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GAFIEIRA |
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Guanabara
has a new monthly Tuesday night,
Gafieira: Brazilian Ballroom
Music and Dance. The term "gafieira" comes
from the beginning of the 20th
century to describe the dance
halls of the working class neighborhoods
of Rio de Janeiro. A truly unique
form of dance music evolved,
with its dazzling arrangements
and instrumentation. Arrive early
for a free gafieira class.
Free entry
Guanabara, Parker Street – WC2B
5PW
GUANABARA.CO.UK .
020 7242 8600 |
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LEE
'SCRATCH' PERRY |
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Regarded
with awe throughout the music
world, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
holds status as one of the most
enduring and original reggae
producers and artists of all
time. One of reggae’s undisputed
pioneers, Lee Perry has worked
with almost everyone from The
Heptones to The
Clash.Perry is perhaps
the only 70 year old that can
dance on one leg for one hour
straight!
From 7pm . £22.50 (Fri & Sun), £25
(Sat)
Jazz
Café
JAZZCAFE.CO.UK |
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SOUNDCRASH |
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In
the trailer for Rambo 4, there's
a sequences where Sly Stallone
can be seen to punch a man's
head clean off his body. Soundcrash,
Cargo’s monthly hip hop
Saturday, has been known to do
that to entire audiences via
the soundsystem, people leave
Soundcrash headless and happy.
January's foray is no different.
Memory9, Black Grass, Mr Thing
and Saffrola come to take names,
coats and heads in that order.
8pm-3am . £6 B4 9pm, £12
after
Cargo
CARGO-LONDON.COM |
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LOT 55
CLUB |
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Give
it a boost at new superclub Lot
55, opened in the West End. Rocking
it seven days a week, Lot 55
comes from Youcef Aden, founder
of private club Hedges & Butler,
who is also a former Hollywood
set designer. The venue is cleverly
arranged like a real-life movie
set. Fancy getting in on the
act? You might like
it. A lot.
Lot 55, 55 New Oxford Street
LOT55CLUB.COM .
020 7434 2232 |
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JAZZINHO |
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The
music of Jazzinho (band
with Portugese singer Guida
De Palma on vocals) has
slipped into musical consciousness
and into the record boxes of
DJs worldwide. Jazz maintains
a powerful role at the core of
Jazzinho’s sound and the
influence singers like Ella Fitzgerald
and Nina Simone. They are now
procuced by top Brasilian producer
and musician Ed Motta.
From 11pm . £12.50 (in
advance)
Jazz Café
JAZZCAFE.CO.UK |
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ROBERTO
MINCZUK |
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Brazilian
conductor Roberto Minczuk will
be conducting the London Philharmonic
Orchestra performing a fantastic
programme featuring music by
Beethoven and Rachmaninov. The
concert opens with Beethoven’s
first piano concerto with the
pianist John Lill, who is known
for his interpretations of Beethoven
and is arguably one of the best
British pianists today.
7.30pm
Royal Festival Hall, Southbank
Centre
LPO.ORG.UK |
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PARAISO
SAMBA MASTER CLASS |
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Starting
the year with more energy than
ever, Paraiso School of Samba
keeps the ball running with its
monthly Tuesday night at Guanabara
to present full-on pure Rio samba
percussion from their Bateria
live on stage, preceded by an
authentic MASTER Samba class.
Plus, DJs Nina & Rodolfo
will be playing classic samba
and other Brazilian tunes. Come
down and make your Tuesday evening
an unforgettable party!
£5 after 8pm
Guanabara, Parker Street – WC2B
5PW
GUANABARA.CO.UK .
020 7242 8600 |
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ROMAN
SIGNER
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The
gallery Hauser & Wirth will
host a substantial Roman Signer
solo show, with four new site-specific
works. Spanning more than four
decades, the film and video work
of Swiss artist Roman Signer
counts among the most important
explorations of art making via
the moving image in the contemporary
period.
Hauser & Wirth
196A Piccadilly - W1J 9EY
HAUSERWIRTH.COM |
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MARCELO
BRATKE – PIANO RECITAL |
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In
his concert "From Vienna
to New York", Brazilian
pianist Marcelo Bratke will be
performing works by Schubert,
Berg, Cage, Copland, Barber and
Gerschwin.
7.30pm
Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street
WIGMORE-HALL.ORG.UK |
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BRAZIL DISCO
FUNK |
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Features
the funkiest side of Brazilian
and Latin dance music funked
up Rio style. Direct from the
heart of London's F-IRE Collective,
Minibloco's sextet of multi-instrumentalists present
old and new classics songs carefully
cooked-up for the dance floor
- delicately spiced with
jazz and lashings of
backbeat. This is the Tuesday
you’ve been looking for
all summer, so come down and
enjoy.
FREE ENTRY
Guanabara, Parker Street – WC2B
5PW
GUANABARA.CO.UK .
020 7242 8600 |
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STAN
TRACEY BIG BAND |
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Now
in his 81st year, pianist and
composer Stan Tracey remains
a true original. His
piano style, founded in the rich
and percussive discoveries of
Ellington and Monk, has long
become something completely his
own, a unique and unmistakeable
voice with its tough swing and
witty twists and turns.
7.30pm - Tickets: £15/20/25
Barbican
BARBICAN.ORG.UK |
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