Música brasileira do século 21 e além / 21st century Brazilian Music and beyond

http://www.trabalhosujo.com.br

Far Out Recordings was founded in 1994 by London DJ and record producer Joe Davis. His longstanding and insatiable passion for Brazilian music, fuelled by his initial love of the jazz, funk and soul ubiquitous on the Rare Groove scene in 1980s London, took him to Brazil first as a teenager. It was there that his enthusiasm for record-collecting led him to some of his musical heroes and the eventual formation of musical bonds and close friendships. Joe’s early discoveries led to him becoming the UK’s foremost authority on Brazilian music, much of it little-known here before his enthusiastic endorsements began to ring out across the music scene. This led to the inevitable, and the keen young music fan and DJ with an entrepreneurial flair founded Far Out Recordings.

The label’s aim from the start has been to bring the sound of Brazil to the world – to showcase the history and culture of a land bursting with creativity and energy – from the classic to the cutting edge. There have been numerous releases from both new and established Brazilian artists including legends such as Azymuth, Joyce, Marcos Valle, Arthur Verocai, The Ipanemas, Sabrina Malheiros, Clara Moreno and Binario, to name a few. 

Far Out also releases music from musicians and producers around the world who share the label’s appreciation for Brazilian music and culture. Alongside Brazilian music, the label is also well known for its longstanding association with underground dance music, having collaborated with some of the most acclaimed and accomplished electronic producers of our times. This had led to a rich plethora of pioneering and innovative dance and beats music, forging a future for the oft-neglected role of Brazil and its rhythms in the complex dance music diaspora of the UK and US, with 12" remixes and original productions from the likes of Theo Parrish, Mark Pritchard, 4hero, Dego, Andres, Marcellus Pittman, Kirk Degiorgio, Nicola Conte, A.D. Bourke, Henry Wu and Rick Willhite among many others.

Joe's crate-digging mentality has also been the driving force behind another crucial aspect of Far Out's work - unearthing forgotten masterpieces and once impossible to find records. This has led to reissues from the likes of Milton Nascimento and Roberto Quartin’s catalogue of lost gems, resulting in some of the finest Brazilian reissues you’re likely to find. While this remains a relatively small percentage of the label's output, every release is brought to you with the utmost love and care, ensuring painstaking perfection in the realms of sound, aesthetic and physicality.

Many of the artists on the Far Out roster regularly tour worldwide, playing across Europe, the USA and the Far East. Look out for them in your town, spreading the joy, the warmth and the restless creativity of Brazilian music and all that Far Out seeks to represent. “After more than twenty years of Far Out, we are only just beginning to realise our ambitions” surmises Joe. “We are still learning about production, recording and music, always.. and we are fortunate to be surrounded by the most exciting group of musicians and producers who are making consistently brilliant music. We are still intent on finding new stars, but we are immensely proud of what we have achieved so far and our formidable artist roster.”

"Brilliant British-Brazilian label" Daily Telegraph
"15 years of the excellent Far Out" Word
"The original and the best, Far Out has never faltered" Gilles Peterson
"Excellent London-based Brazilian label" The Independent
"UK's leading Brazilian label" The Observer
"UK's foremost Brazilian record label" Clash

Josyara é cantora, compositora, instrumentista e arranjadora natural de Juazeiro – BA. Iniciou sua carreira ainda muito jovem, apresentando-se em bares da noite da sua cidade natal, da capital baiana e em diversos festivais.
Em 2012, gravou seu primeiro disco autoral, intitulado “Uni Versos”, pela Lei Rouanet de Incentivo à Cultura com patrocínio da Petrobrás, composto por
treze músicas. Com o disco, ganhou o prêmio Sesc de Música – Ano II, participou do Festival Intercenas Musicais do Conexão Vivo e entrou em circulação em 04 cidades da Bahia, através do edital Setorial de Música da Secretaria de Cultura do Estado da Bahia (Secult – BA).
Após uma temporada de dois anos em São Paulo, Josyara retornou a Salvador, onde participou dos festivais INSIGHT SSA e MINAVU, no primeiro semestre de 2016. Ainda nesse ano, a artista entrou em turnê com o projeto independente Josyara Perambulante, no qual passou por oito cidades e cinco estados brasileiros, levando seu repertório autoral e releituras, experimentando e trocando canções com artistas de cada localidade.
Influenciada por artistas como Gal Costa, Chico César, Caetano Veloso, Cátia de França e Belchior, Josyara entra em uma nova fase de sua carreira, que teve seu ponta pé inicial a partir da mudança do seu nome artístico. Antes, conhecida como Josy Lélis, a artista agora reforça as suas raízes ribeirinhas e apresenta-se com seu primeiro nome.
“Ara”, em tupi guarani, é um sufixo utilizado para nomear as aves, mas também quer dizer nascer, nuvem, hora, tempo. Numa relação direta com esse novo ciclo que se inicia, no qual retoma o nome de batismo, prepara o seu nome disco e conecta-se a novas ideias e sonoridades, tem tudo a ver com o passeio que se faz pelo tempo através de sua música.
As canções interpretadas por Josyara, sejam autorais ou releituras, trazem consigo a força e a sensibilidade inerentes à sua voz, através de arranjos muito próprios, que transitam entre ritmos brasileiros de diversas regiões (principalmente do sertão) e sonoridades universais.



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