Transatlantic Samba Brass Ensemble
A Panda do Sol - Conversa de Malandro (Paulinho da Viola)
A PANDA DO SOL "CONVERSA DE MALANDRO"
Filmed Acoustic Performance / Berlin February 2022
"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. For each song the band worked on an arrangement and changed the harmonic field of the original song from major to minor, or minor to major.
In this video, the group presents a live performance of their take on the traditional Samba "Conversa de Malandro", written and composed by the great Paulinho da Viola in 1965.
Musicians:
Felix Huet - Guitar & lead vocals
Alex Rigaud - Surdo
Raul Gonzalez - Tamborim
Yannick Mantaele - Trumpet & vocals
Antonio de Siloniz - Saxophone Tenor & vocals
Oscar Buschinger - Clarinet & vocals
Camila Berrio - Pandeiro & vocals
Helena Fontaine - Cavaquinho & lead vocals
Produced by A Panda do Sol
Directed and colour graded by Maxime de Martin
Filmed by Andreas Tierbach
Edited by Felix Huet
Recorded and Mastered by Florent Chaintiou
at Hugo Ball Berlin, 2022.
A PANDA DO SOL - "HOMENAGEM"
NEW ALBUM NOW AVAILABLE
"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.
When "A Panda do Sol" started its adventure, the ensemble went diving into the enormous legacy of Brazilian composers and fell deeply in love with the roots of Brazilian Samba music. They begun an infinite journey back in time to slowly learn and share the poetry of the major composers of the genre.
For this second album, the band wanted to make a demonstration of love to some of the composers & interpreters who gave birth to this unique musical tradition. To join their musical language to the work of the masters, "A Panda do Sol" selected one song per artist and played with the musical field of each song, turning them from major to minor, or minor to major.
They worked on arranging and adapting these eight Sambas to their new harmonic fields, leaving the original lyrics untouched, apart from the song "Emilio", originally written for "Emilia".
The album was illustrated by Italian artist Vincenzo Suscetta.
A PANDA DO SOL
| JARRO DA SAUDADE |
A TAKE AWAY SHOW BY VINCENT MOON
Live music video / Acoustic performance
Berlin, November 2021
Image & sound by Vincent Moon (https://petitesplanetes.earth)
Shot at Captn-Crop Hut manufaktur in Berlin
'Jarro Da Saudade' - Music by Daniel Barbosa, Geraldo Blota & Mirabeau
Version inspired by the interpretation of Carmen Costa & Mirabeau
"A Panda do Sol"
Musicians by order of appearance : Héléna Fontaine / Vocals, Cavaco Marleen Dahms / Trombone Yannick Mantele / Trumpet Alex Rigaud / Surdo Camila Berrio / Vocals, Pandeiro Raúl Gonzalez / Agogo, Ganza Félix Huet / Vocals, Guitar Antonio de Silóniz / Vocals, Tenor Saxophone
A PANDA DO SOL - "O ABANDONO (VOCÊ)"
Live music video / Acoustic performance
May 15th, 2021
An intimate acoustic performance of the song "O Abandono (Você)" present on the first album of A Panda do Sol. Performed live at Mastul e.g. in Berlin, November 2020.
"A Panda do Sol" is a nine-piece ensemble which combines the orchestration of a full horn section to the base of traditional brazilian percussions.
A Film directed by Raúl Gonzalez
Camera : Andreas Tierbach
Camera Assistant : Félix Chirinos
Video Editing : Félix Huet
Sound recording and mixing : Tim Tabellion
Mastering : Florent Chaintiou
Musicians: Félix Huet : guitar & vocals Héléna Fontaine : cavaquinho & vocals Raúl Gonzalez : tamborim
Marta di Ronco : surdo
Bruno Vezzaro : pandeiro
Oscar Buschinger : clarinet & vocals Yannick Maentele : trumpet
Antonio de Silóniz : tenor saxophone Matthieu Pérot : trombone
JACARÉ - "SAINDO DA LAGOA"
EP Release
April 30th, 2021
The EP “Saindo da Lagoa” takes you on a journey along the coast of Brazil and portrays some emblematic rythms such as the Côco, the Ciranda, and the Samba. The compositions are influenced by the roots of the gender, the first “sambistas” who blended poetry, rhythm, spontaneity, and the beauty of vocal harmonies in order to create timeless songs that all will remember and sing along. Their first single “Côco das Mães” is inspired by the repentistas Beija-Flor e Oliveira who made them discover this traditional chant from which they created a song. It is an homage to the mothers of this earth. Recorded live with guests musicians Neide Alves, Sabina Celeste and Ícaro Kái, a video clip of the per-formance will be release on the 16.04.21 to-gether with the single
JACARÉ - "CÔCO DAS MÃES"
Single release / Official music video release
April 16th, 2021
First single release from their upcoming EP "Saindo da Lagoa, Jacaré is proud to present their “Côco das Mães”. Inspired by the repentistas Beija-Flor e Oliveira, it is an homage to the mothers and fathers of this earth. It was filmed and recorded live with guests musicians Neide Alves, Sabina Celeste and Ícaro Kái.
Presented by "A Panda do Sol Production"
Release date: April 16th
Label: Sungroove Records
VIDEO
Filmed by Kyle Ferguson
Edited by Daniel B Maciel / Pájaro Negro
SOUND
Recorded and mixed by Tim Tabellion Mastered by Florent Chaintiou
MUSICIANS
Félix Huet: Vocals
Héléna Fontaine: Pandeiro, vocals Gonçalo Mortágua: Tenor Saxophone , vocals
Sabina Celeste: Triangle, vocals
Ícaro Kái: Ganzá
Neide Alves: Alfaia
Recorded and filmed in February 2020 at Parachute Pony studio in Lichtenberg, Berlin.
A PANDA DO SOL- "COMO DIZER"
Official music video release
Febuary 24th, 2020
First Video Clip of the Berlin band "A Panda do Sol" exctract of their Album "Fôlego" (2020)
Recording & Mixing : Florent Chaintiou at Nadanadi studio
Director : Raul Gonzales
Assisstant Director : Félix Huet
Camera operators : Clemens Grün & Felix Spröde
Editing: Matthias Hüttenbach & Félix Huet
Make up : Elena Ziegler
Régie : Marie Skalla
Shot in Berlin Hassenheide, 2019
A PANDA DO SOL - "FÔLEGO"
Album release
2019
"Fôlego" is the first EP release of the Berlin Samba band "A Panda do Sol". Seven tracks which will give you the "Panda Island" experience wherever you are!
From Samba, to Pagode and Forró, the ensemble portrays here their first 3 years of existence and their most popular compositions. The themes tackled by the group of musicians range from Brazilian popular culture to timeless and universal poetry such as love and death. They sing to mermaid and the goddess of the ocean in "Sereia", to their ex lovers in "Você",or to the beauty of the sunrise in "Voltar".
