On Thursday, January 14th at 5 p.m., a colorful program of Brazilian pop music, samba and bossa nova will be played in the Fruchthalle’s cultural live stream.
Kaiserslautern, 13.01.2021
The singer, songwriter and producer Monica Tomasi, who has lived in Kusel for almost three years, comes from Porto Alegre in southern Brazil and belongs to a generation that knows what she has to say. Her compositions are modern, have personality, and her style moves slightly between pop and samba. Her voice and melodies full of harmony make her songs unforgettable. She meets timbres and sound elements, plays and composes following an acoustically elegant structure. In fact, Monica’s guitar is always there. Their presence on stage is contagious and their interpretations are anything but banal, commercial or clichéd. It’s Brazilian pop full of lightness.
Cris Gavazzoni was born in Curitiba, Brazil, and studied percussion there at the Paraná Conservatory. From 1998 to 1999 she was a member of the “Orquestra Jazz Sinfônica de São Paulo”. In 1999 she came to Mainz to study classical drums. As a percussionist and drummer, Cristiane Gavazzoni has played with various bands around the world: Big Band des HR – concerts and CD recordings, SWR Big Band, Wiesbaden State Theater, Bad Vilbel Castle Festival – Harry & Sally, Pro Sieben Popstars, RNF Comedy Pfingstweide, Capitol Mannheim – Legend of Bomber and Rose, Rheinisches Collegium Musicum Wiesbaden – Marimba solo concerts, Nationaltheater Mannheim, Nativa Brasileira Band with a Japan tour in 2008. At the Mainz Conservatory she taught classical and popular music to children, adults and disabled people from 2001 to 2006 as a music teacher. Since January 2007 she has been giving percussion and drum lessons in the Trommelpalast Mannheim.
Carlos Abyazar, born in 1970 in Santos – São Paulo – Brazil, began studying music when his mother discovered that he had a natural talent for music. At the age of four she enrolled him in a music conservatory. At the age of 10 he started studying classical guitar, at the age of 12 he switched to the electric guitar, at the age of 16 he had signed his first contract to play in Santos nightclubs and music bands. At the age of 19 Carlos realized his interest in the double bass and accompanied and played with some famous Brazilian artists. At the age of 24 he pursued his dream of visiting other countries such as the USA and Europe (Germany). He began to become a musician on cruise lines, which gave him this opportunity. Today Carlos Abyazar has lived in Kaiserslautern for 10 years and works as a musician and online teacher for music and audiovisual recordings via the Internet.
All those involved in the Kulturlivestream project will again receive a small fee from the Culture Department, which can be rounded up by donations. These can be transferred to the account IBAN DE69 5405 01 10 0000 1146 60, with the purpose “Kulturlivestream”, the recipient is the city of Kaiserslautern. The tax office suffices up to € 200 with the payment slip, in addition a donation receipt can be issued.
All streams can be accessed online on the channels of cordially digital via YouTube and Facebook.
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![Carlos Abyazar plays the guitar](https://i0.wp.com/www.kaiserslautern.de/mb/veranstaltung/kultur/fittosize_640_0_288_216_9dcdfd31f359e52a752db837fc27996c_carlos_abyazar____privat.jpg?w=900&ssl=1)
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![Cristiane Gavazzoni with Tamburin](https://i0.wp.com/www.kaiserslautern.de/mb/veranstaltung/kultur/fittosize_640_0_450_300_45a144959df979fb0c1cce5325b5e3a3_cris_gavazzoni____privat.jpeg?w=900&ssl=1)
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Author: Department of Culture – press office
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