatmeisters Batmacumba go head-to-head with London’s premier cutting edge soulful imprint, Wah Wah 45s, for a high octane carnival mix of Brazilian, tropical, boogie and funk sounds from the roots to the shoots. The night takes place at one of the hippest underground venues around, Life, a Japanese basement club on the soon to be trendier end of Old Street. The emphasis is on an intimate basement setting, a bespoke, serious sound-system brought in specifically for this event, along side a selection of Brazilian films, cult classics and plenty of comfy furniture if it all gets a bit much!! Add to this a great selection of sounds from deejays Cliffy (Batmacumba), Dom Servini (Wah Wah45s), Spiritual South & Scrimshire (Wah Wah 45s), tropical décor and no shortage of caipirinhas and saki, and you have the global NYE experience taking you from Rio to Tokyo all in one enormous session!!
Tickets are available in advance from Life, and online from www.ticketweb.co.uk priced £15 (plus booking fee). There are 50 early-bird tickets on-sale from ticketweb.co.uk until sunday 6th December.
This is likely to be a sell-out so please buy early to avoid disappointment.
www.life-oldst.com
www.batmacumba.com
www.wahwah45s.com
FRIDAY 11TH DECEMBER - BATMACUMBA CHRISTMAS PARTY
LIVE ON-STAGE : ADRIANO TRINDADE AND BAND
NOTTING HILL ARTS CLUB / 21 NOTTING HILL GATE / 7-2AM
Adriano Trindade has taken his unique samba soul sound to the four corners of the planet. From Paris to New Zealand, from Brazil to Norway Adriano is a global success with his distinctly soulful take on Brazilian music. From the age of 10 when he taught himself to paly guitar his life has been dedicated to spreading good Brazilian vibes. In London he has played at all the top jazz venues including the Jazz Cafe and Ronnie Scotts. Expect to hear a cooking set with influences from Brazilian samba soul legends like Jorge Ben, Trio Mocoto, Djavan and Wando.
CHECK OUT LIVE FOOTAGE OF BLOCO VIDA LIVE AT BATMACUMBA:
BLACK RIO 2: ORIGINAL SAMBA SOUL 1971-1980 OUT NOW ON VINYL/CD/DOWNLOAD
‘’Superb follow-up to 2002’s first volume.” Mojo Magazine
“For sure textual bliss much of this is hard to beat”, Plan B
“Stick this record on the stereo, turn up load, mix a couple of mojitos and you are guaranteed one hell of a party” Clash
“Solid 70s Brazilian funk and soul with a samba flavor” Uncut
''Completely infectious'' - Music News
''How much you enjoy this will depend on how funky you like your samba'' BBC Online
www.blackrio-2.com
RECENT BATMACUMBA EVENTS:
SUNSPLASH ANTALYA
This brand new, five star boutique festival was a huge success and will be back in 2010 with the second instalment which brings together some of the UK’s and Turkey’s most influential DJs and musicians to provide the ultimate musical accompaniment to a week of beach days, sunset beach parties and evening club sessions.
This year the line-up included Gilles Peterson, Norman Jay, DJ Cliffy, Phil Asher / Spiritual South and Jamie Lidell
From poolside parties in the daytime to sunset sets on the beach and then late-night club events this is a week of great music and pure sunshine. There are also plenty of stress busting activities from trekking, yoga, tennis plus access to the fantastic spa. The week also includes half board (breakfast and dinner) which takes in the all red dining room with what is perhaps the biggest buffet selection ever, almost 6o metres long.
www.sunsplash-antalya.com
BRAZILIA TEIMOSA PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
Barbara Wagner brought to the ICA by Batmacumba. The exhibiion was the result of two years worth of research in the local fishing community of Brasilia Teimosa.
Once inhabited by god-fearing fisher folk, the Brasilia Timosa community of Recife is now comprised of a significantly more hedonistic group. With little income, these fun-loving locals follow the notion that their bodies are the greatest asset they possess, flocking down to the beach after a hard days work to bask in the strong rays of the sun.
In a startling exploration of this community Barbara Wagner captures perfectly this hurried essence of living for the moment, so important to the Brasilia Timosa’s happiness and survival. Deliberately intervening with composition so that the scene looks “more like fictional TV narratives than photojournalism” Wagner captures flawed standards of beauty and the wonderfully unrefined behaviour of her subjects. ”
A BRIEF HISTORY OF BATMACUMBA
When DJ Cliffy started Batmacumba over 12 years ago little did he know that it would become a benchmark for Brazilian culture in London. Back then the Brazilian scene was a niche now it has taken the world by storm and DJ Cliffy is still at the centre of thre Brazilian revolution at his new home the Notting Hill Arts Club.
Batmacumba forged an alternative vision for Brazilian culture in the UK which still remains at the forefront of the UK scene. DJ Cliffy has taken Brazilian to the four corners of the planet - anywhere people are willing to dig the carnival atmosphere - from Sydney Opera House to Montreux Jazz Festival.
The original mix of new & exciting music from Brazil has made it one of the most respected nights around. Batmacumba music guests have included Patricia Marx, Max de Castro, Ed Motta, Fernanda Porto, DJ Patife, Gilles Peterson, Spiritual South, Marcos Valle, Azymuth and many more.
Batmacumba is more than just a club-night, it is a multi-media event bringing together films, photography, graffiti, artwork, dance, capoeira and much more. Batmacumba has helped many young Brazilian artists break-through in the UK and continues to offer a space for exciting Brazilian culture.
'At any given Batmacumba night, you can expect everything from vintage carnaval bateria crescendos to fresh-off-the-cdr sounds of modern Rio.'
Wax Poetics magazine (USA).
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