Criolo; MC, singer, songwriter, released his album “Nó na Orelha” (Knot in the Ear) in May 2011. Produced by Daniel Ganjaman, known for his work with artists such as Nação Zumbi and the late Sabotage, and Marcelo Cabral, a pre-eminent musician of the new generation in Brazil, all tracks were composed and written by Criolo.

“Nó na Orelha” was initially available in Brazil as a free download and only commercially released on CD and vinyl in June 2012, when it also gained its first international exposure via the London-based label, Sterns Music.

Since the release of the album it has received over a dozen awards, both inside and outside of Brazil and Criolo has performed at over 200 shows within Brazil alone. In 2012 he toured internationally and visited 11 countries where his concerts were attended by crowds of all ages. These included the Roskilde Festival in Denmark and the Summer Stage Festival in New York’s Central Park.

The success of “Nó na Orelha” has led Criolo to share the stage with Caetano Veloso, Seu Jorge and the fado singer Ana Moura. In London he collaborated with the Ethio-Jazz icon Mulatu Astatke. Homage has been paid by Chico Buarque, and Criolo was interviewed by Spike Lee for the documentary “Go, Brazil, Go”. During one of the performances of “Nó na Orelha” in Rio de Janeiro, Ney Matogrosso took the stage to duet on the song “Freguês da Meia-Noite”, written by Criolo and to be recorded by Ney for his next album.

In 2013, his whole show “Nó na Orelha – Live at Circo Voador” was filmed in Rio de Janeiro and released as a ‘pay-as-you-like’ download. The DVD and CD “Criolo and Emicida – Live”, directed by Andrucha Waddington, Paula Lavigne and Ricardo Della Rosa, was also released in 2013.

In October 2013, the single “Duas de Cinco” was released digitally and on 12 inch vinyl in Brazil. It contains two new tracks, again produced by Daniel Ganjaman and Marcelo Cabral. A video featuring the lyrics of the first track “Duas de Cinco” has been produced by the project’s art director, Ricardo Fernandes, and is available on YouTube.

It’s classic rap over a sampled beat, with dense verses that feature a bold critique of contemporary Brazil. The chorus, taken from the song “Califórnia Azul” by Rodrigo Campos, a Brazilian artist of the same generation as Criolo, was the starting point for both lyrics and beats.

With the addition of Thomas Rohrer on the rabeca, the traditional violin from the north of Brazil, the B-side of the single, “Coccix-ência”, was recorded live in the El Rocha Studio by the superb musicians that have been Criolo’s backing band for the past two years. These two new songs, together with material from his 2006 release “Ainda Há Tempo” are now part of the repertoire of Criolo’s live shows.

On stage, Criolo performs alongside the producers Daniel Ganjaman (keyboards and electronic programming), who is also the musical director of the show, and Marcelo Cabral (acoustic and electric bass). The musicians Guilherme Held (guitar), Maurício Badé (percussion), Sérgio Machado (drums) and ‘loyal servant’ DJ Dan Dan (vocals and turntables) complete the line-up. - See more at: http://criolo.net

Em 2013 o Planta & Raiz completa 15 anos e lança seu 8o CD de carreira que é o projeto duplo Bora Viver e De Sol a Sol que pela 1a vez foi todo produzido por Zeider, Samambaia e Franja no estúdio da própria banda em São Paulo. Com 14 faixas inéditas, a regravação de Telefone do Ben Jor e muitas participações como: Di Ferrero (NX Zero), Claudia Leitte, Tati Portela (Chimarruts), Helio Bentes (Ponto de Equilibrio), Sandrão (RZO), Sabotinha (filho Sabotage), Sombra (SNJ) e Rael da Rima, além de parceiros como Fernando Anitelli (Teatro Mágico) e Stereodubs na versão remix da faixa De Sol a Sol. O 1o single desse trabalho foi Flores no Meu Jardim música com participação da Claudia Leitte e o 2o é Linda com a participação de Tati Portella.

Com esse novo trabalho começando a ganhar o Brasil e o Mundo através da internet e rádios, chega a hora do show começar percorrer o mesmo caminho. Por isso em fevereiro a Tour Bora Viver se inicia pelas capitais, passa pelos interiores e litorais e com a possibilidade de novamente atravessar o mundo chegando na Australia e Japão onde a banda se apresentou com a tour do Manifestação do Amor.

Em 2012 foram percorridos 105 palcos diferentes incluindo a Tour Japonesa, Festas de Cidades e Grandes Festivais. Como sempre foi nesses 15 anos, a banda voltará com esse novo trabalho a participar de programas de rádios e TVs pra que esse disco único na carreira do Planta ganhe notoriedade e o reconhecimento merecido.

Na internet os números nunca foram tão superlativos e ativos em ações de marketing e proximidade com os fãs, somando a página oficial www.facebook.com/plantaeraiz mais todas relacionadas soma-se + de 100 Likes. Pra que esses números continuem crescendo as ações com grandes portais na internet se manterão em 2013.

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Playing For Change is a movement created to inspire and connect the world through music. In 2005, producer Mark Johnson created the concept of the Songs Around The World by uniting musicians from many different countries and cultures performing on the same track. Mark and a small crew traveled across 5 continents with a mobile recording studio and cameras with the vision to build a global family through the power of music. The first song released was a version of "Stand By Me" featuring over 35 musicians from 10 countries who had never met in person. Since then, this international version of "Stand By Me" has been viewed over 100 million times online, and the PFC movement has expanded with the creation of the PFC Band, and the PFC Foundation that creates music schools around the world.

Explorando de forma criativa as possibilidades que o rap oferece, o grupo é considerado um dos expoentes da nova geração do hip hop carioca.
Trazem em sua bagagem profissional duas mixtapes, "Quem Sabe no Futuro" e "De Volta ao Início", além do aclamado album "Quinta Dimensão".

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