"Homenagem" is the new project of the multicultural Berlin band "A Panda do Sol". It is a recognition of love to some of the greatest Samba composers who gave birth to the genre. The album presents 8 songs, one for each author, and offers a singular harmonic reinterpretation. 

 In love with the Samba of yesteryear, the one that enthusiasts define as "Samba de Raiz" (Roots Samba), A Panda do Sol has selected for this new album some rare pearls from a handful of composers, founders of the emblematic musical genre of Brazil: Wilson Batista, Noel Rosa, Ismael Silva, Paulinho da Viola, Elton Medeiros, Candeia, Nelson Cavaquinho and Carmen Costa, the interpreter of the 1957 carnival hit "Jarro da Saudade" composed by Daniel Barbosa, Mirabeau and Geraldo Blota.  


released May 27, 2022 

MUSICIANS 
Félix Huet: vocals, guitar  
Héléna Fontaine: vocals, cavaquinho  
Oscar Buschinger: clarinet, vocals  
Antonio de Silóniz: saxophone tenor  
Yannick Mäntele: trumpet  
Marleen Dahms : trombone  
Raúl Gonzalez: tamborim, agogô, ganzá  
Camila Berrio: pandeiro, vocals  
Alex Rigaud, Bruno Vezzaro : surdo

8. Silencio Tamborim - Candeia (1970)

7. Emilia (Emilio) - Wilson Batista (1941)

6. Visita Triste

5. Meu Viver

4. Para me Livrar do Mal

3. Filosofia

2. Conversa de Malandro

1. Jarro da Saudade

First recording of the band "A Panda do Sol".
Recorded in June 2016, at Artistania (Berlin, Neukölln). 
Sound Engineer: Sylvain Bouysset

Dança da solidão - Paulinho da Viola

"Fôlego" is the debut album of the international Samba band "A Panda do Sol". Recorded at NadaNadi Studio (Berlin), and mixed by sound engineer Florent Chaintiou in Winter of 2018, the record presents 7 original songs, written and arranged by the members of "A Panda do Sol". Inspired by the old traditional Brazilian music "Samba de Raiz" and enriched by modern instruments and arrangements, "A Panda do Sol" composed new musical pieces, full of poetry and harmonies, making its sound unique and unmistakable.

Como Dizer

Fôlego

O Abandono (Você)

Passarinho Azul

Sereia

Voltar

Lusco-Fusco

A story of love for good music and soulful international rythmns

The Brazillian samba and brass fusion ensemble "A Panda do Sol" started its musical journey in 2016, lead by guitarist, singer and composer Félix Huet.

The sound of the band is a junction between old Brazillian popular music, its powerful vocals and singular instruments, and brass ensemble, coming from a Jazz background and giving a powerful orchestral touch to the music. The samba rythms of Brazilian percussions will keep you dancing all day long!

"Panda" is a growing project which gathers today up to nine musicians from Brazil, France, Germany, Italy & Spain, all living in Berlin, Germany.

They released their first album "Fôlego" in 2019. 

The band is currently working on a their new project "Homenagem", an homage to some of the greatest composers of the roots of Samba music.

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