Europe Dates 2024 - 19/06 - 23/07

DJ, producer and music lover Tahira is one of Brazil’s hardest working and highly esteemed DJs and music collectors. Whereas most diggers of Brazilian music tend to gravitate towards regional takes on American funk, disco & soul Tahira squares in on the country's rich musical lineage as part of thegreaterAfrican diaspora, with a pronounced emphasis on African rhythms.

Tahira connects the dots between the country's rich musical history, carving out analternate trajectory for black Brazilian culture that valuesAfro-futurism over copycatfunk/soul aesthetics.

He already performed his DJ sets in several important spots respect all over the world as

Glastonbury, Montreux Jazz Festival, Boiler Room, Love Supreme, Phusion, Lot Radio,Worlwide FM and others

His productions are hugely influenced by Brazil, Africa and Latin sounds. And its have been released by several labels as Concord Jazz (Los Angeles), Musica Macondo (London), Bastard Jazz (New York), Wonderwheel (NewYork), Wah Wah 45s(London), Names You Can Trust (NewYork), Far Out (London), Tiff ́s Joint (London), Hot Casa (Paris) and Mucho Ahora Recs (Auckland)

As a music researcher he has two compilation very well received by musical critics and public. “Levanta Poeira” (2018) was chosen as one of the best reissues according NPR website. 

“Brasil Novo” released by London ́s label Musica Macondo focus on contemporary sounds from Brazil.
Best Reissue of 2022 according Sounds and Colours website and records stores as Juno and Mr Bongo. Five stars at Songlines Magazine review

Luana Karoo respira arte e musica desde da barriga de sua mãe, quando Nilda a levava para sentir seu pai tocar o saldoso samba, passou a infancia ouvindo boa musica em sua casa.

Anos depois a musica entrou de vez em sua vida, depois de se afiliar ao movimento The Groov, passou a se apresentar em algumas edições,
Após 4 anos convivendo, disseminando e bebendo na fonte da original black music, Luana iniciou sua carreira solo em grande estilo e cheia de boas referências. Sua carreira começou oficialmente em "2015" mas Já dividiu palco com fortes nomes da cena como Curumin, Larissa Luz, Indee Styla, Abayomy Afrobeat Orquestra, Otto, etc .

No canto , a inspiração vem de divas como Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, Amy Winehouse, Marisa Monte, Céu, Gal, Etta James, Nina Simone e muitas outras !


O álbum de estreia se chama "Orun Aiye", em yoruba traduz o encontro do mundo espiritual com o mundo físico, a previsão de lançamento está para 2016/2017. Nas palavras da própria intérprete: "Desse primeiro trabalho podem esperar o início de uma carreira sólida e verdadeira que eu pretendo construir, além do meu coração e amor que depositei em cada musica! Minha missão é levar qualidade sonora e a realidade do meu povo para o mundo! Não sou de criar expectativas, só gratidão!"

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An artist’s greatest superpower is freedom. Liberation is both the modus operandi and main ingredient of the fearless five-man band Phony Ppl. Comprised of the cream of Brooklyn’s young musician crop, each classically trained member is a product of musical parents who gifted their children exceptional DNA, exposure to the greats, and most importantly, wings for exploration and self-discovery. The result is a collective that’s as limitless as its music; one that has received praise from the likes of Tyler The Creator and Childish Gambino, performed with Erykah Badu, Jill Scott and The Roots, and killed festivals, late night television and their own residency at New York City’s legendary Blue Note. 					
The warmth of lyrics are mainly credited to lead vocalist Elbee Thrie, a former Manhattan School of Music student whose vocals possess a disarming charm and lyrics glow by advanced perspective and retrospection. Trained composer, Aja Grant provides co-writing, the keys and much of the band’s arrangements. Strings are manned by guitarist Elijah Rawk and Bari Bass, PHONY PPL’s visual artist and bass player. The crew’s heartbeat is percussionist and former Music Conservatory student Mathew Byas (whose father is DJ Jazzy Jay of the legendary Zulu Nation). 
After several jam sessions throughout high school, different iterations of the band, and honing in on their sonic cornucopia – the band has taken pride in their genre-less sound. Throughout the years, their music offerings have dabbled in experimental splashes of jazz, hip-hop, R&B, reggae, soul, rock and many more sub-genres. Their first official full-length offering Yesterday’s Tomorrow (2015) which houses discography gem “Why iii Love The Moon”, received critical acclaim from The New York Times, NPR, Rolling Stone and more. Their next album titled mō'zā-ik (Mozaik) would be released in 2019 via 300 Entertainment. The album earned its name because each of its songs is a singular piece of art possessing shapes and colors separate from the others, while adjoining to make symmetrical magic. Songs like “Way Too Far” and “Before You Get A Boyfriend” represent the dynamic nature of the album and solidify it as a body of work that transcends classification and time. 
The band’s new album Euphonyus is set to release this fall. An interpolation of the band’s name and the word “euphonious”, the album’s namesake comes from the duality represented by their connection to the people (You – Phony – Us) and the most literal definition of the word “pleasing to the ear”. The band’s sonic approach to the album is to connect the dots between the different feelings each song provides; housing tracks that are danceable, vibrant, and joyful under the same roof as songs that are laced with sadness, sorrow, and lust. The long journey to Euphonyus started in 2019 when the band embarked on their headlining tour with sold out dates across the country. Things caught on fire in 2020 during their set on Megan Thee Stallion’s “NPR Tiny Desk” where the artists previewed their collaboration “Fkn Around” which ultimately went viral. Shortly after marked the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which delayed the band’s album plans but saw the release of “On My Shit” ft. Joey Bada$$. During that time, the band learned how to make music as a unit without being physically together, a skill that birthed their song “Nowhere But Up” which was made on Zoom through screen sharing. In 2021, as the world started to open back up, the band went on tour again setting the stage for 2022. While the album release took longer than expected due to the pandemic, over the last three years the band was able to record songs across the country and worldwide ranging from their individual homes in NYC to Los Angeles, Philly, Japan, and Germany; building and reinventing each track over time.
In the words of the band, Euphonyus encourages listeners “don’t think, just feel”. With the help of an eclectic roster of features from the likes of JoJo, Kaytranada, Leon Thomas, Domo Genesis, and more, Phony Ppl are ready to step into this new era.

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