Brazilian Festival of culture and music
Sunday 21 February 2016, 5-11 pm
Queen Margaret Union (Jim’s Bar) 22 University Gardens, Glasgow G12 8QNIt´s party time!
Free entry Open to the public (age 14+)
Brazilian food and drink tasting by Boteco do Brasil Glasgow
• 5:15 Samba percussion workshop with Roddy Dickson from Sambayabamba - limited spaces!
• 6:45 UofG Capoeira taster session
• 7:30 Live Brazilian music and UofG students and staff performances
• 8:30 Forró taster session
• 9-11 pm Party with DJ Doug Summers and Bêbado DJs
FLASH COMPETITION: Fancy being one of the Official Festival photographers and winning cash prizes? Get ready to click!
We're looking for the best photographs of the Brazilian Festival on Sunday 21st
Come along and bring your fancy camera to take snaps of the events and your friends - cash prizes for best photographer and two runners-up
How to enter: simply submit your best 10 photographs from the Festival to Gabriela Ribeiro (gabriela.ribeiro@glasgow.ac.uk or by WeTransfer.com) by Wednesday 24th. Best prize for the photographer that best reflects the diversity of culture and music of the Festival. We are looking for emotion, light and understanding of the subject. Do you have what it takes? Come along!
1st prize: £60
2nd and 3rd prizes: £40
**By submitting your photos, you agree to give the University of Glasgow the right to use the images for promotional and educational purposes.**
Workshops convener and festival organiser: Gabriela Ribeiro
Festival admin assistant: Argyro Filippaki
Portuguese Programme Director: Dr. Karen Benavente
This festival celebrates our workshop series detailed below.
Sponsored by the Chancellor´s Fund and SMLC
Partners: Latin America Bureau, Combined Academic Publishers
Explore Brazilian music and culture in our workshop sessions and festival
Our final workshops are open and free to join. Check the updated programme below.
FREE to University of Glasgow students and staff / £50 (for all sessions) to members of the public
Brasileiro? Venha compartilhar nossa música e cultura e praticar seu inglês
To register (Workshops only), email arts-languages@glasgow.ac.uk
(Everyone MUST register for Health and Safety reasons)
UPDATED Workshop Programme
Workshops run from 5 - 7 pm on:
6th October: Introduction to Brazilian Music
20th October: Samba. Guest speaker: Dr. Luís Gomes
(University of Glasgow, Instituto Camões)
3rd November: Bossa Nova. Guest speaker: Dr. José Coelho de Souza
(University of Manchester)
17th November: MPB
19th January: Tropicália Guest speaker: Dr. Tatiana Heise
(University of Glasgow)
2nd February: What else is there? Participants presentations on other genres and artists, including Heitor Villa Lobos, Paralamas do Sucesso, Djavan, Vanessa da Mata, Luiz Gonzaga, Milton Nascimento, Música Pantaneira, Brazilian-Scottish fusion
16th February: Participants presentations on Brazilian rock and Música Sertaneja. Performances and preparation for the Festival
Workshop Location
Gillmorehill campus – CTT JOHN MCINTYRE:208 FLAT
Workshop Structure
Each session will consist of three parts:
- A brief presentation on one of the main Brazilian music genres, such as samba, bossa nova, tropicalism, MPB
- Listening to and commenting on some of the most emblematic songs and artists of that genre
- Group work to explore the topic in more detail according to individual interests
Some of the possible group activities are: listening to, playing, singing other songs and artists of that genre, discussing lyrics and possible translations and adaptations, discussing related cultural aspects, exploring other works of specific artists, discussing readings, exchanging information and impressions with Brazilian participants
FLASH Photo Competition!
See details below
